General

13 Sep 2013

PwC 2014 Hotels Forecast just released

The PwC Hospitality and Leisure Practice ‘Hotels Forecast for 2014’ has just been released and a copy can be found here, in case of interest.  Their executive bullet point summary of a very comprehensive review of the market is t...

09 Sep 2013

Judicial Review: proposals for further reform

Following on from the consultation ‘Judicial Review – Proposals for Reform’, which ran from December 2012 to January 2013 see our article - 'Planning: Judicial Review - Summer 2013 amendments to reduce planning delays'. The lates...

14 Aug 2013

Wales - Mandatory Food Hygiene Rating - Update

Further to our previous item 'Wales - New Food Hygiene Law Proposed', the proposals which will require food businesses such as restaurants, takeaways and supermarkets in Wales to display food hygiene ratings at their premises has no...

13 Aug 2013

Surveillance Camera Code of Practice now in force

Earlier this year we reported on the new code of practice relating to surveillance cameras such as CCTV – our previous article can be found here. The Code is now in effect in England and Wales and there are several ways in which it may impa...

31 Jul 2013

New HMRC initiative targets the leisure industry

HM Revenue and Customs have recently announced targeted enforcements seeking to tackle tax evasion in the holiday industry in Blackpool, the Lake District, North Wales, Devon and Cornwall.  In a separate announcement, taskforces will also be ...

30 Jul 2013

Penalty Notices for Disorder

On 1 July 2013, penalty notices for disorder (PNDs) for the following offences under the Licensing Act 2003 were increased from £80 to £90: sale of alcohol to an indivdual aged under 18; supply of alcohol by or on behalf of...