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Covid 19 - What you need to know - Roadmap to reopening be announced on 22nd February
The Government has indicated that the Prime Minister will set out a date for when pubs and restaurants can reopen when he announces the plan for ending lockdown in a speech on Monday, 22nd February. Reports in the media including by Propel state ...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - Prison sentence for Covid breaches (Peabody Trust v Offomah)
It is thought that the civil case of Peabody Trust v Offomah may be the first custodial sentence issued for Covid breaches. By way of background, in April 2020 the Defendant was subjected to a civil injunction, “which provided for the stand...
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Covid 19 - What you need to know - Scotland Increase Restrictions
The Scottish Government has further strengthened restrictions in Scotland in order to stem the increase in Covid Infections. In a statement announcing the new restrictions the First Minister stated: “The situation we face in relation to th...
Covid 19 - New Lockdown Regulations Published
Following the Prime Ministers announcement on Monday evening, the Regulations bringing into law the new lockdown have been published and come into force today. A copy of the Regulations can be found here. These regulations amend the existing Heal...
Gambling - Ofcom rules on ITV competition investigation
On Monday (7th December) Ofcom confirmed the outcome of an investigation into ITV prize competitions which ran between 2016 and 2019. The investigation commenced after ITV discovered that between 2016 and 2019 a number of postal votes were not inc...
Age limit for playing the National lottery to rise to 18 in October 2021
The Government has pledged a "major and wide-ranging review" of the gambling industry, it will be canvassing views on the legislation in the form of a call for evidence, which will run for 16 weeks until the end of March 2021. In the meantime, th...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - Welsh Regulations Published
Following the First Minister’s announcement on Monday Regulations have now been published which will impose new restrictions on Welsh Hospitality businesses from 6pm on Friday (4th December 2020). The new Regulations will require specified ...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - 3 Tier Regulations published
The Government have this afternoon published regulations to implement the new system of three tiers in England from 2nd December. The new regulations will be the subject of a vote in Parliament tomorrow, if approved they will remain until 3rd Feb...