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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 - What you need to know - Supreme Court Orders Insurance payouts
We have previously reported on the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Court action to resolve contractual uncertainty in business interruption (BI) insurance cover. Following representations to the Supreme Court in November 2020, the Supre...
Covid 19 - What you need to know - Impact On Pub Code Of National Lockdown #3
As with previous lockdowns a declaration, in identical terms and with the same effect as that entered into as agreed by the pub-owning businesses ('POBs') between March and June 2020 and 5th November to 2nd December has been issued. The declarati...
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 - Chancellor announces further financial support
The Chancellor has today announced further financial support for business with a focus on the Hospitality sector. The Treasury’s summary of the measures announced can be found here which will include: Business contributions under the Job S...