Scotland

03 Feb 2021

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...

29 Jan 2021

Scotland - business rates holiday extended

Scotland’s business rates holiday was due to expire 31st March 2021 but as stated in the Scottish Government’s Budget this week, it will be extended for 3 months until 30th June 2021. This is welcome news for the Scottish retail, hosp...

18 Jan 2021

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...

15 Jan 2021

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...

12 Jan 2021

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...

08 Dec 2020

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...