
Pavement Licences - the new regime
The Government is rushing through Parliament a new streamlined process for to apply for a “Pavement Licence”. This temporary...

R (Susan Fisher) v Durham County Council - the interface between statutory nuisance and disability d
In his judgment in R (on the application of Susan Fisher) v. Durham County Council [2020] EWHC 1277 (Admin) handed down in the Leeds...

Coffee & Counsel
In the last few weeks this blog has been as guilty as others in unleashing a torrent of comment to respond to the torrent of regulations,...

Business Closure and the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 came into force at 13.00 today. This the law behind the...

The Health Protection (Coronavirus: Closure of Leisure Businesses, Footpaths and Access to Land) (Wa
The Health Protection (Coronavirus: Closure of Leisure Businesses, Footpaths and Access Land) (Wales) Regulations 2020 come into force at...
Can or Should You Go to Work?
GUEST POST BY RICHARD STUBBS OF TRINITY CHAMBERS The vast majority of the adult population will have watched our Prime Minister Boris...

Suspension not Protection:
Business Tenancies & Non-Payment of Rent during Coronavirus
‘The rent here may be low, but I believe we have it on very hard terms’, so said Marianne. We are in lockdown. Italy has Italian tenors...

Virtual local authority meetings: Coronavirus Bill amended, ruling out uncertainty
As the world moves rapidly online, and we learn wonderful new words like Zoom and PowWowNow and discover weird new places like Teams,...

Closure of restaurants, cafes, pubs & other leisure venues: the Regulations.
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Business Closure) (England) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/327) (“the Regulations”) were made at 2pm...

What licence do you need to deliver alcohol?
“What licence do you need to deliver alcohol?” is a question that may be of sudden and urgent interest to many operators. The answer is...