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Hot Food Takeaways – Permitted Development Rights Flexed to combat Covid-19
At 10 am today, The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2020 (SI 2020 No.330) came into force. This introduces a permitted development right called 'Class...
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Law in a time of crisis: how to stop profiteering from panic
One aspect of the unfolding COVID-19 public health crisis is the outbreak of panic buying and profiteering and with it, widely reported instances of attempts to profit from the current...
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Self-employed income support scheme
The UK Government has announced a package of support measures for the self-employed. Our experts look at the key points of the scheme in this article. Who does the self-employed...
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COVID-19: suspension of reporting obligations under the Public Sector Equality Duty
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has announced that, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the approach to enforcing compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) specific duty reporting...
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England follows Wales: permitted development for the provision of emergency facilities in the fight against COVID-19
Ten days after the Welsh Government introduced permitted development ("PD") changes to establish emergency facilities quickly ('the Welsh Order'), England has followed suit. Emergency facilities - the order As of...
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SDLT 3% Surcharge: HMRC’s mistake on ‘replacement of only or main residence’
HMRC continue to struggle with the complexity of the rules around the higher rates of Stamp Duty Land tax for purchases of additional residential properties, especially the replacement of the buyer’s...
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Women’s Prize for Fiction announces 2020 shortlist
The Women’s Prize for Fiction, the UK’s most prestigious annual book award celebrating and honouring fiction by women, announced six books that have made its 2020 shortlist. Now in its...
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Taking stock: key considerations around the impact of COVID-19 on existing loan arrangements
Coronavirus has already damaged large swathes of businesses across the world. We recommend that all businesses should review their current financing arrangements. This is to ensure that businesses are ready to...
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Professional negligence claims and COVID-19
The majority of professionals are now working from home or remotely as a result of the COVID-19 restrictions. This could result in more professional negligence claims being made. Some professionals...
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How lockdown affects the courts and litigation
Despite the general perception that the activities of the country are put on 'pause', it does not mean that your legal matter should also be paused. Our litigators have put...
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Buying and selling houses during COVID-19 restrictions – update
"Today we reopen, restart and renew the housing market and the construction industry to protect lives, to save jobs and begin rebuilding our economy," commented the Secretary of State for Housing,...
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How to manage a covidivorce whilst living under the same roof
As we continue to live through unprecedented times with lockdown restrictions still in place, tensions are rising in some households where separating or divorcing couples are being forced to isolate...
