Category Legislation
Kings Chambers & Simpson Millar instructed to challenge the Government’s 10pm hospitality Curfew
Leading barristers at Kings Chambers, including Sam Karim QC, Sarah Clover and Leo Charalambides, along with Dan Rosenberg of Simpson Millar Solicitors have been instructed by Jeremy Joseph of G-A-Y, the iconic club at Heaven in Charing Cross, to challenge the latest round of coronavirus restrictions affecting particularly those in the hospitality and entertainment industry. The pre-action protocol for judicial review has […]
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (SelfIsolation) (England) Regulations 2020
These Regulations come into force at 12.00 am on the 28th September. PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (SelfIsolation) (England) Regulations 2020Made – – – -at 5.00 p.m. on 27th September 2020Laid before Parliament 28th September 2020Coming into force – -at 12.00 a.m on 28th September 2020The Secretary of State in exercise of […]
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2)(England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020
These Regulations came into force at 12.01 am this morning (and were published about 18 minutes before they came into force). They limit the number of persons who can meet in one household. 2020 No. 986PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLANDThe Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2)(England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020Made – – – – on 13th […]
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions on Holding of Gatherings and Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020
These Regulations came into force on the 27th August 2020. The one major issue to note is the increase of the size of the fine for contravention of the restrictions to £10,000. STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2020 No. 907 PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions on Holding of Gatherings and Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020 Made […]
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
These Regulations came into force on the 8th August 2020. They: Extend the range of places at which face coverings have to be worn to include, amongst other venues: indoor places of worship, community centres, crematoria, concert halls, cinemas, museums, bingo halls and public libraries. Provide additional exemptions to the definition of a shop. Amendment […]
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) Regulations 2020
These Regulations come into force on the 24th July 2020. They impose a duty to wear a face covering in certain places, primarily shops. KEY DEFINITIONS “face covering” means a covering of any type which covers a person’s nose and mouth; “shop” means any building, room or other indoor establishment which is open to the […]
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020: OPEN AIR SWIMMING POOLS, WATER PARKS & OTHER PREMISES PERMITTED TO OPEN
These Regulations were made on the 9th July 2020 and come into force on 11th and 13th July. They allow more places to open, in particular open air swimming pools and water parks. A SUMMARY Outdoor swimming pools and water parks can open from the 11th July 2020. Nail bars, tanning booths and salons, […]
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2020
These Regulations came into force at 3.00 pm today (3rd July 2020). Made at 10.00 a.m. on 3rd July 2020 Laid before Parliament at 3.00 p.m. on 3rd July 2020 Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections […]
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020
This site has followed all the amendments to the Health Protection Coronovirus Regulations. They were amended again on the 12th June 2020 and came into force on the 13th June. These Regulations relax some of the rules relating to shops and places of workplace. They introduce the concept of “linked households”. We will publish the […]
REMOVING VAT FROM E-BOOKS: The Value Added Tax (Extension of Zero-Rating to Electronically Supplied Books etc.) (Coronavirus) Order 2020
This statutory instrument comes into force on the 1st May. It removes VAT on certain Ebooks. Citation and commencement 1. This Order may be cited as the Value Added Tax (Extension of Zero-Rating to Electronically Supplied Books etc.) (Coronavirus) Order 2020 and comes into force on 1st May 2020. Amendment of Group 3 of Schedule 8 to […]
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