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That was the question asked and answered by Mark Prisk MP, Minister for Business and Enterprise at the Retail Week retail conference in London this week. In his talk he had positive messages about Mary Portas’ proposals, the role of Local Enterprise Partnerships and planning changes.
He also advocated the scrapping of 170 of the 257 pieces of legislation affecting retailers, including the creation of a new consumer “bill of rights” to simplify consumer law.
But will this really make life easier for retailers? At least part of the plan is to implement the EU Consumer Rights Directive which includes giving longer cooling off periods for consumers (14 days rather than 7) and will change practices that currently exist – benefiting the customer, no doubt – but making life easier for retailers? I suspect that some of the audience may disagree.
We are looking at the changes anticipated by the Consumer Rights Directive at the next in house lawyers seminar.
Judgement has been handed down for the seminal case of Cardtronics UK Ltd and others (Respondents) v Sykes and others (Valuation Officers) (Appellants) [2020] UKSC 21.
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Following an MP debate on 5 November 2019, the government is due to release long-awaited guidance as to how it intends to protect workers in the retail industry against violence, harassment and abuse.
Some commentators had anticipated that persisting retail sector challenges might disrupt more than the make-up of the high street or commercial property negotiations between landlords and tenants.
Mandatory registration under the Drone Safe Drone and Model Aircraft Registration and Education Service starts at 00.00 on 30 November 2019.
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