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The British Retail Consortium’s Director General has responded to Wednesday’s Queen’s speech, and in particular the proposed Groceries Adjudicator Bill, by saying that the government needs to show more restraint in respect of red tape then it did in 2011.
Making reference to the ‘one in one out’ policy for red tape legislation he pointed out that we’re still waiting for a piece of legislation to be scrapped to balance the tobacco display ban, which cost major retailers an estimated £16m to implement.
Given that the recent quarter has seen 57 retail companies entering administration (including Clinton Cards) we think the reduction of costly red tape will continue to be raised by retailers as a key issue during this financial year.
Break rights have proved a fertile source of litigation over the last few years. More often than not, tenants have found themselves on the wrong end of the decisions. However, a Court of Appeal decision yesterday has bucked that trend.
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One of the requirements for tenants to contract out of the security of tenure regime contained in the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 is that they make a simple or statutory declaration before entering into the lease.
Landlords should reconsider summary judgment if a Part 26A restructuring plan is pending.
A landlord’s claim for summary judgment to recover rent and service charge arrears accrued since the start of the pandemic against a non-essential retailer succeeded. Like London buses, a second such case has followed hot on its heels.
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