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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.
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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