New laws will require mandatory independent scrutiny of pre-pack administration sales where connected parties - such as the insolvent company’s existing directors or shareholders - are involved in the purchase.
Hospitality businesses in central Scotland will be required to close for 16 days from Friday, with licensed premises across the rest of the country temporarily banned from selling alcohol indoors.
The end of the 10pm curfew imposed on hospitality businesses could be in sight after rebel Conservatives said they can muster the votes needed to overturn the Government's majority.
Restaurants, pubs and bars, including those in hotels, and will have to shut at 11pm in Northern Ireland - an hour later than hospitality businesses in England, Scotland and Wales, ministers have ruled.
The Government has been accused of “layering restriction upon restriction” on the hospitality sector after new laws restricting or banning loud music, singing and dancing in restaurants, pubs and bars have been unveiled.
Restaurants, pubs and bars could be forced to close for a two-week period in certain parts of the country under new emergency lockdown plans being drafted by the Government.
The pub and restaurant sectors have called for more support from the Government to safeguard jobs following the Chancellor’s announcement of his Winter Economy Plan.
Measures introduced under the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act, including a restriction on landlords pursuing aggressive forms of rent recovery such as winding-up petitions, have been extended by the Government.
The Government has introduced new rules for hospitality businesses from today, including a 10pm curfew, the displaying of NHS QR code posters and mandatory face masks for workers. Here's what the rules mean for your business, staff and customers.
Pubs and restaurants in Scotland have found themselves 'staring into an abyss' after Nicola Sturgeon confirmed they must close at 10pm each night from Friday (25 September).
Pubs and restaurants across England must have a 10pm closing time from Thursday (24 September) under new Coronavirus restrictions that have been described as 'another crushing blow' for the sector.
Hospitality businesses in Lancashire and Merseyside are set to be hit by a curfew similar to the one introduced earlier this week in the North East, with a national lockdown also still not being ruled out, as cases of Coronavirus continue to surge in...
