Business Diary: UK Regulations - August 2015
Currently, two to three new Regulation entries are added to the Archive each day. Regulation Watch covers business related topics such as new legislation, changes in legislation, consultations and regulatory body announcements.
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Regulation Consultations
Law Consultation: The government has launched a consultation on its proposed new Strategic Steer
outlining the strategic priorities for the Competition and Markets Authority.
Published Date: 3rd August 2015
5th
Regulation Consultations
Business Support: Mayors and local councils are to be given new powers to relax Sunday trading laws for larger high street stores in the hopes of competing against shopping centres and online retailers, with a new government consultation eliciting feedback on the reforms.
Published Date: 5th August 2015
6th
Legal Statistics - Risks
Law Statistics: Government data obtained by the Economist reveals that just seven landlords have been penalised in the nine months since the launch of the Right to Rent scheme pilot.
Published Date: 6th August 2015
Crackdowns & Amnesty
Government Warning: The Environment Agency is warning landowners to be vigilant if leasing their land out to an individual or company in case it is being used for illegal waste operations.
Published Date: 6th August 2015
10th
Regulation Consultations
Consultation Report: The government has announced that it will introduce a ban on contract clauses designed to prevent businesses from accessing invoice finance.
Published Date: 9th August 2015
Business Laws
New Regulation: The Welsh government has implemented EU legislation regarding the labelling of fresh and frozen meat products, effective from 10 August 2015.
Start Date: 10th August 2015
11th
Compliance Guidance
Law Guide: Acas has published a series of guides to help employers manage diversity issues and tackle discrimination in the workplace.
Published Date: 4th August 2015
12th
Court Rulings
UK Ruling: The High Court has ruled that it is up to the directors of bankrupt businesses to prove they took every step to minimise potential losses to creditors as soon as they knew there was no reasonable prospect of their company avoiding insolvency.
Ruling Date: 7th August 2015
EU Laws
EU Regulation: The EU Commission has published draft regulations which would require prescription drugs in the EU to have a unique identifier and an anti-tampering device.
Published Date: 12th August 2015
13th
Crackdowns & Amnesty
Immigration Crackdown: The Home Office has said that it will begin raids on employers of illegal migrants in the autumn, with particular focus on the construction, care and cleaning sectors.
Published Date: 10th August 2015
Compliance Guidance
Food Law Guide: The Food Standards Agency has published new guidance on legislation and best practices for the meat industry.
Published Date: 3rd August 2015
Compliance Guidance
Law Guide: The UK government has published new guidance for businesses on their obligations under the Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharges) Regulations.
Published Date: 13th August 2015
14th
Regulation Consultations
Law Consultation: The UK government has launched a consultation on how it will implement the alignment of nine EU single market directives with the New Legislative Framework.
Published Date: 4th August 2015
17th
Regulation Consultations
Law Consultation: The government is consulting on plans to increase the maximum prison sentence for online copyright infringement from 2 to 10 years.
Response Deadline: 17th August 2015
Business Laws
Regulator Activity: The UK government has announced that a new specialist unit is being set up to investigate cases of overseas bribery and other types of corruption affecting developing countries.
Published Date: 9th August 2015
Compliance Guidance
Law Guide: The Competition and Markets Authority has published new guidance on a new power aimed at encouraging competition law-infringing businesses to set up redress schemes for their victims.
Published Date: 14th August 2015
18th
Regulation Consultations
Consultation Outcome: The Competition and Markets Authority has published the outcome of its consultation on draft guidance on a new power to approve the creation of voluntary redress schemes by competition law-infringing businesses.
Published Date: 14th August 2015
Business Laws
Regulator Activity: The Competition and Markets Authority has published a final order requiring payday lenders to publish product details on at least one FCA-approved price comparison website.
Published Date: 13th August 2015
Regulation Consultations
Consultation Outcome: The Environment Agency has published the outcome of its consultation on a range of proposed new and amended standard rules and risk assessments.
Published Date: 31st July 2015
19th
Legal Statistics
Law Statistics: New data from City of London Police shows that advertising by companies on copyright infringing websites fell 73% following a crackdown by the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit.
Published Date: 12th August 2015
Compliance Guidance
Employee Law Guide: Acas has published new guidance for employers on the rules surrounding the employment of young people.
Published Date: 12th August 2015
20th
Regulation Consultations
Consultation Report: The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has published a summary of public feedback to its consultation on protections for small and micro firms when purchasing goods and services.
Published Date: 11th August 2015
Legal Statistics - Risks
Law Statistics: New research from Victim Support and ADT has found that 51% of UK SMEs have been a victim of crime, with an aggregate cost of up to £25 million, or £2,625 per incident.
Published Date: 6th August 2015
21st
Compliance Guidance
Law Guide: The Committee of Advertising Practice has published new guidance on how the advertising rules apply to video blogs.
Published Date: 19th August 2015
Compliance Guidance
Law Guide: The Export Control Organisation has published a new guidance note on the export controls for intrusion software tools.
Published Date: 10th August 2015
24th
Legal Statistics - Risks
Data Statistics: A new Crown Records Management survey has revealed that two thirds of IT decision makers admit their company has lost data in the past yet only a quarter said that they had reported a data breach.
Published Date: 20th August 2015
Business Laws
New Regulation: The government has announced a number of measures, including a proposed levy for employers, aimed at increasing the number of apprenticeships available and giving businesses a say on how they operate and what they offer.
Published Date: 21st August 2015
Legal Statistics - Risks
Law Statistics: A new report from the Federation of Small Businesses has found that small house builders are facing costs 14% higher than those for larger developers as a result of overcharging by local planning authorities.
Published Date: 21st August 2015
26th
Regulator Services
Regulator Fees: The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has launched a new calculator to help companies calculate marketing authorisation initial application fees.
Published Date: 21st August 2015
Crackdowns & Amnesty
Immigration Crackdown: The UK government has announced a number of new measures to be introduced under the Immigration Bill including the power to close down businesses found to be using illegal labour.
Published Date: 25th August 2015
Court Rulings
UK Ruling: The Court of Appeal has rejected a legal challenge to the government's introduction of employment tribunal fees.
Ruling Date: 26th August 2015
27th
Legal Statistics
Law Statistics: New research from Glassdoor reveals that 23% of adults have been offered a zero-hours contract and 47% of adults who have been offered a zero-hours contract had turned it down.
Published Date: 24th August 2015
Regulation Consultations
Law Consultation: The government has launched a consultation on draft regulations to transpose the EU Concessions Directive into UK law.
Published Date: 21st August 2015
30th
Regulation Consultations
Law Consultation: The Business Secretary has launched a call for evidence on employer practices with regard to passing tips, gratuities, cover and service charges to employees.
Published Date: 30th August 2015
31st
Business Laws
Government Activity: The UK government has announced changes to national planning policy to make intentional unauthorised development a material consideration in planning decisions.
Published Date: 31st August 2015
