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09 May 2013
An Order to introduce permitted development rights allowing offices to be converted to homes without the need for planning permission has been laid before Parliament today.
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27 Apr 2012
More football clubs in England may go into administration in the next few years if football authorities elect to fine clubs for spending beyond their means, a sports law expert has said.
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24 Apr 2012
Gambling regulator the Gambling Commission is consulting on proposed changes to its guidance for licensing authorities.
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23 Apr 2012
Regulatory reform of the insolvency profession is an "obvious" way to tackle the concerns of the property industry over the fairness of so-called 'pre pack' administrations, a legal expert has said.
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19 Apr 2012
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has declined to rule on whether two front page newspaper articles promoting a new lottery competition were marketing communications, saying that the content was "outside its remit".
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17 Apr 2012
An expanded Citizens Advice service is to take over the consumer advice and information roles currently provided by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), the Government has announced.
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13 Apr 2012
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has initiated legal proceedings against Apple and publishers Penguin and Macmillan alleging that the companies have violated US antitrust laws by colluding to fix the price of electronic books (e-books).
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11 Apr 2012
Big-name retailers will emerge from the current economic slump with bright prospects if they tailor their businesses to suit consumers' shopping habits, an expert has said. Accountancy firm Deloitte has reported an increase in the number of retailers...
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02 Apr 2012
Rent falling due before administrators are appointed should not be treated as an expense of the administration, even where the administrators continue to trade the business from the rented premises for part of the rent period, the High Court has confirmed....
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30 Mar 2012
The law should change so that consumers can take direct action against businesses which make sales to them based on 'misleading or aggressive practices', law reform bodies The Law Commission and Scottish Law Commission have said.
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