David Darlington

Hospitality and leisure sector considerations during the Coronavirus outbreak The Coronavirus outbreak which has rocked the country is probably hitting the hospitality and leisure sector the hardest and the earliest. Restrictions on large...

Financial Support for Individuals and Self-Employed Individuals Many of our clients are self employed and won’t be covered by some of the business schemes referred to in our guide What measures are available to help businesses through the...

13th May 2020 update Furlough leave and what this means for employers The Government has announced extraordinary measures to help keep businesses afloat during the global COVID-19 pandemic. One of these measures is the ‘Coronavirus Job Retention...

Which businesses have to close to the public during the lockdown? – 13 th May 2020 update The laws introduced to implement the coronavirus lockdown were been gradually introduced with some businesses having to close earlier than others....

What measures are available to help businesses through the Coronavirus outbreak? We understand that many of our clients will be very concerned about what they should do at this time to try to keep their business and staff safe as well as keeping...

How is the property sector impacted by the Coronavirus outbreak? – 13 th May 2020 Update The Coronavirus pandemic has affected everyone in the UK in one way or another. Here we look at the property sector and the impact we are seeing on...

What do the rules on relaxation of the lockdown on 13 th May 2020 actually mean – what can I now do? On 11 th May 2020 Boris Johnson made a public address explaining that we were entering the next phase of lockdown that would result in a...

At the start of 2020 expectations were high. Talk was of a record gold haul in the Olympics in Japan, whether we would leave the EU on time, whether Liverpool would finally win a Premier League title. There was talk of holidays abroad in the sun, family...

The Coronavirus outbreak which has rocked the country is probably hitting the hospitality and leisure sector the hardest and the earliest. Restrictions on large gatherings such as football matches came first quickly followed by a request for the public not...

The Coronavirus pandemic has affected everyone in the UK in one way or another. Here we look at the property sector and the impact we are seeing on this. Hopefully this answers some questions and helps you to plan for your business or individual...

What measures are available to help businesses through the Coronavirus outbreak? We understand that many of our clients will be very concerned about what they should do at this time to try and keep their business and staff safe as well as keeping the...

Many of our clients are self employed and won’t be covered by some of the business schemes referred to in our guide What measures are available to help businesses through the Coronavirus outbreak? However, the Government announced the Coronavirus...

The Government has announced extraordinary measures to help keep businesses afloat during the global COVID-19 pandemic. One of these measures is the ‘Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme’ which allows employers to claim up to 80% of an...

The laws introduced to implement the current lockdown have been gradually introduced with some businesses having to close earlier than others. However, the legislation introduced on 26 th March 2020 in England (Wales and Scotland announced...

At 8pm on 23rd March 2020 Boris Johnson addressed the public to announce an unprecedented lockdown across England (Wales and Scotland announced similar restrictions). The laws implementing the announcement (The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions)...

FIELDINGS PORTER ADVISE ON SET UP OF NEW ADVENTURE TO HELP YOU REAL AXE WITH A POINT AND A PINT Fieldings Porter’s David Darlington, an Associate Solicitor in the Commercial Department, recently advised Real Axe Ltd on the opening of a new axe...

In the first of a series of blogs, David Darlington talks about a recent piece of legislation. Ban on Smoking in Vehicles Comes into Force in England and Wales Successive governments have passed legislation to restrict smoking in various places in an...