Maintenance of rental property under spotlight
Link: Lords debates Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill
Source: Parliamentary News
London company fined after 14.8m spam texts sent
London-based firm Tax Returned Limited has been fined £200,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for sending out millions of unsolicited marketing text messages.
Link: London company fined after 14.8m spam texts sent
Source: ICO .org.uk
Committee demands action on Government’s strategy for NI’s fisheries post-Brexit
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee publishes Government Response to report on Brexit and Northern Ireland fishing industry
Link: Committee demands action on Government’s strategy for NI’s fisheries post-Brexit
Source: Parliamentary News
Press release: Court shuts down companies behind £9m truffle scam
Courts shut down five companies that carried out investment scams promising high-value truffles for commercial sales.
Link: Press release: Court shuts down companies behind £9m truffle scam
Source: Gov Press Releases
Press release: Gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers narrows
New data shows the gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers in primary school is continuing to narrow
Link: Press release: Gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers narrows
Source: Gov Press Releases
The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Jersey) Order 2018
The Schedule contains arrangements between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Jersey dealing with the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of tax evasion and avoidance. The Order brings those arrangements into effect.
Link: The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Jersey) Order 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk
Press release: Two construction firms admit to illegal cartel
The CMA has provisionally found that 3 drainage product manufacturers broke competition law by co-ordinating prices for customers and sharing the market.
Link: Press release: Two construction firms admit to illegal cartel
Source: Gov Press Releases
Press release: Teething gels for babies and children to be sold in pharmacies only
Parents and caregivers are being advised products containing lidocaine used for teething in babies and children will be sold only in pharmacies from 2019.
Link: Press release: Teething gels for babies and children to be sold in pharmacies only
Source: Gov Press Releases
Data protection and Brexit – ICO advice for organisations
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham sets out how the ICO is helping businesses prepare for a possible no-deal Brexit
Link: Data protection and Brexit – ICO advice for organisations
Source: ICO .org.uk
The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Isle of Man) Order 2018
The Schedule contains arrangements between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Isle of Man dealing with the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of tax evasion and avoidance. The Order brings those arrangements into effect.
Link: The Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Isle of Man) Order 2018
Source: Legislation .gov.uk