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The Building Safety Bill is one part of the Government’s proposed response to the Grenfell tragedy.

The Government has already banned some materials and provided funds towards the cost of removing unsafe cladding. New blocks of flats over 11m high will have to have sprinkler systems.

If enacted, the Bill will play its part by creating systems and responsibilities designed to help make sure nothing like Grenfell can happen again. It will probably become law in 2021 and into effect by 2023-4.

As the country returns to work following lockdown, companies are having to adapt to the new normal as they implement social distancing measures and learn to work in new and flexible ways.

Some companies will not be able to go on. Others will, but will have to adapt in order to prosper. For most, business strategies and plans will need to be reconsidered at management level.

The High Court has dismissed a challenge by Rights:Community:Action Ltd against the Government’s easing of planning regulations, designed to help town centres ‘bounce back’.

In rejecting the environmental group’s legal action, the High Court highlighted the severe impact of Covid-19 on the nation’s urban retail and commercial areas, and how ‘urgent action’ is required.

The news will be welcomed by property owners, but the fight may not be over with an appeal in the offing, says Commercial Property solicitor Ben Cox.

The Chancellor announces his revised plans to support employers and employees post-furlough