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Nov 18, 2024 | 
eastmojo.com | Charles Livingstone
Credit: EM Buzz The harms of gambling are much more extensive than previously thought, with about 80 million people worldwide suffering from gambling disorder. ...
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
newcastleherald.com.au | Charles Livingstone
Last week, the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese argued on national radio that Australia's biggest gambling problem is with poker machines, which he described as "a far bigger problem than sports gambling". And he's right. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
bendigoadvertiser.com.au | Charles Livingstone
Last week, the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese argued on national radio that Australia's biggest gambling problem is with poker machines, which he described as "a far bigger problem than sports gambling". And he's right. Subscribe now for unlimited access.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Jamie Dunne |Charles Livingstone
The UK Government this morning announced that the commencement of the Procurement Act 2023, previously set for 28 October 2024, will be delayed to 24 February 2025.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Charles Livingstone |Jamie Dunne
Click here to watch the videoThe Procurement Act 2023 will come into force on 28 October 2024, marking the most significant change to the public and utilities procurement rulebook in two decades. With that new rulebook comes new procedural flexibility and new opportunities to innovate, but also new and different duties including significant new transparency requirements.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Charles Livingstone |Jamie Dunne
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCC Act) received Royal Assent shortly before Parliament was dissolved for the 2024 General Election. Barring any surprises, it is expected to come into force this autumn.
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Aug 11, 2024 | 
openforum.com.au | Charles Livingstone
The federal government is due to respond to a parliamentary inquiry into online gambling. Last year the inquiry, led by the late Labor MP Peta Murphy, recommended phasing out gambling advertising over three years, leading to a total ban. But there are reports the government will stop at a partial ban. This could take gambling off social media and stop ads from airing within an hour (before and after) sporting matches. How effective would a partial ban be? History shows it may not be enough.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
econotimes.com | Charles Livingstone
The federal government is due to respond to a parliamentary inquiry into online gambling.
Last year the inquiry, led by the late Labor MP Peta Murphy, recommended phasing out gambling advertising over three years leading to a total ban.
But there are reports the government will stop at a partial ban. This could take gambling off social media and stop ads from airing within an hour (before and after) sporting matches.
How effective would a partial ban be? History shows it may not be enough.
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Aug 2, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Jamie Dunne |Kirsty Street |Charles Livingstone
Seven months on from the Subsidy Control Act 2022 coming into force, and with the new UK regime now in full swing, we can take stock of how the new regime has been working and reflect on the lessons that can be learned from its implementation so far.
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Apr 11, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Isobel D'Inverno |Charles Livingstone |Scott Bell |Grant Strachan
One of the key outstanding uncertainties with Scotland's deposit return scheme (DRS), of interest to both producers and retailers, has been the VAT treatment of the refundable 20p deposit that is to be added to the price of a drink at each stage of its supply chain. Why does the DRS need specific VAT rules? Under current VAT legislation, VAT is chargeable on the price paid for goods including any deposit added to the price.
