On 23 March, the UK government announced the closure of a range of business and other premises, largely those whose business involved interaction with the general public. The Guidance issued by government explaining the effect of the decision included a detailed list of businesses which had to close, but also included the sentence – since deleted – “non-essential businesses and premises must now shut”.
We faced many questions from companies asking what this sentence meant for them and in our latest insight we consider how you should assess what to do with your business and also explores the implications of your decisions.