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Last published 9 Oct 2026 — the TableSpark team, London
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September 2026

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FIG. 14 Running the site
Running the site 2026-09-17

The Restaurant Kept the Address and Changed the Name

Same premises, same kitchen, a new name — and a dozen guest-facing surfaces still stale with the old one. The order they change in decides whether guests find the restaurant.

FIG. 15 Running the site
Running the site 2026-09-16

Who Can Still Log Into Your Restaurant's Website After a Manager Leaves?

Website, social and ordering logins seldom reach a restaurant's offboarding checklist — so unless someone revokes them, a former manager can still publish a wrong price.

FIG. 16 Running the site
Running the site 2026-09-15

Who Actually Holds Your Restaurant's Domain? The Registrar Account Question

Nominet's transfer code goes to the registrant of record, not whoever pays the renewal. If that is a former web designer, the delay lands on the restaurant mid-switch.

FIG. 17 Running the site
Running the site 2026-09-09

TUPE on a restaurant sale: the staff transfer automatically, and their claims arrive with them

Nobody signs for the staff: they transfer on completion with their service and their claims. The 28-day list, the repealed words printed beside it, and the £500-a-head risk.

FIG. 18 Running the site
Running the site 2026-09-09

Digital waste tracking from 1 October 2026 in England and Wales: your restaurant is not in the record

Waste tracking goes digital on 1 October 2026 in England and Wales, 1 January 2027 in Scotland. The producer is missing from the record, but not from the risk.

FIG. 19 Running the site
Running the site 2026-09-09

The retail, hospitality and leisure multiplier: how to tell whether your restaurant qualifies

A restaurant that had the 40% relief last year can be excluded from the new statutory definition this year, and the bill states the multiplier without the reasoning behind it.

FIG. 20 Running the site
Running the site 2026-09-05

A delivery platform suspended the account. The UK deleted Articles 15 to 18, not the duty.

The listing is blocked, the notice names no order and no rule, and three services pass before anyone answers. The duty behind that silence buys damages, not the listing back.

FIG. 21 Running the site
Running the site 2026-09-05

The Christmas Party Invoice That Paid In Ninety Days Was Earning 11.75% All Along

Statutory interest on a late invoice is 11.75% today, plus a fixed sum of up to £100 — and the clause said to cancel it is void unless what replaces it is a substantial remedy.

FIG. 22 Running the site
Running the site 2026-09-04

The Booking Widget You Cancelled Can Still Answer On Your Own Domain

A DNS record left pointing at a cancelled supplier is, on how shared platforms generally work, claimable by a stranger — and the security risk stays with the restaurant.

FIG. 23 Running the site
Running the site 2026-09-02

A 'spend and win' giveaway can be an unlicensed lottery, and posting it is the offence

A spend-linked giveaway can be an unlicensed lottery with no ticket sold, and the one exemption for restaurants cannot be advertised online — a criminal risk, not a paperwork one.

FIG. 24 Running the site
Running the site 2026-09-02

The photo you've used for three years might not be yours to keep

Paying the invoice does not move copyright, a guest's face carries a removal right, and a stale dish photo carries real legal risk.

FIG. 25 Running the site
Running the site 2026-09-02

Three music permissions a restaurant needs, and the subscription that covers none of them

A consumer streaming subscription licenses none of it, and being found unlicensed before contact is priced worse than registering — a real cost, not a warning.

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