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Propel Legal Briefing - The end of the off-sales easement is no April Fools by Patrick Robson
First appearing for Propel Hospitality in their Legal Briefing on 13th March 2025 If there was one sliver of silver lining for the hospitality industry during the pandemic, it was the off-sales easement. Introduced under the Business and Planning...
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IoL - March Taxi Conference, York
JGP attended the IoL’s taxi conference at York this week, with Partner Christopher Grunert taking part in an Workshop Panel with other Taxi experts. There were very interesting presentations throughout the day, including presentations from ...
Off sales easement ending and update Guidance
In 2020, as a response to the pandemic the Government brought in an off sales easement for England and Wales granting off sales for many premises in certain situations. After several extensions, the easement is due to end 31 March 2025 but it was ...
Sheffield Best Bar None Awards
Last night we attended the Best Bar None Sheffield, annual awards event. This is an event we have had a long association with over many years. As expected, we had a great time and also had the honour of presenting the awards for runner-up and winn...
The Government launches consultation to relax licensing hours for 2025 UEFA Women’s European Championship
The government has launched a consultation on whether to relax licensing hours across licensed premises in England and Wales to mark the 2025 UEFA Women’s European Championships (Euro 2025) semi-finals and final. The proposal is to extend l...
Borrow Cup scheme to launch today
The UK’s first returnable cup initiative between multiple national brands, called “Borrow Cup” launches today in Glasgow for an initial 3-month trial, with the objective to reduce the 388 million disposable cups used in Scotland,...
Edinburgh Visitor Levy Implementation Delayed by Three Months
The predicted date for commencement of the Edinburgh visitor levy was July of this year, however, following confirmation of the introduction, councillors have voted to delay the start of the transition period until October. This provides a welcome...