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Luke Elford joins John Gaunt & Partners Licensing Solicitors
John Gaunt & Partners Licensing Solicitors are excited to welcome Luke Elford, 35, to the team as a new Partner. Previously employed as an associate at Woods Whur, Luke is delighted to be able to continue work with his current clients as he mo...
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pubs Report Released
Within the House of Commons there are various small groups of MPs with a particular interest in certain sections of the economy or social fabric of the country one such group is All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pubs (Pubs APPG), there objective is...
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Best practice guide to the management of pub repairs and dilapidations
The BII, BBPA and UKHospitality have together created a best practice guidance on pub repairs and dilapidations in order to support pub companies and tenants. The useful guide can be found here: https://www.bii.org/
British Summer Time starts 27th March
British Summer Time (or as it may be more properly called Daylight Saving Time) starts at 1am Sunday 27th Mar 2022. This means that at 1am on that Sunday, the time becomes 2am. Unless you have a specific provision on your licence to cover the clo...
Face masks in Wales could be scrapped by the end of March
In response to the falling case rates, the Welsh government believes it could begin to ease the remaining coronavirus restrictions. As of the 18 February, the requirement to present a Covid pass for entry into entertainment venues, nightclubs and...
Pavement Licence Consultation Ends 11th Feb
One positives to arise during the pandemic was the willingness of government to look at the level of red tape around certain applications ,particularly pavement licences and how they were processed in different ways by different councils .This man...
Covid 19 - Nightclubs open in Wales
Wales can again, reach for the lasers! As of today, Wales will more to alert level Zero, meaning that many of the Omicron variant restrictions that were imposed on the 26 December 2021 have now been scrapped. As of today Welsh people can: Atten...
Covid 19 - Impact on Christmas Trading Period Analysis
As Scotland and Wales rejoice today with the significant relaxation of their restrictions, it is interesting to see the release of Coronavirus and its impact on our spending habits and socialising plans around the Christmas season, UK: January 202...