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Scotland - Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill progresses
The Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill, which seeks (among other things) to make numerous and significant changes to the Licensing Act (Scotland) 2005, was debated in the Scottish Parliament yesterday when the general princip...
PRS for Music consulting on 'live music' tariff
PRS for Music has launched a consultation on the terms of Tariff LP (LP stands for ‘Light and Popular') which is used to license the use of copyright music, controlled by PRS for Music, at live popular music events such as concerts and fest...
JG&P20 - second charitable event
Following on from Tim and Jonathan Pupius successful completion of the Sheffield half marathon a couple of weeks ago, solicitor Charlotte Gibson and her husband are attempting the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge on 9 May. Good luck both. ...
Scotland - Licensing - More changes possibly afoot!
Battle weary or battle hardened (as the case may be) operators in Scotland should be alert to the introduction of a new Alcohol Bill in the Scottish Parliament on 1st April. No joke, we promise. The explanatory notes published with the Bill indic...
Betting Shops - Change to Planning Classification
Shortly before Parliament went into Recess for the general election a number of legislative changes were passed. Included amongst the measures was the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England) Order 2015 which took effec...
JDW - Newcastle LNL 'success'
Readers may recall the Wetherspoon ‘wheeze' where they apply to add a condition to their licence for premises which would otherwise be affected and caught by a Late Night Levy. The condition applied for removes the authorisation to sell alc...