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10 Apr 2014

Banning the sale of alcohol below the cost of duty plus VAT - new mandatory condition delayed

Following the proposed implementation of the new mandatory licence condition by way of the Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) Order 2014 (see our previous article here), it has been reported that the Home Office has delayed the re...

09 Apr 2014

Barrow - Possible reduction in licensed hours?

In late 2013 The Barrow Alcohol Inquiry Report was published (the report can be viewed here: 'The Barrow Alcohol Inquiry Report'). This was a report commissioned by Cumbria County Council and Cumbria Clinical Commissioning Group which made va...

02 Apr 2014

Wales - Minimum Alcohol Price & Ban on electric cigarettes in enclosed public places

The Welsh Government has today published a White Paper which seeks to address public health concerns. The proposals include a minimum alcohol price of 50p per unit, the same price as that currently being considered by the Scottish High Court. The...

31 Mar 2014

Breaking News - Government response to consultation to relax licensing hours during FIFA World Cup

Following the short consultation on relaxing licensing hours for the World Cup, the Government has today published its response, which can be found here. In brief, the Government has concluded that England playing in the World Cup is an occasion ...

27 Mar 2014

Leeds SEV Operators Lose Judicial Review

Following from our article of the 19th December - 'Leeds Lap Dancing Clubs seek Judicial Review' the approved Judgement of the first hearings on the 6th & 7th March has now been released. The Applications for Judicial Review failed and the Cou...

25 Mar 2014

Relaxation of Licensing Hours - FIFA World Cup - Urgent update

This consultation closes at 23.45 tomorrow, 26th March, 2014. In accordance with the consultation methods of response, we have just filed a representation on behalf of one of our national clients by e-mail. The auto-response, which we have rec...