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Newham LBC v White - A Recent Case on Noise Abatement Notices
A recent case in the Divisional Court (12 March) has given guidance on the test to be applied in relation to alleged breaches of Noise Abatement Notices. The facts involved Newham LBC who issued a noise abatement notice requiring the respondent t...
Personal licence renewals - Deregulation Bill completes Parliamentary passage
Consideration of House of Commons amendments to the above Bill took place in the House of Lords on 16 March. Both Houses have now agreed on the text of the Bill which waits for the final stage of Royal Assent when the Bill will become an Act of P...
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National Minimum Wages increases announced
The Government has confirmed the increase in the level of the National Minimum Wage with effect from 1 October this year. The main increases are as follows; a 20p (3%) increase in the adult rate (from £6.50 to £6.70 per hour) a ...
Business rates consultation
Following last December’s Autumn statement, the Treasury has today launched its ‘Business rates review: terms of reference and discussion paper’, which sets out the aims and core themes of the review. Stakeholders are encouraged...
Pubs Valued Within Our Communities
It is of interest that advice within Local Government has confirmed that public houses and bars can be listed as assets of community value (ACV). This provision is provided under the Localism Act 2011 and Assets of Community Value (England) ...
Fines now unlimited!
11th March marked the commencement date for the s.85 Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. The principal effect is to remove the former ‘cap’ applicable to fines issued by the Magistrates’ Court for ...
House of Lords report - A new EU Alcohol Strategy?
The House of Lords European Union Committee has today published its report 'A new EU Alcohol Strategy?' The report looks at alcohol abuse and harms, the EU Alcohol Strategy 2006-12 and the case for continued EU action as well as possible policy a...
Deregulation Bill enters final stages
The Deregulation Bill completed its third reading in the House of Lords last night (4th March 2015). As we have been reporting, this Bill is of particular significance to the licensed trade as it includes provision for abolishing Personal Li...