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Propel Legal Briefing - The Protect Duty – a start but not the end by Chris Grunert
First appearing for Propel Hospitality in their Legal Briefing on June 14th 2023 The Protect Duty – a start but not the end by Chris Grunert In May of this year, we saw the government publish its Terrorism (Protection of Pre...
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Pubs Code Adjudicator’s 2023 Survey
Yesterday saw the release of the annual Pubs Code Adjudicator’s(PCA) survey https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/pubs-code-adjudicator This looks at the relationship between the Big 6 pub companies and their tied tenants. I...
Scottish Police Campaign to Crack Down on Adults Buying Alcohol for Under 18 Year Olds
Police Scotland has announced a crackdown on Adults illegally purchasing alcohol for Minors. The Campaign launched this month across Scotland is called “It’ll cost you”. It is aimed at preventing proxy purchases, which is where ...
Judicial Review refused by High Court over CCTV requirement in taxis
Drivers of South Cambridgeshire have had permission refused for a Judicial Review over the Council’s Policy requiring all taxis to be fitted with CCTV. Although the application was refused, the lateness of application appeared to be the main...
SIA Applicant Support
Since the Pandemic there has been a shortage of SIA operatives and the industry is seeking to support those looking to qualify by launching a series of videos to help people with the application process. There are 3 videos on how to apply,coverin...
Potential changes to vaping laws
In the context of a reported rise in experimental vaping amongst 11 to 17 year olds and concerns that illegal vapes can contain unsafe levels of lead, nickel and chromium, the Government is looking to tighten up rules relating to vaping. Currentl...
Scotland | Visitor levy legislation introduced
On the 25th May 2023, the Scottish Government introduced a Bill to create a Visitor levy. A copy of the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill, can be found here. In their 2022-2023 Programme for Government, the Scottish Government committed to intro...