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Scotland - Tobacco Display Ban in force from today
The introduction of the tobacco display ban for large stores in Scotland comes into force today. This affects shops of more than 280 square metres / 3000 square feet (excluding all bulk tobacconists and specialists) and follows on from similar (bu...
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Food Hygiene - challenging a prosecution
A very recent case in relation to a food hygene prosecution has recently been in the High Court. It centred on the questions of abuse of process and the policy of when to prosecute. It was not a case in which we were involved. The H...
Scotland - (Few) Prosecutions for sales to drunks
Recently we provided figures showing the number of prosecutions in England and Wales for the sale of alcohol to someone who is drunk (see link). Figures have apparently now been released in Scotland according to press reports w...
Licensing Act 2003 (Descriptions of Entertainment) (Amendment) Order 2013
In our article ‘Going, Going, Gone?', we summarised the DCMS' response to its consultation on the proposed deregulation of certain forms of regulated entertainment. By way of update, the draft of the Licensing Act 2003 (Descriptions of Ente...
Scotland - Identification
Further to our news update on 14 March 2013, we confirm that the Scottish Government has announced that Regulations changing the acceptable forms of ID for alcohol will be laid in the Scottish Parliament shortly. The changes will come into force...
Mansfield Council latest to 'find' against a Late Night Levy
It was reported over the weekend that Mansfield District Council had decided that “the introduction of a Late Night Levy in Mansfield is not a viable option at this point”. The councillor responsible for the final decision is reported...
Code of Good Practice for licensed premises gets green light
The City of London Corporation is introducing from this April a ‘Code of Good Practice’ and ‘Traffic Light System’ for licensed premises in the City. The code will seek to reduce problems from licensed premises as well a...