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22 Apr 2015

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...

21 Apr 2015

JDW - Newcastle LNL 'success'

England & Wales | Premises Licence | Late Night Levy

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...

08 Apr 2015

Five 'legal highs' to be banned temporarily

Five ‘legal highs’ are set to be banned by the Government from Friday 10 April 2015 for a period of 12 months while assessments are made as to whether they should be appropriately controlled. The ban affects five compounds related to ...

07 Apr 2015

JG&P 20 - inaugural charitable event!

You may know that this year sees the 20th anniversary of John Gaunt & Partners having acted for the licensed trade as specialist Licensing solicitors. To mark this significant milestone we, as a Practice, are planning to run (in this case run...

02 Apr 2015

Powers of Entry - Code of Practice comes into force.

England & Wales

The Code of Practice - Powers of Entry will finally come into force on the 6th April after it gained the necessary Parliamentary Approval. We have been monitoring its introduction for some time after the Government announced the Code would be int...

01 Apr 2015

New Criminal Court Charges

Licensing | England & Wales | Premises Licence

On the 19th March the Government laid a commencement Order in Parliament enacting several sections of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, including provisions relating to 'Criminal Court Charges'. With effect from the 16th April adults plea...

01 Apr 2015

Gambling Commission launch a further consultation

The Gambling Commission has commenced a consultation on proposed changes to its Guidance to licensing authorities. According to the Gambling Commission the changes proposed cover various matters including to: “reflect recent changes to the...

31 Mar 2015

New s.182 Guidance Published 2015

England & Wales | Premises Licence

On Friday the Home Office published the latest edition of the s.182 guidance (‘the Guidance’). The Guidance reflects a number of upcoming changes to the law in relation to Regulated Entertainment which take effect on the 6t...