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Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole Council SEV Policy Successfully Challenged in The High Court
Following on from the Sheriff’s Court decision in Edinburgh last week, the High Court has also heard a case in relation to sexual entertainment venues. The High Court has reversed Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole Council’s decisio...
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Edinburgh Nil-Limit SEV Policy Declared Unlawful
A Scottish Court has declared Edinburgh City Council’s decision to implement a “nil-limit” on Sexual Entertainment Venues (SEVs) unlawful following a judicial review brought by the United Sex Workers Union (USW). USW hopes that ...
EMROs may be back? Walsall looking into one.
News reaches us that Walsall Licensing Committee are taking preliminary steps, which could lead to the implementation, of an Early Morning Restriction Order (EMRO). This is a mechanism whereby a Licensing Authority can bring in a blanket restricti...
UK pub and bar closures in 2022 approached highest level in a decade
An analysis of statistics from the Insolvency Service shows pub and bar bankruptcies across the UK were near the highest level in a decade with 512 companies going out of business in 2022, an increase of 56% from 2021 (which saw 280 insolvencies)....
Scotland - New measures to boost hospitality and town centre recovery - Tables & Chairs
The Scottish Government laid draft Regulations before the Scottish Parliament on Friday (10th February) which should lead to hospitality businesses being able to place tables and chairs on the pavement outside their premises without submitting a p...
Aberdeen Consult on Relaxation of General Extension Policy
Aberdeen Licensing Board have launched a consultation in relation to any dates in 2023 that “may be suitable for the grant of a general extension for events of a local or national significance. This would include potential dates within the f...
Liverpool City Council retain its Late Night Levy despite requests for it to be dropped
In a decision against the recent trend of removing Late Night Levies, Liverpool Licensing Committee are being reported as having decided to retain the LNL. This scheme had been introduced in Liverpool in 2016 and requires an additional fee to be ...