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16 Dec 2015

Gambling - and advertising. Parliamentary Briefing

The rules on gambling advertising are designed to ensure that the under-18s and other vulnerable persons are not harmed or exploited by advertising that features or promotes gambling. Gambling and betting operators advertising to British customer...

16 Dec 2015

Prohibition of Tobacco Displays in Shops - the Law

This is for those interested in the law in this area and where (apart from in specialist tobacconists) any tobacco display is prohibited - and how the law has been developed in recent times. A Parliamentary Briefing paper has just been published ...

15 Dec 2015

Gambling - Commission Consultation on Remote Gambling and Software Testing Issued

The Gambling Commission recently published a consultation aimed at proposed changes to the testing strategy for compliance with remote gambling and software technical standards. The consultation runs until 11th February next year. The GC indicate...

14 Dec 2015

Scotland - A further client appointment

We are pleased to be able to confirm that we have recently been appointed to advise Trust Inns in relation to a significant part of their Scottish licensing estate. JG&P have acted within England and Wales for many years for Trust Inns. Partn...

11 Dec 2015

Public Health (Wales) Bill: e-cigarette update

Earlier this year we reported on the Welsh government’s introduction of the Public Health (Wales) Bill part of which sought to ban the use of e-cigarrettes in enclosed and substantially enclosed public and work spaces. It has now been repor...

10 Dec 2015

Counter-terrorism preparation - update

On 2 December 2015 we attended a presentation supported by the Sheffield BID on Project Argus which is an initiative developed by the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO). This was a very useful insight into preparation for possibl...