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19 Nov 2013

Weights and Measures 'due diligence' - a reminder

News that a nightclub has recently been fined £6,000 for selling vodka unfit for human consumption when the liquid tested positive for denatured alcohol emphasises the need for operators to have in place robust due diligence systems to avoid...

15 Nov 2013

Home Office Licensing Statistics in the year to 31 March 2013

  The Home Office has just released comprehensive statistics relating to alcohol and late night refreshment licensing England and Wales as at 31 March 2013. The DCMS' statistics relating to entertainment figures is expected on 5 December 201...

14 Nov 2013

Colliers International Central London Retail Health Check

Colliers have just released their latest Central London Retail Health Check 'which provides an overview of the current state of the retail market and assesses the extent to which these trends are impacting on the high street by using vacant units ...

13 Nov 2013

Gaming - FOBTS - Concerns Expressed

In the ever developing area of Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) Liverpool Council has become the latest to become involved in the subject. We understand that at a meeting of the Council on 6 November a number of different matters were discuss...

11 Nov 2013

Food Registration - and liability for offences - a recent case

You should be aware that the law requires that food business operators to register their individual establishments with the appropriate Local Authority. Of possible relevance especially to operators who have a tenanted estate, a recent case ...

06 Nov 2013

Fire Safety - a timely reminder (again)

With recent news of another successful prosecution for ‘inadequate fire safety measures’ in licensed premises, it is worth a further periodic reminder perhaps that: Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the responsibil...