Latest News

31 Jan 2013

Enhanced criminal record checks - Court of Appeal ruling

A recent Court of Appeal ruling relating to enhanced criminal records disclosures is to be challenged by the Government. The case of R (app T) v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester and others concerned a number of appeals over information rev...

31 Jan 2013

Protection of Pubs - BBPA to Judicially Review council decision

The British Beer & Pub Association is to seek a judicial review over Cambridge City Council’s interim planning policy guidance on the protection of pubs which was adopted in October 2012. The guidance sets out how applicants should just...

25 Jan 2013

New Age Restricted Code of Practice

  The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) has published a new Age Restricted Products Code of Practice designed to strengthen the protection of young people and reduce red tape for responsible businesses that sell age restric...

17 Jan 2013

Christie + Co - Business Outlook 2013

Christie + Co have just released their annual business review – covering all leisure sectors. The PDF version is avaliable to download here: 'Business Outlook 2013.PDF' Alternatively, you can view a page-turner version here: 'Business Ou...

16 Jan 2013

Gaming: Proposals for Changes to Maximum Stake and Prize Limits for Category B, C and D Gaming Machines

Prior to the Gambling Act 2005, a “triennial review” of the maximum stake and prize limits across different types of gaming machines became established. The review mainly considered whether increases were required to keep stake and p...

16 Jan 2013

'Public health and alcohol licensing in England' - briefing published

Public health will become the responsibility of local government when it transfers from the NHS to local authorities in April 2013. The Local Government Association along with Alcohol Research UK has produced a briefing document for councillors...