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09 Jan 2015

Summary Review - Premises 'Associated'

The High Court have today issued an interesting Judgment concerning the mechanics of Summary Reviews. Again, the issue of interim steps and their longevity has escaped close scrutiny. On this occasion the issue of the requisite Police certificate ...

08 Jan 2015

Gambling Commission given permission to appeal

The Gambling Commission has been given permission by the First Tier Tribunal to appeal the decision which required the Commission to grant an operating Licence authorising the introduction of bingo into pubs operated by a major pub operator. Last ...

06 Jan 2015

Personal Licence renewal form - now in force

The regulations for interim personal licence renewal arrangements have now officially come into force. Accordingly, the new personal licence renewal application form can be used going forward and an MS Word copy of the application is available fro...

31 Dec 2014

Gambling - Commission Research - Underage gambling figures remain low

The Gambling Commission has published a report (Ipsos MORI Young People Omnibus 2014) which presents findings from the 2014 Young People Omnibus Survey of secondary school pupils, carried out by the Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute on behalf o...

23 Dec 2014

Scotland - Edinburgh Licensing Board refuses off licence variation on overprovision grounds

An application by Sainsbury’s in West Port, Edinburgh to increase the space for display of beer and wine in two chiller cabinets has been refused by the City of Edinburgh Licensing Board. The refusal is the first by the Board on overprovisi...

19 Dec 2014

Gambling: Gambling Commission to Appeal Greene King Decision?

Earlier this month we reported that Greene King had been successful in their appeal against the refusal by the Gambling Commission for an Operating Licence to authorise Bingo and consequently higher jackpot Gaming Machines (see 'Greene King Rule t...