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Brentwood - Night-time Economy
Brentwood has taken the first steps, along with an increasing number of Local Authorities, on the road towards potentially introducing a form of restrictive late night policy. Gurjit Degun of the Morning Advertiser yesterday reported that a p...
Scottish Licensing Figures Released
The Scottish Government’s Justice Analytical Services have just released figures relating to personal and premises licences activity during the period 1st April 2011 to 31st March 2012. This is the second set of such figures released since ...
Hotel mini bars - To license or not to license
Recent trade press reports have indicated a trend away from mini bars in bedrooms at hotels. It is perhaps a timely reminder of the question of when and whether residential rooms/hotel bedrooms/letting rooms should be included within the license...
Motorway Service Areas - Licensable or not?
News that two national operators are looking to open licensed outlets at motorway service areas (MSAs) has justifiably raised the question as to whether it is possible to sell alcohol in such areas. The traditional headline was that it was not po...
Revised Gambling Codes of Practice
The Gambling Commission has recently issued a consolidated codes of practice, the Commission issue codes of practice under section 24 of the Gambling Act 2005, about the manner in which facilities for gambling are provided&...
Hartlepool - Proposed EMRO
As you will be aware, Hartlepool Council is currently consulting on the proposed adoption of an EMRO, the first Authority to do so. The expiry date for representations is 28 March. On behalf of clients we have today filed what we believe ...