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Liverpool chose to adopt Late Night Levy
Liverpool City Council have revisited the adoption of the Late Night Levy, which had been rejected in March of this year. On this occasion the vote was in favour of adoption for premises operating beyond 12 midnight. The Levy is to commence in Apr...
Local Alcohol Action Areas – phase 2
Further to our previous news on this subject (''Local Alcohol Action Areas' announced') the Home Office is canvassing for expressions of interest in participating in a second phase of this scheme. The first phase ran to March 2015 and case s...
Scotland - Edinburgh Board lodging dates 2017
It has just been confirmed that the last lodging dates for the upcoming Edinburgh Licensing Boards are as follows: Board Dates Lodging Dates 30 January 2017 5 December 2016 27 February 2017 9 January 2017 27 March 2017 30 Janyary 2017 24 ...
House of Lords Select Committee - evidence given!
Last Tuesday, partner John Gaunt appeared before the HoL Select Committee on Licensing. Also giving evidence at the 45 minute session was Professor Roy Light and Andy Grimsey of PA. The anticipation proved rather more daunting that the sess...
Chambers and Partners 2017 - John Gaunt & Partners accolade
Today has seen the publication of the latest edition of the Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession. Four partners are particularly mentioned and we top the list of Band 1 firms for licensing outside London (which has a separate section).. "...
Gambling - Remote Gambling and Software Technical Standards (RTS) Consultation launched
The Gambling Commission has recently launched a consultation regarding ‘Remote gambling and software technical Standards’ (RTS) although there has been some updating in the intervening period, this represents the first full revie...