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Scotland - Highland Board - Consultation - Extended Hours
At a Board meeting on Tuesday (6 January), the Board members have approved a list of additional dates which may be appropriate for extended hours in the coming year. The present policy - which permitted late opening premises to trade through to 4...
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Supreme Court to take another look at 'Hemmings'
On Tuesday 13th January the Supreme Court will hearing further representations regarding the matter of R (on the application of Hemming (t/a Simply Pleasure Ltd) and others) v Westminster City Council. We first reported on this case, which has po...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...