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Renewal of SEV's - R (Alistair Thompson) v Oxford City Council [2014]EWCA Civ94
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal brought by the operators of a lap dancing venue. In 2011, Oxford City Council granted a Sexual Entertainment Venue (SEV) licence for a lap dancing club called the Lodge. The following year the Coun...
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Another EMRO not to proceed - this time West Lancashire
News reaches us of another possible EMRO that is not to proceed. West Lancashire Council had previously decided to launch a formal consultation on the adoption of an EMRO. However reports now indicate the council has decided not to pursue t...
Home Office launch consultation on locally set licence fees
The Home Office has today launched a public consultation on the move from centrally-set to locally-set fees under the Licensing Act 2003. The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 introduced a power for the Home Secretary to pres...
'Local Alcohol Action Areas' announced
Last October, the Home Office wrote to Local Authority Chief Executives inviting expressions of interest to take part in a Local Alcohol Action Area (LAAA) project, which aimed to offer up to 20 areas with ‘high alcohol-related harms’ ...
Scotland: Review of Alcohol Licensing Fees - Steering Group: Recommendation to Scottish Ministers
The Scottish Government recently issued the report looking at alcohol licensing fees, un-snappily entitled the ‘Review of Alcohol Licensing Fees – Steering Group: Recommendation to Scottish Ministers’. The report itself be found...
Lancet Report - Minimum Unit Pricing - "will save UK lives"
As the Appeal into minimum pricing enters its second week in Scotland a report published in the Lancet has stated that setting a minimum alcohol price of 45 pence a unit in Britain would cut deaths and hospital time among heavy drinkers - i.e. the...
Irresponsible Drinking Promotions - 'NekNominate'
This weekend saw the death of a 20 year old, who died after downing a lethal concoction of whisky, vodka, wine and lager. This was coupled with a second British death linked to the craze which has been termed ‘NekNominate’ when a...