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Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act - Cleared for Implementation
An application for Judical Review of the new Act was rejected on Friday 10th October by the Mr Justice Green sitting in the High Court in London. The new legistlation which will require all remote gambling operators offering services ...
New advertising rules for e-cigarettes - from 10 November 2014
The Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) has published new advertising rules for e-cigarettes, which will come into effect on 10 November 2014. From that date e-cigarettes will act...
Scotland - Carrier Bag Charge goes live 20 October 2014
A reminder that a new law that will require ALL retailers (food and non-food) to charge a minimum of 5p for each new single-use carrier bag (including paper, those made from some plant based materials and plastic) will come into effect on 20 Octob...
Responsibility for Noise Attenuation - who was there first?!
When noise nuisance arises from a licensed premises the Enforcement Agencies and Licensing Sub Committee have generally been reluctant to take into account the argument as to who was there first. However in the recent hearing for the Night & ...
Scunthorpe - Next to try for an EMRO? Apparently not!
It has been reported that North Lincolnshire Council was looking at possible proposals to introduce an Early Morning Restriction Order (EMRO) which, if successful, would have affected premises trading beyond 3.00 or 4.00am. We have now been ...
East-West Cycle Superhighway Central London - impact on deliveries?
Transport for London (TfL), in consultation with its partner City of Westminster, is proposing a continuous, largely segregated cycle route between Tower Hill and Acton. The East-West Cycle Superhighway would provide a ‘clear and convenient ...
The true cost of a £1 (coin)
In his budget statement in March, Chancellor George Osborne announced plans for the introduction of a new £1 coin with a proposed 12-sided design, similar in shape to the historic "threepenny bit". The planned introduction in 2017 may ...