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07 Aug 2015

Scotland - Personal Licence Refresher Training - Revocations

Over the last two year JG&P have reported on the Scottish Personal Licence requirement’s in respect of Refresher training and the requirement to notify the relevant Board. Despite similar warnings from a number of different sources ...

05 Aug 2015

Sunday Trading Hours - Consultation Launch

Following George Osborne’s announcement in the July Budget the Government has today launched their consultation regarding Sunday trading hours. The consultation is not whether the restrictions limiting the Sunday trading hours for premises ...

03 Aug 2015

Loss of Liberty and Assets for Money Laundering/Illegal Poker

The London Borough of Enfield prosecuted Ahmet Melin for operating an illegal Poker Den at the Big Bluff Private members club in Palmers Green which was licensed as a non-profit making private members club. In relation to money laundering offence...

30 Jul 2015

Extension of Smoking Ban

Brighton & Hove Council has commenced, via an online questionnaire, a City wide consultation enquiring whether people would visit areas such as the beach, parks and pubs with outdoor seating more frequently if they were non-smoking. Clearly, ...

30 Jul 2015

Psychoactive Substances inquiry

We have previously reported on the Government's intention to intoduce the Psychoactive Substances Bill and create certain offences surrounding susbtances capable of producing psychoactive effects. The Home Affairs Committee is now to hold a short ...

24 Jul 2015

Gambling: Ladbrokes and Coral agree to merger

Following our news item last month ('Ladbrokes in talks with Gala Coral Group over possible merger') when we reported that Ladbrokes and Corals were in merger talks, (link) it has today been announced that the two are to merge. Ladbrokes Cor...