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DCMS - Live Music Act Guidance
Last week, the DCMS has recently published a useful summary of the legal status of live music following the introduction of the Live Music Act 2012. This activity has now been deregulated in a range of circumstances from whi...
Basic good housekeeping always important!
It can be the easiest things which are overlooked! The recent successful prosecution of and resultant fine imposed on a Bristol area licensee over a series of ‘minor’ licensing transgressions reinforces the need for on-going and...
HMRC Update on VAT for Betting, Gaming and Lotteries.
Following on in part due to the change in Duty on gaming (and other) machines, HMRC has issued an updated notice to explain how VAT applies to machine games and more generally to betting and gaming aswell as bingo and lotteries. T...
Minor Variations - Procedure - Reminder
Just a reminder and a heads up that minor variations do require advertisement on site for the requisite period of 10 working days (white, not blue paper!). We are hearing of at least one Authority who - if the notice is not displayed appr...
Triennial Review
The consultation process in the triennial review for stakes and prizes on category B, C and D Gaming Machines is open. This follows on from the announcement in 2011 of the intention to re – instate the triennial review of stakes and pri...
Reasons-to be cheerful...?
The importance of Licensing Sub-Committees providing reasons for their decisions has been re-confirmed following the case of Little France Ltd -v- Ealing London Borough Council when, following an Appeal by way of case stated to the High Court, the...