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‘Ask for Angela’ gains further traction
The 'Ask for Angela' initiative is designed to provide support to vulnerable customers who may need help to get out of a bad situation within licensed premises in particular and is something on which we have previously reported. Nati...
Challenge To Liverpool's Late Night Levy dismissed
The High Court has dismissed a challenge to the decision of Liverpool City Council, to introduce a late night levy. The Levy, was introduced in the City from the 1st April 2017 and we were instructed by a number of premises, to advise them upon it...
Late Night Levy Briefing Paper Issued
A New House of Commons Briefing paper has just been issued on the Late Night Levy. It incorporates information regarding both proposed reforms to the Levy and the recent Lords Committee criticism of the Levy. This is now the fourth Alcohol relate...
Alcohol: mandatory licensing conditions - briefing paper issued
A House of Commons Briefing paper just issued describes the mandatory licensing conditions that apply to the sale and supply of alcohol. This is the third alcohol related paper in as many days. The Home Secretary can prescribe up to nine ma...
House of Lords Committee Select Committee on Licensing Act 2003 - Comment
With Government about to enter a period of purdah in anticipation of the general election in June, their response to the Committee report will not now be given until sometime after the election. With Summer recess to commence on 20...
House of Lords Select Committee on the Licensing Act 2003 - report published
At midnight last night, the House of Lords Committee report was published. It can be found here. Running to some 180 pages in all, the contents will take some digesting but here is the summary of the Report’s conclusions and recommend...