England & Wales

12 May 2015

Lalli - District Judge reverses revocation decision on Appeal

Back in January we reported on the “Lalli” case which concerned the William the Conqueror premises in Romford Road.   The premises licence had been revoked by the London Borough of Newham Licensing Committee following an appl...

22 Apr 2015

Betting Shops - Change to Planning Classification

Shortly before Parliament went into Recess for the general election a number of legislative changes were passed.  Included amongst the measures was the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Amendment) (England) Order 2015 which took effec...

21 Apr 2015

JDW - Newcastle LNL 'success'

Readers may recall the Wetherspoon ‘wheeze' where they apply to add a condition to their licence for premises which would otherwise be affected and caught by a Late Night Levy. The condition applied for removes the authorisation to sell alc...

02 Apr 2015

Powers of Entry - Code of Practice comes into force.

The Code of Practice - Powers of Entry will finally come into force on the 6th April after it gained the necessary Parliamentary Approval. We have been monitoring its introduction for some time after the Government announced the Code would be int...

01 Apr 2015

New Criminal Court Charges

On the 19th March the Government laid a commencement Order in Parliament enacting several sections of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, including provisions relating to 'Criminal Court Charges'. With effect from the 16th April adults plea...

31 Mar 2015

New s.182 Guidance Published 2015

On Friday the Home Office published the latest edition of the s.182 guidance (‘the Guidance’).  The Guidance reflects a number of upcoming changes to the law in relation to  Regulated Entertainment which take effect on the 6t...