England & Wales

16 Nov 2015

Warwick Council to propose LNL 'unlikely'

A Late-night levy for pubs and other drinking establishments which stay open past midnight in the Warwick Council area (which includes Leamington Spa) is due to come up for consideration this week. But it is being reported that officers have reco...

06 Nov 2015

Wigan Council - no LNL but two CIPs!

Wigan Council has just confirmed that they will not be introducing a Late Night Levy. They are however introducing a Cumulative Impact Policy in both Wigan Town Centre and Leigh Town Centre, with the aim of restricting the development of add...

22 Oct 2015

Sunday Trading - Vote Delayed

Reports today in the media state that a Parliamentary vote which may lead to relaxation of the Sunday trading laws has been postponed by the Government. As we have earlier reported, the Government launched in August a consultation on the possibil...

22 Oct 2015

Festive Temporary Event Notices 2015

With the festive season fast approaching it may be worth considering applying for a Temporary Event Notice (TENs) to trade a few longer hours. If you do decide to apply for TENs a reminder that for a full notice TEN, 10 working days’ notice...

16 Oct 2015

Late Night Refreshment deregulation – remember, remember 5 November!

At the start of the month, in our article 'Guidance on the licensing of late night refreshment' we reported on the Guidance issued by the Government on the forthcoming deregulation of Late Night Refreshment. As a reminder, the changes allow Licen...

13 Oct 2015

Camden Late Night Levy re-consultation launched

Following on from our news of the imminent re-launch of this consultation this consultation has today been launched. The consultation runs to Monday 9 November 2015. To respond to the consultation, there is an on-line form which can be foun...