England & Wales

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...

09 Oct 2015

Gambling Commission Bingo appeal decision reserved

Further to our previous news articles ('Gambling Commission to Appeal Greene King Decision?') in relation to the application for a Bingo Operating Licence by Greene King we understand the appeal by the Gambling Commission was heard yesterday and t...

09 Oct 2015

Camden to re-consult on Late Night Levy

Camden Licensing Committee last night agreed to re-consult on their proposals for a Late Night Levy. The previous consultation was deemed to have been ‘flawed’ – see our article 'Camden Council - Late Night Levy - Update: Consul...