England & Wales

18 Jul 2025

Congratulations to the Lionesses - what this means for licensing hours for the Semi-Final

Congratulations to the Lionesses for their great comeback against Sweden last night (17th July), coming from 2-0 down and eventually winning on penalties in a nail-biting finish. As well as meaning the team progress to the semi-finals, and hopefu...

23 Jun 2025

Digital ID - Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

On 19 June, the Data (Use and Access) Act received Royal Assent, meaning the proposed Bill has become Law. This Act is a major milestone towards the creation and empowerment of trustworthy digital identities which will allow people to verify thei...

23 May 2025

Underage Sales Prosecution

It has been reported that North Staffordshire Magistrates Court has issued fines and costs order against a licensee following a successful prosecution for underage sales, the total amount ordered to be paid being £5288.00 The premise was a ...

19 May 2025

Later licensing hours confirmed for Women’s Euro semis and final if England or Wales get through

The Government has confirmed Licensing hours will be extended to 1 am if England or Wales reach the semi-finals or final of the UEFA Women’s European Championships this summer. This is following the publication of the outcome of the recent ...

03 Apr 2025

Martyn's Law Update | Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 becomes Law.

As previously reported the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill completed its journey through the Parliamentary process on 25th March and was awaiting Royal Assent. Today, the King fulfilled his legislative roll and gave his assent creating th...

26 Mar 2025

Martyn's Law Update | Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill

The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, known colloquially as ‘Martyn’s Law’ yesterday (25th March 2025) passed its final Parliamentary hurdle when the House of Commons considered proposed amendments from the Lords. The nex...