Premises Licence
Women's World Cup Final - Sunday 200th August 2023 at 11am
The Lionesses kick off in the World Cup Final against Spain on Sunday 20th August 2023 at 11:00. Today in the press there has a been a flurry of communication from Government in respect of earlier opening of premises and sale of alcohol to host s...
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Late Night Levies - changes and updated guidance
In 2012, the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 introduced the late night levy to allow licensing authorities to charge a levy to premises licence holders selling alcohol in their area between midnight and 6am. Subsequently, the Poli...
Pavement Licence Regime Extended For Another Year
With the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill taking its time to make its way through the legislative process it comes as little surprise that the Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities have introduced a Statutory Instrument extending...
The Home Office informally consults Licensing Authorities on licensing fee levels
The Home Office has written to Licensing Authorities in England and Wales asking for informal views on alcohol licensing fee levels. The survey's aim is to help the Home Office understand the true cost to Licensing Authorities of administer...
EMROs may be back? Walsall looking into one.
News reaches us that Walsall Licensing Committee are taking preliminary steps, which could lead to the implementation, of an Early Morning Restriction Order (EMRO). This is a mechanism whereby a Licensing Authority can bring in a blanket restricti...
King Charles' Coronation
For the first time in many people’s lives, we will see a King’s Coronation, with the Coronation of His Royal Highness King Charles III and Her Majesty The Queen Consort taking place on Saturday 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey, London. ...
A Busy Start to the New Year - Enforcement Action Seems to be on the Rise
On Monday the 9th of January two of the firm’s Partners, Christopher Grunert and Luke Elford, were separately involved in two Expedited Review hearings in Sheffield and Westminster, respectively. Luke’s Westminster hearing, which invol...