Premises Licence
HMG 'invests £40 million and cuts red tape to boost tourism across England'
Last Friday, the Government announced some initiatives it indicated were designed to bolster the tourist trade in England. According to the press release: Towns and cities from across England will benefit from a £40 million fund to deliver...
Scotland - 'Dundee overprovision policy failed to follow the law'
We have previously reported on the controversial overprovision policy adopted by the Dundee Board which determined that the whole Board area was over-provided save for the waterfront area – see our article 'Scotland - Dundee: Overprovis...
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Costs recovery - 'Hemmings' may find relief in Europe
We have reported on the legal case of R (on the application of Hemming (t/a Simply Pleasure Ltd) and others) v Westminster City Council for several years. A decision in the Supreme Court published on 29th April 2015 was decided against Mr. H...
Scotland - West Lothian Licensing Board festive policy 2016/17
Following our previous article about West Lothian Licensing Board consulting on its 2016/17 Festive Policy, the Board has approved premises to have the benefit of later hours without need for formal application in certain circumstances. Premises ...
Can a Judicial Review help, if time is short?
An interesting, if not unexpected, decision has recently been handed down by Mr. Justic Ouseley in respect of the matter of R (Woodward) –v- Thurrock BC. In summary, Woodward (the Applicant) had applied to Thurrock for a premises licence fo...
Upcoming Sheffield based APLH Courses
Dont forget that we hold regular APLH courses in our Sheffield based training suite. August is now fully booked but we still have places on the following courses: Thursday 1st September Wednesday 21st September Tuesday 11th October Wednesday ...
Hackney - Late night Levy Update
We have previously kept you updated as to the proposed Late Night Levy in Hackney. We understand that at the Full Council Meeting on 20th July it was resolved to proceed with a formal consultation as to whether to adopt a Late Night Levy an...
HoL Licensing Committee - update
The recently constituted House of Lords Select Committee on the Licensing Act 2003 is next to take evidence on 19 July from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and from authors of previous reviews on the Licensing Act f...