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Best Bar None Sheffield 2017
John Gaunt & Partners are again proud sponsors of the Sheffield BBN awards – with the presentation awards ceremony held at Sheffield City Hall on 9th February 2017. Partner Tim Shield will be among those sifting through the finalists th...
HoL Select Committee on the Licensing Act 2003: the Health objective and Scotland
At the suggestion of the Clerk to the Committee, we have filed some additional written evidence to the Committee on our experiences of the health objective, and how it works, in Scotland. This will shortly be uploaded to the HoL Committee web pag...
Soft Drinks Industry 'Sugar' Levy - policy paper published
Further to our previous article about the proposal for a soft drinks levy - 'Soft Drinks Industry Levy the Sugar Tax the Current Position' - the Government have just issued a policy paper on this. This confirms: The levy will affect all UK produ...
PPL new tariff - small hotels and guesthouses
UK music licensing company, PPL, has announced a revised tariff for Small Residential Hotels and Guesthouses. The changes will come into effect on 1st January 2017 and are the product of a consultation that was launched earlier in the year with l...
House of Lords Committee - Music Industry have their say
The House of Lords Committee considering the Licensing Act 2003, to whom John Gaunt & Partners have previously given evidence, on Tuesday they heard evidence from leading figures in the UK Music scene: Paul Latham, Chair, UK Live Music Group ...
Court of Appeal rules against tobacco companies' appeal on plain packaging
Further to our previous news on this subject ('ECJ upholds tobacco packaging rules'), the Court of Appeal ruled on 30 November 2016, rejecting several tobacco companies’ appeal against the introduction of plain packaging on tobacco products....