Enforcement
Gambling - Commission publish new rules on to tackle crime linked to gambling
The Gambling Commission have today announced new requirements to “prevent crime associated with gambling” The new requirements are said to be coming into force later this year and as part of the changes operators will be required to ...
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Licensing Review - when is the crime prevention objective engaged?
Cornerstone Barristers (Philip Kolvin) are reporting a significant High Court judgment which establishes that it is not necessary for a prosecution to be brought in order for the crime prevention objective to be engaged. In an earlier hearin...
Mandatory licence condition - banning the sale of alcohol below the cost of duty plus VAT: wine and cider duty changes
In 2014, the Government introduced a mandatory condition banning the sale of alcohol below the cost of duty plus VAT. With effect from 21 March 2016, the duty on wine and made-wine at or below 22% ABV and high strength sparkling cider above 5.5% ...
Proposed Welsh Vaping Ban Falls
Yesterday in a somewhat surprising move the Welsh Assembly did not pass the Public Health Bill, the terms of which we have previously reported upon. This included a proposed partial ban on on e-cigarette use in some public places. The vote was ti...
Employers Vicarious Liability - "Close Connection" Test
On 2 March 2016 the Supreme Court published their judgement in the case of Mr A M Mohamud (in substitution for Mr A Mohamud (deceased)) (Appellant) v WM Morrison Supermarkets plc (Respondent). This case concerned the actions of a Morrison’s...
Age-restricted products and services - reminder
News in the press of ‘kitchen knives, razor blades and an axe illegally sold to teenagers in a test purchase operation across West Yorkshire’ recently is a reminder that not just alcohol and tobacco are age restricted and that test pur...
Hartlepool EMRO again - update
On 25th January 2016 we reported that Hartlepool Borough Council were asked to consider whether to launch a formal consultation which may lead to the introduction of Early Morning Restriction Order (EMRO). At present there are no EMRO’...