John Gaunt & Partners
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...
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...
Festive Temporary Event Notices 2016
With the festive season fast approaching it may be worth considering applying for a Temporary Event Notice (TENs) to trade a few longer hours. If you do decide to apply for TENs - a reminder that for a full notice TEN, 10 working days’ noti...
House of Lords Select Committee - evidence given!
Last Tuesday, partner John Gaunt appeared before the HoL Select Committee on Licensing. Also giving evidence at the 45 minute session was Professor Roy Light and Andy Grimsey of PA. The anticipation proved rather more daunting that the sess...
Chambers and Partners 2017 - John Gaunt & Partners accolade
Today has seen the publication of the latest edition of the Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession. Four partners are particularly mentioned and we top the list of Band 1 firms for licensing outside London (which has a separate section).. "...
British Summer Time ends at 2am Sunday 30 October!
British Summer Time (or as it may be more properly called Daylight Saving Time) ends at 2am Sunday 30 October 2016. This means that at 2am on that Sunday, the time becomes 1am and premises entitled to trade to 2am or later can enjoy an extra...