Licensing

30 Jun 2016

HofL Licensing Committee - call for evidence issued

The recently constituted House of Lords Committee set up to conduct scrutiny of the Licensing Act 2003 has just published its call for evidence and invites all interested parties to submit written evidence by 2 September 2016. The request states t...

30 Jun 2016

Breaking News - Barrister Sarah Clover appointed advisor to HofL Committee

Sarah Clover, highly respected barrister at Kings Chambers in Birmingham, has been appointed as the specialist adviser to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Licensing Act 2003. The Committee was convened on 25 May 2016, chaired by Baroness...

30 Jun 2016

Alcohol drinking statistics

A new Parliamentary Briefing Paper released on 27 June provides a useful summary of statistics on drinking alcohol among adults in Great Britain and children in England. Data on alcohol related hospital admissions in England and Scotland and alcoh...

14 Jun 2016

Cheltenham Late Night Levy – Potential Rethink

In January this year we reported on the sensitive approach adopted by Cheltenham to the interaction of the Late Night Levy (LNL) and establishment of a Business Improvement District (BID). A BID has now been established and will take effect from ...

09 Jun 2016

Scotland - Minimum unit pricing - update

Further to our previous news on this subject Scotland – Minimum Unit Pricing European Ruling, the Court of Session is Scotland is considering this week the legal challenge to the Scottish Government's plan for a minimum alcohol price. Judge...

07 Jun 2016

Scotland - Edinburgh Board lodging dates 2016

It has just been confirmed that the last lodging dates for the upcoming Edinburgh Licensing Boards are as follows: Board Dates Lodging Date 29th August 2016 4th July 2016 26th September 2016 1st August 2016 31st October ...