Licensing

05 Feb 2016

Essence Bars (London) Ltd (or was it?!) -v- Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames - an Appeal Court decision

On Tuesday (3/2/16) the Court of Appeal published their judgment following a hearing and submission in December. The case concerned an Appeal against a decision of  Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (‘the Licensing Authority’...

01 Feb 2016

Her Majesty the Queen’s 90th Birthday – Licensing Tips

2016 sees the Queen achieve her 90th Birthday, which will be a significant national event and provide an opportunity for the country to party.  We have already received our first enquiry regarding TENs for a large outdoor event  over the...

29 Jan 2016

Scotland – Minimum Unit Pricing Court of Session hearing dates

In December 2015, we alerted you to the European Court of Justice’s (ECJ) ruling on the Scottish Government’s attempt to introduce minimum unit pricing for alcohol, which article can be found here. As a reminder, the ECJ’s ruling...

25 Jan 2016

Early Morning Restriction Order (EMRO) – Hartlepool again?

In 2013 Hartlepool Council were the first council to consider the imposition of an EMRO.  We appeared at the hearing where it was resolved that the matter was not to be pursued. The only other attempt at an EMRO was in Blackpool and was also...

19 Jan 2016

Cheltenham: Late Night Levy Or BID?

At a recent cabinet meeting, Cheltenham Borough Council discussed the merits of the Late Night Levy which had previously been approved the next anniversary date for which is 1 April against the gains which could be achieved by the introduction of ...

15 Jan 2016

Camden Council Late Night Levy - update

Following on from our previous news on the 7 December that the London Borough Of Camden Licensing Sub Committee had voted to adopt the Late Night Levy, the introduction of the proposed Late Night Levy is due to be considered at a full meeting of t...