Licensing
World Cup 2018: Promotion of the World Cup - be aware
The FIFA World Cup provides an opportunity for pubs to engage with the community and generate sales. However, in planning events or producing items to twin with the World Cup, care must be taken so as to avoid stepping on the toes of FIFA who hav...
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Licensing - Royal Wedding - Update
Parliament has now approved the draft Order which serves to extend licensing hours on the occasion of the forthcoming Royal Wedding. As previously reported, the Order allows licensed premises in England and Wales to open for an extra t...
Permission granted to Judicially Review Sheffield's SEV policy.
We have previously reported on the legal actions of Irene Gladdison and the 'Time's Up for Strip Clubs' coalition against Sheffield City Council. Ms. Gladdison, who has been supported financially through the Crowd Justice platform, has now been g...
Changes to Cumulative Impact Areas
The concept of Cumulative Impact Areas has been around for many years. In brief, they were often brought in by licensing authorities through their licensing policies where there was evidence to show that the number or density of licensed premises ...
New Section 182 Guidance Published 2018
The Home Office have now published the latest version of the ‘s. 182’ Guidance. This Guidance is directed to licensing authorities on the discharge of their functions under the 2003 Act. The new Guidance takes immediate effect ...
Scotland: Licensing immigration changes
The draft Immigration (Alcohol Licensing and Late Hours Catering) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 has now been issued and will come into force 21 days after they are made, a date which itself is yet to be determined. Material changes to the Lice...
Draft Licensing Act 2003 (Royal Wedding Licensing Hours) 2018
The draft Licensing Act 2003 (Royal Wedding Licensing Hours) 2018 has been released and can be found here. As previously reported, the Order will allow licensed premises in England and Wales to open for an extra two hours for licensable activitie...