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Motorway Service Areas - Licensable or not?
News that two national operators are looking to open licensed outlets at motorway service areas (MSAs) has justifiably raised the question as to whether it is possible to sell alcohol in such areas. The traditional headline was that it was not po...
Hartlepool - Proposed EMRO
As you will be aware, Hartlepool Council is currently consulting on the proposed adoption of an EMRO, the first Authority to do so. The expiry date for representations is 28 March. On behalf of clients we have today filed what we believe ...
Co-Operative Pubs Advice Line
Yesterday, the Community Pubs Minister Brandon Lewis launched an advice line in conjunction with the Plunkett Foundation for local people who wished to keep their local public houses open by operating them as a co-operative. The hotline is run by ...
Prosecution for sales to drunks
It may be of interest to those in the licensed trade of the details given to Parliament last week on the number of prosecutions in England and Wales for the sale of alcohol to someone who is drunk. Please see below: Defendants proceeded ...
Licensing Act 2003 - Amendments to Application forms
The Licensing Act 2003 (Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 will come into force on 21st March 2013 in order to amend the application forms for: premises licence variations; premises licence minor variations; and club premises ce...
DCMS - Live Music Act Guidance
Last week, the DCMS has recently published a useful summary of the legal status of live music following the introduction of the Live Music Act 2012. This activity has now been deregulated in a range of circumstances from whi...