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Wales - Minimum Alcohol Price & Ban on electric cigarettes in enclosed public places
The Welsh Government has today published a White Paper which seeks to address public health concerns. The proposals include a minimum alcohol price of 50p per unit, the same price as that currently being considered by the Scottish High Court. The...
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Leeds SEV Operators Lose Judicial Review
Following from our article of the 19th December - 'Leeds Lap Dancing Clubs seek Judicial Review' the approved Judgement of the first hearings on the 6th & 7th March has now been released. The Applications for Judicial Review failed and the Cou...
Visit us at the Northern Restaurant and Bar Show - 18 and 19 March 2014
We are ‘colourfully' on stand 725 and would be very pleased to see you.
JG&P Partner elected as Chair of IOL North East
Following a meeting of the North East region of the Institute of Licensing yesterday, partner Tim Shield has been elected as Chair of the region. As a firm we have supported the organisation both regionally and nationally for a number of years an...
Caravan Park Licence Changes
On 1 April 2014, the Mobile Homes Act 2013 comes into force and introduces changes to the procedures and penalties for the enforcement of site licence conditions on residential parks. The Department for Communities and Local Government have issue...
Northern Ireland - Minimum Pricing
Following England, Wales and Scotland, Northern Ireland is now considering whether to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol. The Health Minister, Edwin Poots, has ordered a report to be prepared on the effect of introducing a minimum price on alc...
Renewal of SEV's - R (Alistair Thompson) v Oxford City Council [2014]EWCA Civ94
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal brought by the operators of a lap dancing venue. In 2011, Oxford City Council granted a Sexual Entertainment Venue (SEV) licence for a lap dancing club called the Lodge. The following year the Coun...