General

20 Jun 2017

School's Out For Summer

As we approach the end of June , it is a timely reminder that  it is that time of year when both GCSE and A-level exams are finishing across the country. Many of those having taken exams will be celebrating the end of a long and gruelling fe...

20 Jun 2017

Trading on Christmas Day - Parliamentary briefing paper

This short Commons Library briefing paper (just post election ‘purdah’ released) provides an outline of the main provisions of the Christmas Day (Trading) Act 2004 and a summary of the background to the Act. It also outlines the positi...

19 Jun 2017

Prohibition of tobacco vending machines - Parliamentary Library Brief

Parliamentary Library Briefing Papers can give a useful overview on specialist areas of legislation and now we are post-election, a number have just been released. The purpose of this particular briefing note is to consider in detail the Protecti...

16 Jun 2017

Advertising of e-cigarette products - Parliamentary briefing document

Parliamentary Library Briefing Papers can give a useful overview on specialist areas of legislation and now we are post-election, a number have just been released. This Commons briefing paper provides detailed information about the implementation...

14 Jun 2017

Northern Ireland - liquor licence renewals beckon

A reminder to operators with premises in Northern Ireland that all liquor licences fall for renewal in September 2017.  Renewals occur once every five years (last 2012) and the deadline will impact all licenced premises in Northern Ireland, i...

13 Jun 2017

Gambling - Bingo in Pubs - The final chapter?

Following our earlier updates regarding the matter of Greene King –v- Gambling Commission. A copy of the approved Judgment is now available on the BAILII database and can be read here.  The Court of Appeal Judgement makes interesting r...