General

26 Feb 2015

Scotland - Sexual Entertainment Venues

The Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill, which included for the licensing of Sexual Entertainment Venues (SEV), has continued it passage through the Scottish Parliamentary Process. In evidence to the Local Government Committee on the 18th F...

10 Nov 2014

'Unauthorised' Premier League broadcasts - be aware

We have alerted on this before. See our articles 'Premier League Season... for Prosecutions!' and 'Premier League again 'targets' foreign football broadcasts' Whereas there may be some uncertainty on the fringes as to what operators may ‘ge...

08 Aug 2014

Allergen alert! An important reminder and update.

We have previously alerted to new Regulations which will come into force in December 2014 and which will affect all operators serving food on their premises, pre-packed or otherwise.  Mandatory obligations for foodservice businesses include:...

17 Jul 2014

Food Information Regulations 2014

Earlier this year, we reported on the Food Standards Agency's issued Guidance on providing customers with food allergen information - see our article 'Allergy and Intolerance: Guidance for Businesses', relating to the Guidance and EU Food Informat...

07 May 2014

PASS - to be re-launched

The Proof of Age Standard Scheme (otherwise known as PASS) has been around for a number of years but in recent times has been subject to some criticism. Take up of the cards by young people has dropped, with 18 to 25 year olds preferring to rely u...

01 May 2014

Local Authorities Wide Discretion confirmed... again!

On the 27th March we reported the outcome of a Judicial Review Application by Operators of Sexual Entertainment Venues (SEV) in Leeds, Bean Leisure and Ruby May, which upheld Leeds' decision not to renew the SEV licence of the Applicants and affir...