Scotland

14 Dec 2015

Scotland - A further client appointment

We are pleased to be able to confirm that we have recently been appointed to advise Trust Inns in relation to a significant part of their Scottish licensing estate. JG&P have acted within England and Wales for many years for Trust Inns. Partn...

07 Dec 2015

Scotland - and that reduced Drink Driving limit!

Propel is today reporting that the number of drink-driving offences in Scotland has fallen since the legal limit was lowered a year ago. Police figures apparently show offending in the nine months after December 2014 fell by 12.5% compared with th...

02 Dec 2015

New THINK drink drive campaign materials

The BBPA is alerting to ‘the availability of new THINK drink drive campaign materials including a selection of new posters and Facebook images for pubs and bars, designed to encourage customers to make the right choice by not driving after d...

27 Nov 2015

Scotland - liquor licensing statistics 2014-15

Every year the Scottish Government releases liquor licensing statistics and those for 2014-15 have just been issued and can be found here: Crime and Justice - Publications - Liquor Licensing in Scotland. The figures show certain details relating ...

06 Nov 2015

Scotland - Edinburgh Board - Last Lodging Dates Changes

We have received Notification of Change to Last Lodging Dates for January and February 2016 Boards. The new deadlines for submission are: Monday 30 November 2015 for January Board Monday 21 December for February Board For your information.

03 Nov 2015

Scotland - Gambling Commission update of guidance

The Gambling Commission has published further guidance aimed at clarifying “the Role of Authorised Persons in Scotland” This is directed towards licensing authorities and Councils in North of the border. As a reminder Authorised Perso...