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Proof of Age - A Difficult Dilemma

- 28 November 2011

  With the changes in mandatory conditions in England and Wales and the requirements in Scotland, proof of age and what is accepted to prove your age has become more and more important.  Most people involved in the licensed trade, if not all, will know and accept...

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Regulated Entertainment - 'A Call to Arms?'

- 14 November 2011

We have previously reported on the DCMS consultation to de-regulate "regulated entertainment". See link. This consultation expires 3rd December 2011. We have previously said (and we believe it fundamentally important) that operators should respond to this consultation before its expiry, in an attempt...

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Olympic Extensions Disqualified at the Starting Line

- 11 November 2011

  In answer to a question raised by the Labour MP David Anderson, the Home Office Minister, James Brokenshire, yesterday stated in Parliament that the Home Secretary had no plans to generally extend hours for trading during the Olympics. Under s.172 of the Licensing Act 2003 the Secretary of State...

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Wall of Sound

- 01 November 2011

In the recent case of Kouttis v London Borough of Enfield (9 September 2011), a District Judge rejected an appellant’s argument that noise from customers leaving a venue was a matter for their individual responsibility and should not have led to a reduction in licensed hours. In this...

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