Latest News

Licensing

Easter & BST - Be aware!

- 28 February 2013

  Easter falls relatively early this year - the weekend of 30/31 March.  However Bristish Summer Time also starts at 1.00am Sunday 31 March 2013 (NB this is the night of Easter Saturday/Sunday!), when 1.00am immediately becomes 2.00am.  If you are proposing and are able to trade...

Read More

---

Minor Variations - Procedure - Reminder

- 25 February 2013

  Just a reminder and a heads up that minor variations do require advertisement on site for the requisite period of 10 working days (white, not blue paper!). We are hearing of at least one Authority who - if the notice is not displayed appropriately - will reject the application and retain the...

Read More

---

Reasons-to be cheerful...?

- 22 February 2013

The importance of Licensing Sub-Committees providing reasons for their decisions has been re-confirmed following the case of Little France Ltd -v- Ealing London Borough Council when, following an Appeal by way of case stated to the High Court, the operator secured a favourable Judgment (including costs)...

Read More

---

Revised Guidance on persistent sale of alcohol to the under aged

- 21 February 2013

We are grateful to Peter Coulson for alerting us to the issue of this revised Guidance. This in part follows revised guidance on the conduct of test purchases (see our article - 'New age restricted code of practice') but more particularly the increase in penalties for this offence brought in April 2012...

Read More

---