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Licensing

Time Limits - Popular relaxation of TEN time limits abandoned.

- 23 July 2010

Following the previous government's consultation regarding various time limits within the Licensing Act a draft order passed smoothly through the House of Lords on the 13th July. Currently, should a Premises Licence Holder die, become mentally incapable or be declared insolvent any premises licence...

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New 'measures' under Weights and Measures

- 21 July 2010

You should by now be more than well aware of the introduction of the new mandatory condition on 1 October 2010 in respect of smaller measures. See http://www.john-gaunt.co.uk/news/19/proposed-mandatory-licence-conditions-the-detail-is-now-available What you may not be alert to are not unrelated changes...

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Outdoor Advertisements and Signs

- 09 July 2010

Over the course of the past week it has been reported in the press that a pub in Durham has been forced to remove four A-boards placed outside the premises by the local council. The signs had been labelled as a "distraction to drivers" which could subsequently cause accidents to take place. Of even...

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When is gambling commission advice, not advice?

- 21 June 2010

  The Gambling Commission recently launched (without any fanfare) some further “guidance” regarding the SWP issue currently facing the industry. The advice entitled “Is a prize machine a gaming machine?” has an extremely encouraging title but little after the title is either...

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