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Scotland - Under Age Test Purchasing: Due Diligence not enough?

- 16 November 2011

  A Sheriff's Court in Scotland has recently upheld a 5 day suspension of Licence given out earlier this year by the Glasgow Licensing Board to a Supermarket chain, following a failed test purchase.  According to reports a 16 year old was served with a bottle of wine by a Duty Manager without...

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Scotland Minimum Pricing

- 02 November 2011

  As we anticipated some 2 months ago in our article 'Scotland - Minimum Pricing, in the Pipeline', minimum pricing is very much back on the Scottish political agenda with the publication of the draft Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) (Scotland) Bill yesterday. What is missing from the bill at this stage...

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Scotland - Less than 3 months to go to Christmas!

- 07 October 2011

Although we are barely into October, the time has come to once again to think ahead to Christmas, be it booking our holidays, buying presents or, more importantly, arranging extensions for increased trading over the festive season! In Scotland, most Licensing Boards will issue their festive policies...

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Scotland - imminent changes to the law

- 29 September 2011

There is much more to the changes to the licensing laws in Scotland coming into effect on 1 October 2011 than just the mandatory imposition of Challenge 25. Some of the changes are complex - complex changes to an already complex regime. Help is at hand however. The Scottish Wholesale Association and...

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