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23 Apr 2024

New Tipping Law delayed until October

The awaited new legislation regarding tipping has been pushed back, from coming into force, until October this year. The reason for the delay has been cited to allow more lead time for businesses to implement the changes.  The new legislatio...

18 Apr 2024

Pedalling 2 Pubs 2024

This May Tim Shield and Jonathan Pupius will be joining 50 others for Pedalling 2 Pubs. Pedalling 2 Pubs is a 3-day bike ride covering 240km over the undulating terrain of Devon - during the ride they will cover more elevation than...

11 Apr 2024

Propel Legal Briefing: Paving the way: the evolution of pavement licensing by Patrick Robson

First appearing for Propel Hospitality in their Legal Briefing on 10th April 2024. Paving the way: the evolution of pavement licensing by Patrick Robson External seating has always been of great benefit to licensed premises, especially...

02 Apr 2024

Temporary pavement licensing regime made permanent

It has been reported that the new pavement licence scheme contained in the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 commenced on 31 March 2024. This substantially matches the temporary system created by the Business & Planning Act 2020, but with...

02 Apr 2024

Safer Crowds, Safer Spaces Document Released

Today sees the release of a good practice document entitled: Safer Crowds, Safer Spaces: Good Practice for Crowd Management in UK Performance and Licensed Spaces. The document has been released by the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) in co...

28 Mar 2024

Call for Licensing Regime for Shisha Premises

The Local Government Association (LGA) is calling for greater regulation of shisha premises. In a policy paper, which can be accessed here, they ask the Government to: Bring shisha premises within existing tobacco control strategies; and Introd...