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Football Satellite Hearing Date Fixed

- 22 December 2011

Following the European Court of Justice's (ECJ) ruling at the beginning of October (see 'She Shoots, She Scores or Does She'), in respect of the screening of Premier League games through a foreign satellite provider, the High Court hearing into how the system applies in the UK has been listed...

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Consultation on Alcohol Industry's Code of Practice for marketing extended

- 21 December 2011

Earlier this year as part of the Government’s Public Health Responsibility Deal, the Portman Group undertook to review the alcohol industry’s Code of Practice on the responsible marketing of alcohol.  The Code applies to all alcohol sold or marketed in the UK regardless of whether alcohol...

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Summary Review - Interim Steps Continue or Not? - Breaking News

- 20 December 2011

We have periodically come across issues in relation to summary review proceedings and the vexed question of whether interim steps ordered by a Licensing Sub Committee as part of the summary review proceedings continue beyond the final hearing, or until the end of the 21 days in which an appeal can be...

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Public Display of 'Scores on the Doors'

- 15 December 2011

  The Welsh Government has launched a consultation into the Food Hygiene Rating Bill, one of the key aspects of which will be compulsory public display of the “Scores on the Doors” awarded to businesses following hygiene regulation assessment. The proposal arises out of various E.coli...

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