Licensing

03 Mar 2023

City of York Council pavement licence judicial review

In May 2022, a visually impaired wheelchair user (the claimant) found herself trapped on a footpath by pavement café furniture in York City Centre because whilst in a premises, furniture was placed outside preventing her from accessing the ...

01 Mar 2023

Legal age of marriage and civil partnerships raised to 18

The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 has now come into force (27th February 2023).  This is an important change and one which anyone having the benefit of a permission to undertake marriages or civil ceremonies at their s...

24 Feb 2023

Rotherham Reviewing Cumulative Impact Policy

Rotherham’s Wickersley Cumulative Impact Policy, adopted by the full Council on 3rd June 2020 is now approaching its third anniversary. The Rotherham Policy is unusual in that Rotherham’s town centre, which is the largest urban centre ...

23 Feb 2023

Walsall EMRO Update

Further to our recent article on the consideration of the adoption of an EMRO, Walsall licensing Committee met on the evening of 22nd February. For those who are interested, here is a link to the relevant page on Walsall Council website which prov...

20 Feb 2023

Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole Council SEV Policy Successfully Challenged in The High Court

Following on from the Sheriff’s Court decision in Edinburgh last week, the High Court has also heard a case in relation to sexual entertainment venues. The High Court has reversed Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole Council’s decisio...

20 Feb 2023

Edinburgh Nil-Limit SEV Policy Declared Unlawful

A Scottish Court has declared Edinburgh City Council’s decision to implement a “nil-limit” on Sexual Entertainment Venues (SEVs) unlawful following a judicial review brought by the United Sex Workers Union (USW). USW hopes that ...