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Pavement licence regime extended - Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
As reported recently, the Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 was introduced via the draft affirmative procedure. On 10 August2023, the Regulations came into force in order to extend the p...
UPDATE: Government response to consultation on relaxation of off-sales and Temporary Event Notices
Last month the Government indicated that Covid-related regulatory easements regarding off-sales and Temporary Event Notices would end on 30 September 2023 and 31 December 2023 respectively, so that after those dates they would revert to their pre-...
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A-Level Results Day
Next Thursday (17th of August 2023) marks the end of school for a lot of people, as it's A-level results day. On the 24th it's also GCSE results day. Clearly, the majority of those celebrating will be 16 – 18 years old and operators need to...
Propel Legal Article - Covid easements to end and what that means for hospitality by Luke Elford
First appearing for Propel Hospitality in their Legal Briefing on 9th August 2023 Covid easements to end and what that means for hospitality by Luke Elford In my experience, developments in licensing are like buses – you hang around f...
Portman Group updates guidance to protect under-18s
The Portman Group, whose mission statement is to encourage responsible drinking habits among consumers, has updated their guidance regarding products which may “appeal to under 18s”. The Portman Groups Rule 3.2(h) states: “A dr...
Festivals an economic success story
Music Tourism…. an economic powerhouse. The music industry has this week released a report appropriately named “Here, There and Everywhere” which of course references the classic Beatles song from 1966 but also sums up the prese...
ID Verification for Company Directors
Whilst the mainstay of our work here at John Gaunt & Partners Licensing Solicitors is the Licensing Act 2003 and attendant regimes, we like to keep an eye on any legislation that could have potential impacts on our clients and the wider hospit...
Government response to consultation on relaxation of off-sales and Temporary Event Notices
In March 2023, the Government launched a consultation on potentially continuing regulatory easements brought in due to the pandemic, which are due to expire this year, namely: on-sales premises licence holders automatically being allowed off-sale...