Premises Licence

25 Jun 2024

Migration of Terrorist Threats at Venues during Ingress and Egress Guidance

The National Protective Security Authority has published new guidance on the Migration of Terrorist Threats at Venues during Ingress and Egress. The guidance aims to highlight the primary security concerns arising during the ingress and egress ph...

18 Jun 2024

Martyn's Law | Election 2024

Amongst several important pieces of legislation which were lost when the general election was called was ‘ Martyn’s Law’ (aka ‘Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill’). If enacted the bill would have imposed requirem...

05 Jun 2024

Euro Championships | Extended Hours

We recently reported that the Licensing Act 2003 (UEFA European Football Championship Licensing Hours) Order 2024 came into force on 25th May.  The Order means that should the men’s senior football team representing England or Scotland...

30 May 2024

Licensing Hours Extensions Bill

In December 2023, the Licensing Hours Extensions Bill had its first reading in the House of Commons. Earlier this month it had its third reading in the Commons followed by its first reading in the House of Lords. As per the Government overview of...

30 May 2024

Licensing Act 2003 (UEFA European Football Championship Licensing Hours) Order 2024

We reported earlier this month that the Government was intending to extend licensing hours to 1am for pubs in England and Wales if either England or Scotland reach the semi-finals for final of the Euros taking place this summer. The calling of th...

21 May 2024

High Court Challenge to Lawfulness of Remote Hearings

A southeast London nightclub appealing against the loss of its premises licence is challenging the Council’s use of Microsoft Teams to conduct the hearing. In April 2023, the Magistrates’ Court ruled in the Council’s favour that...