Licensing
Police 'castigated' for unbalanced evidence on a review
For those of us who regularly appear in review proceedings brought by the police, we know that it is not uncommon to be faced with a large volume of evidence supposedly relating to the premises, but which on close scrutiny proves on occasion not e...
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Advertising applications - the law clarified (again)
The Licensing Act 2003 and number of its accompanying regulations make it a requirement that certain licensing applications be advertised – whether by notice displayed at the premises, in a locally circulated newspaper and/or on the Licensin...
Northampton council latest to reject an EMRO
Yesterday the Northampton Licensing Committee decided not to proceed with an EMRO at this time. The police had requested consideration of an EMRO and there followed an informal consultation which ran from 28 February until 5 April 2013. Had...
Licensing Act 2003 (Descriptions of Entertainment) (Amendment) Order 2013 - going live 27th June 2013?
The Licensing Act 2003 (Descriptions of Entertainment) (Amendment) Order 2013 has now been approved by Parliament and will likely be signed so that it comes into force on 27th June 2013. The relevant amendments to the Guidance to the Licensing Ac...
New CCTV Code of Practice
Although the term 'blanket conditions' has been publicly rejected by Licensing Authority and Police forces across the land, one particular class of condition has been seen as an almost Pavlovian response to new licence or variation applica...
Hartlepool EMRO Decision - Published
The Council have issued their formal notification of determination following the hearing on 7th May 2013. This does little more that recite the observations made by and to the Licensing Committee and confirm the determination as read out...
Westminster pick up costly tab
Today three judges of the Court of Appeal, led by Master of the Rolls Lord Dyson, dismissed the Council's appeal. The effect of the judgment is that Westminster City Council will have to repay the great majority of fees charged since the beg...