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31 Jan 2013

Enhanced criminal record checks - Court of Appeal ruling

A recent Court of Appeal ruling relating to enhanced criminal records disclosures is to be challenged by the Government. The case of R (app T) v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester and others concerned a number of appeals over information rev...

31 Jan 2013

Protection of Pubs - BBPA to Judicially Review council decision

The British Beer & Pub Association is to seek a judicial review over Cambridge City Council’s interim planning policy guidance on the protection of pubs which was adopted in October 2012. The guidance sets out how applicants should just...

17 Jan 2013

Christie + Co - Business Outlook 2013

Christie + Co have just released their annual business review – covering all leisure sectors. The PDF version is avaliable to download here: 'Business Outlook 2013.PDF' Alternatively, you can view a page-turner version here: 'Business Ou...

11 Jan 2013

Planning - Use Class Orders - Briefing note

A Parliamentary Briefing Note for MPs on the above and about proposed relaxations to assist certain changes of use has just been published for the benefit of MPs.  The briefing note can be found here: 'Planning Use Class Orders'. The note ...