New Premises Licence

Legal Q&A

Planning changes: Which application first?

17-Jun-2016 By Poppleston Allen

What application needs to come first when converting a bank into a pub? Change of use or a premise licence?

Protecting the pubs’ interests

25-Jan-2012 By Peter Coulson

Trade protection has a very different meaning these days from the time when licensed victuallers associations (LVAs) were a dominant force in the industry. Now it tends to mean preserving the pub from extinction by outside forces.

One in five Scottish pubs fail to apply for licence

05-May-2009

A fifth of all pubs in Scotland have failed to lodge licensing applications before deadline dates, the Scottish Beer & Pub Association has...

One in five Scots premises miss licence deadline

16-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney

A fifth of premises in Scotland have failed to apply for a new licence in time for today's deadline. Today is the last day licensees can take...

Legal advice: Outdoor smoking areas

08-Mar-2006

Planning and licensing law must be considered when creating an outdoor area for smokers.By Keith Miller and Niall McCann of thePublican.com's team of...

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15-Dec-2005

New rules on children Q A neighbouring licensee is now allowing families into his bar with children. But my new licence says that I must not have...

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03-Nov-2005

Wrong details on licence QWe have recently received our new premises licence and it shows different hours from the ones we requested in the variation...

Preserving the pint

20-Oct-2005

Q Is it really true that serving half litres and litres is actually illegal? Don't we use metric measurement now we are in Europe? I would have...

Playing it safe

14-Oct-2005

The issue of a new premises licence could lull a publican into a false sense of security, particularly if it comes with no or few conditions. But the...

Left in licence limbo as D-Day draws near

06-Oct-2005

It may interest you to note that today is exactly two months after the official end of the transition period, and I am sure every one of you is...

The council time trap

01-Sep-2005

I have spent the last week more or less permanently in front of the calendar, counting off days for the processing of licence applications. The...

Trying times for late licence bids?

18-Aug-2005

Optimistic noises are being heard from many parts of the country, now that up to 50,000 premises may have 'missed the cut and need to make full...

Don't be misled: apply for all variations now

21-Jul-2005

An interesting situation has arisen as a result of the last-minute rush to beat the 6 August deadline. More than one authority is suggesting that...

Certificates are missing

14-Jul-2005

QFor many years we have operated our restaurant under a supper licence, which apparently was granted to the previous owners. We do not seem to have a...

Legal advice: Giving thanks for the SAD?

21-Jun-2005

Following the announcement of the date of the SAD, our legal team reminds licensees to get their conversion applications in as soon as possible.By...

New premises licence could give best deal

02-Jun-2005

We are now just into the fifth month of the six-month transition period and only the most incurable optimist, a member of the Department of Culture,...

Forging a justices' licence

19-May-2005

QSomeone has told me that the crime of forging a justices' licence has been repealed. How will this affect people trying to get a new premises...

Music licences and the law

30-Sep-2004

Q We have an arrangement to take over a pub from a chap who is retiring at the beginning of next year. My question is: will the new all-in-one...

Floored by door licences

23-Sep-2004

QCan you help me to understand the regulations on door staff? According to the Security Industry Authority (SIA), all persons working as door...