Separation Of Powers

Gov't proposes specialist planning court for Judicial Reviews

17-Sep-2013 By Gurjit Degun

The Government has revealed proposals for a specialist planning court to help streamline the legal process for determining challenges to planning issues.

Statutory code: Parliamentary motion accuses pubcos and BBPA of 'repeated misleading statements'

15-Jul-2013 By Michelle Perrett

Save the Pub Group chairman Greg Mulholland has launched a Early Day Motion (EDM) in Parliament claiming that the large leased pub owning companies and the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) have made “repeated misleading statements” over the impact...

Enterprise Inns chief Tuppen warns of "unintended consequences" of statutory code

15-May-2013 By Mark Wingett

Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen has said that proposals by the Government to transfer £102m of economic benefit to tenants under statutory regulation proposals could have “damaging unintended consequences” for the industry.

Tips to get to grips with licensing reform

17-Sep-2010 By Matt Eley Matt

Industry leaders and a training company have teamed-up to help pub bosses get to grips with the government's plans for licensing reform. CPL...

Surviving the election effect

20-Apr-2010 By Peter Coulson

General elections have a habit of interfering with the legislative process, says Peter Coulson.

BII to tell government it needs to work with pub trade

29-Sep-2008

The Chief Executive of the BII is to talk at the Alcohol Harm Reduction Conference about the need for the government, police and local authorities to...

Beda: ADZs must be seen as last resort

18-Jan-2008

Trade body says regulations do not stress alcohol disorder zones are a last resort

Support for anti-ban campaigners

04-Jul-2006 By Iain O'Neil

A campaign group which is seeking to overturn the Government's proposed smoke ban has been "astounded" by the financial support it has been pledged....