Tort Law

Licensee sets up one-man Pubwatch rival

04-Jun-2014 By James Wallin

A licensee, who set up his own one-man Pubwatch scheme after a row with his district branch, has called on authorities to recognise alternatives to the national body.

First two PICA-Service licensees speak out about confidentiality

31-Jul-2013 By Michelle Perrett

The first two licensees to have their cases heard through the PICA-Service have spoken out over news that Enterprise chief executive Ted Tuppen revealed the details of the compensation they were paid.

Legal Q&A: Accidents outside your pub

22-Jul-2013 By Weightmans

Where do you stand if a passer-by injures themselves by tripping over a table outside your pub? In the first of a series of articles on insurance and legal issues, law firm Weightmans provides the answers.

The path to triumph in the BII’s top award

26-Apr-2013 By Mahdis Neghabian

Stepping into the Bloomsbury Hotel in central London as one of the judges for this year’s BII (British Institute of Innkeeping) Licensee of the Year award brought back fond and frightening memories of last year when I was on the other side of the table.

Premier League seeking admission of guilt from licensees over foreign satellite football broadcasts

11-Oct-2012 By Adam Pescod

The PMA has discovered that a number of licensees have received letters from DLA Piper solicitors, acting on behalf of the Premier League, requiring them to sign an incriminating statement within a strict deadline.

Trespass row ends between Punch and George Scott

02-Oct-2009 By Gemma McKenna

The trespass row between host George Scott and Punch Taverns has ended, with the judge returning the lease into Scott's name. Scott, licensee of the...

Multizone collapse hits host

19-Aug-2009 By John Harrington

A licensee says he has paid hundreds of pounds for a service he never received after the collapse of screen media company Custom Multizone. Tom...

Licensee hit with £8,000 payout after spirits swap

28-Apr-2008 By Ewan Turney

A Lincolnshire licensee has had to pay out £8,000 in fines and costs after passing off supermarket spirits as premium brands. Simon Crathorn, from...

Phil Johnson: Licensees are not police

22-Apr-2008

Once upon a time, not so long ago, I used to march to the pub with a spring in my step eagerly anticipating that first glorious pint and the start of...

Beer-tie cheat claims proven wrong

26-Oct-2006

THE ACCURACY of the Brulines beer monitoring system has been cast into doubt after the company admitted falsely accusing a licensee of buying out of...