Licensing law

Legal Q&A: Number of TENs per premises and forgetting to apply

13-Nov-2014 By Poppleston Allen

This week's legal Q&A looks at the number of Temporary Event Notices allowed for each premises and the consequences of forgetting to apply.

Legal advice: The conditions of owning CCTV

13-Nov-2014 By Poppleston Allen

More and more conditions requiring CCTV are appearing on premises licences up and down the country, and we are seeing increasing requests for specific technical requirements of that CCTV.

Christmas: Temporary Event Notice applications

10-Nov-2014 By Poppleston Allen

It may only be November, yet my local radio station has already begun playing those ‘classic’ Christmas songs, an irrefutable sign the festive...

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Food Allergen Legislation: how operators are gearing up

08-Nov-2014 By Jo Bruce

With the new food allergen legislation coming in to force, Jo Bruce asks operators how they are planning to comply

Legal Q&A: Renewing your licence and when it's under threat

07-Nov-2014 By Poppleston Allen

This week's legal Q&A asks when you must renew your licence and when your licence is under threat.

Legal advice: Is your pub at risk of Community Protection Orders - the 'new ASBOs'?

07-Nov-2014 By Poppleston Allen

One way or another there has been a lot of news lately. It is that time of year when the clocks have changed, the nights are darker and the Christmas spirit is not yet engaged. You would be forgiven if you had not heard of a new piece of legislation which...

Legal advice: Licensing applications

31-Oct-2014 By Poppleston Allen

We often provide tips on detailed or difficult areas of practice, but sometimes it’s helpful to remind ourselves of the basics.

Pub bingo: The legal issues

31-Oct-2014 By Poppleston Allen

You may remember back in May 2014 our article about the potential for licensed bingo in pubs.

JD Wetherspoon fails in bid to cut hours at Newcastle pubs ahead of late-night levy

29-Oct-2014 By James Wallin, M&C Report

Newcastle City Council has refused JD Wetherspoon’s attempt to dodge the city’s late-night levy by cutting back its hours at three pubs.

Greene King appeals Gambling Commission bingo licence rejection

27-Oct-2014 By Mike Berry

Greene King is challenging the Gambling Commission’s refusal to allow it a bingo licence in a case that could open the door for larger pubcos to operate commercial bingo.

Legal advice: Dealing with licensing committees

27-Oct-2014 By Poppleston Allen

September has been a very busy month in terms of hearings for my firm and the experience has been something of a curate’s egg.

Legal Q&A: Opening a cinema club and assault charges

24-Oct-2014 By Poppleston Allen

This week's legal Q&A asks what you should do regarding personal licences and being charged with assault, and the legal issues regarding a paid-for cinema club in your pub.

Tips to help avoid allergen trouble

24-Oct-2014 By Poppleston Allen

The new Allergy Awareness Regulations have come into force - this is very relevant, bearing in mind that one in 50 young infants has a nut allergy and one adult in 100 has a food allergy of some description.

Licensing lament: How has the regime changed?

24-Oct-2014 By Tony Thornton

Victorian attitudes towards temperance influenced the policy of our licensing magistrates until well into the last century.

Police get new powers to close 'problem pubs'

20-Oct-2014 By Mike Berry

New powers have come into force which make it easier for police and local authorities to force a pub to shut immediately and restrict access to the premises.

Legal Q&A: Nudity, noise and measuring down

16-Oct-2014 By Poppleston Allen

This week's legal Q&A features issues to do with 'regulated entertainment' and nudity, noise abatement notices and if you are required to have smaller glasses.

Drinks promotions: top legal tips

16-Oct-2014 By Poppleston Allen

In this top tips series we continue our analysis of the practical implications of the changes to the mandatory conditions on premises licence as a result of the Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) (Amendment) Order 2014. This week we look...

Legal advice: combating cumulative impact

15-Oct-2014 By Poppleston Allen

The words ‘cumulative impact’ can strike fear into the hearts of operators across the land, particularly if they appear at a time when you are looking to start a new business or extend your hours. Those two little words instantly prompt thoughts of applications...

Publicans reminded they will need to give allergens advice for drinks

15-Oct-2014 By James Wallin

Many publicans are still unaware that beer and wine will be covered by the new allergen laws, which come into force in less than two months.

Grieving father calls for ban on selling alcohol to under-21s

13-Oct-2014 By James Wallin

The father of a 24-year-old who died from alcohol-related liver disease has called for the UK to mimic America and raise the legal drinking age to 21.

Legal Q&A: Recruiting 16 year olds & personal licence issues

10-Oct-2014 By Poppleston Allen

Legal writers Jonathan Smith & Graeme Cushion from Poppleston Allen answer questions on when you need to be on a premises as a personal licence holder, and recruiting sixteen year olds.

Make Some Noise: Publican who spent £12k to limit noise escapes 'inaudibility' licence condition

08-Oct-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

A licensee, who spent £12,000 in an effort to limit noise disturbance from her pub, has escaped an ‘inaudibility’ condition on her licence, after battling through her second licence review hearing.

Make Some Noise: Licence review victory after council failed to soundproof flats

07-Oct-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

A Manchester music venue has won a licence review after claiming the council made “severe errors” in failing to install soundproofing in a neighbouring residential flat.

Ten licensing law issues to teach your staff

06-Oct-2014 By Poppleston Allen

It is good practice to provide training in licensing for when you are absent - here are 10 tips on the main areas of law that your staff should have some knowledge of.

Mandatory Licensing Conditions: what the new rules mean

01-Oct-2014 By Poppleston Allen

The new Mandatory Licensing Conditions that came into effect today (1 October) will tighten up existing conditions that have been in force on all “on-trade” premises licences and club premises certificates since 2010.

JD Wetherspoon faces fight in reducing pub's hours to avoid late-night levy

01-Oct-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Nottinghamshire Police has objected to an application from JD Wetherspoon (JDW) to reduce one of its pub’s hours to avoid paying a late-night levy, on the grounds of “crime and disorder, public safety and the prevention of public nuisance”.

Make Some Noise: publican who spent £12k to limit noise faces second licence review

29-Sep-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

A licensee, who has spent £12,000 in an effort to limit noise from her pub, has called for support ahead of a second licence review hearing.

ACPO licensing lead says on-trade not doing enough to tackle binge drinking

19-Sep-2014 By James Wallin

The Association of Chief Police Officers’ lead on licensing has said efforts by the on-trade to tackle alcohol misuse have “barely scratched the surface” of the problem.

Kerridge urges caterers to see new allergen legislation as a positive

19-Sep-2014 By Jo Bruce

Top chef Tom Kerridge says caterers should view the forthcoming allergen legislation as a positive opportunity to improve customer experience.

Southampton City Council approves late-night levy

18-Sep-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Southampton City Council is the seventh local authority to rubber-stamp proposals for a late-night levy.

Home Office advises councils to use hospital data in licence reviews

18-Sep-2014 By James Wallin

The Government is set to advise councils to include data such as A&E admissions and complaints about sleep deprivation or light pollution as evidence in licence reviews, the Publican’s Morning Advertiser understands.

Legal guide: Staff tattoos

17-Sep-2014 By Charles Russell

Employees who have tattoos cannot be treated differently or face disciplinary action just for having body markings. This guide from law firm Charles Russell aims to help operators know where they stand.

Southampton licensing committee recommends late-night levy

11-Sep-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Southampton is one step closer to implementing a late-night levy, after the council’s licensing committee today voted in favour of adopting the fee.

Research claims food allergies now affect one third of UK households

04-Sep-2014 By Elliot Kuruvita

One third of UK households are now affected by food allergy or intolerance according to new research by YouGov.

Penalised for being top of the class

04-Sep-2014 By Mike Berry

When was the last time you were penalised for being at the top of the class? Well, that is exactly what appears to be in store for licensees who obtained their personal licences in the early months of 2005, when licence reform in England and Wales was...

'Forensic data' not needed to justify late-night levy, Southampton claims

04-Sep-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Southampton City Council has claimed it does not need to provide “forensic data” outlining the specific costs of policing the night-time economy in order to justify the introduction of a late-night levy (LNL).

Foodservice wholesaler warns of potential food allergen legislation loophole

01-Sep-2014 By Noli Dinkovski

A leading foodservice wholesaler has warned of a grey area concerning the new food allergen requirements that come into force at the end of the year.

Alcohol-related crime has dropped 32% in past decade

01-Sep-2014 By John Harrington, M&C Report

The public and police see local partnership schemes as key to cutting rates of alcohol-related crime that have fallen significantly in recent years, new research shows.

Greater Manchester to review licensing powers under new alcohol strategy

29-Aug-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Councils, health services, and police in Greater Manchester have officially teamed up to tackle alcohol abuse under a new strategy that includes the review of licensing powers.

Scottish Licensed Trade Association appoints new chairman

28-Aug-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Donald Campbell, sales director at wine and spirits merchants Inverarity Morton, has been announced as the new chairman of the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA).

New allergens law ‘will cost £200m a year’

27-Aug-2014 By James Wallin

Complying with food allergen requirements could cost the food service industry £200 million a year, the British Hospitality Association (BHA) has warned.

Manchester proposes licensing powers review to reduce £1.2bn alcohol bill

22-Aug-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Pubs in Greater Manchester could face a crackdown on licensing from police and councils, following a new report that reveals excessive drinking costs the region £1.2bn each year.

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