Licensing law

What are the compliance issues that must be considered?

19-Apr-2018 By Poppleston Allen

It’s easy to forget about the ‘red tape’ compliance issues when you take over new premises.

How to help battle the ongoing fight against terror

19-Apr-2018 By Poppleston Allen

We don’t need to be reminded of the atrocities recently in Carcassonne, France. This historic city was blighted with an act of terrorism leaving five dead, including a police officer who exchanged himself for a hostage and paid the ultimate price.

How should operators update licensed plans

09-Apr-2018 By Poppleston Allen

Andy Grimsey, a partner at Poppleston Allen, defuses the "unexploded bomb" of licensed plans.

Legal Q&A: one glass too many

05-Apr-2018 By Poppleston Allen

This legal Q&A takes a look at the impact of a police request for a venue to switch from glass to polycarbonate drinking vessels, and the ins and outs of transforming a site from a restaurant operation to a bar.

Q&A: being drunk in a pub and 'airside' venues

20-Mar-2018 By Poppleston Allen

This week's legal Q&A take a look at if someone can be prosecuted for being drunk in a pub and what the rules around 'airside' licensed premises are.

Could cumulative impact zone policies stifle pub innovations?

20-Mar-2018 By Poppleston Allen

Local authorities up and down the land have adopted a wide range of cumulative impact policy zones, covering specific geographical areas where unacceptable levels of crime, disorder or public nuisance are deemed to take place.

Pubs can stay open later during royal wedding

05-Mar-2018 By Nikkie Sutton

Pubs and bars will be able to stay open until 1am across the weekend of the royal wedding, giving operators the opportunity to boost trade.

Four licensees ordered to pay £93,000 for Sky Sports copyright infringement

28-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

Following successful legal action by Sky, four licensees have been found to be infringing Sky's copyright by showing Sky Sports without having the required commercial agreements.

Pub landlord refuses to back down after Golliwogs complaint

16-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

A complaint has been made to Thurrock Council after the landlord of an Essex pub refused to remove 15 golliwogs from behind his bar.

Licensees ordered to pay £30,000 for illegal sports broadcasts

14-Feb-2018 By Stuart Stone

Following legal action by Sky on 29 January, three licensees in Scotland have each been ordered to pay £10,000 in damages for infringing Sky’s copyright by showing Sky Sports programming illegally at their premises.

Irresponsible 'barrow of booze' ad encourages excessive drinking says ASA

14-Feb-2018 By Georgina Townshend

A pub that advertised a 'barrow of booze', which included two boxes of wine, 20 bottles of Corona or Peroni, a bottle of Tanqueray gin, a bottle of Ketel One Vodka and a bottle of Tequila and mixers, has been reprimanded by the Advertising Standards...