Licensee faces High Court noise battle
17-Jan-2008 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk
A St Albans licensee is facing a £30,000 legal bill in a High Court battle with his council over complaints about customers talking in his beer...
02-Jan-2008 By John Harrington
Another bar operator has won an appeal against the council's controversial policy of restricting open hours in busy areas
Judges dismiss part of Murphy appeal - but agree to hear more
21-Dec-2007 By James Wilmore
High Court judges today dismissed part of licensee Karen Murphy's appeal against a conviction for screening foreign satellite football - but the...
20-Dec-2007
The landmark Karen Murphy High Court ruling on the legality of foreign satellite systems is due today
30-Nov-2007 By Ewan Turney
A High Court judge in the landmark foreign satellite football appeal hearing has said he and his fellow judge will "take our time" to reach a...
Howitt has premises licence revoked
19-Nov-2007 By James Wilmore
Smoke ban rebel Hamish Howitt today had his premises licence revoked by Blackpool Council. The council's licensing panel revoked the licence on...
Watershed ban is not the answer
30-Aug-2007
Even at the height of my teddy collecting days, I can honestly say that following George, the Hofmeister bear, held all the appeal of being pinned...
24-Aug-2007
Morning Advertiser legal editor says High Court may not look kindly on late submission
Foreign satellite case faces delay
22-Aug-2007 By James Wilmore
Hopes of a swift resolution over the foreign satellite issue look to have been scuppered after a delay over the High Court appeal process. Portsmouth...
22-Aug-2007
Premier League to resume prosecutions after High Court appeal misses deadline.
17-Aug-2007 By John Harrington
The cost for pubs of appealing against any licence condition, or refusal to vary a licence, will rise from £75 to £400 from 1 October. The original...
Not an even-handed struggle
01-Aug-2007
So regional brewer Greene King has ducked out of a potentially damaging High Court clash over costs. This is not at all surprising, but I am sorry,...
12-Jul-2007 By John Harrington
Premier League taking civil action while criminal cases go on hold, the MA can exclusively reveal.
Legal advice: License extensions
26-Jun-2007
On June 14, 2007, Westminster Magistrates Court decided to grant an appeal that would allow the extension of the terminal hour to 1am on Thursdays,...
Beware 'cowboy' rate advisers
13-Jun-2007
The recent Scamwatch campaign run by The Publican has highlighted the wide range of areas where hard- pushed licensees are susceptible to...
Karen takes it to High Court
12-Apr-2007 By Iain O'Neil iain.o'neil@william-reed.co.uk
Karen Murphy, the Portsmouth licensee at the centre of the foreign satellite football row, has lodged an appeal in the High Court. Murphy, host of...
10-Apr-2007
Premier League will continue to gather evidence despite High Court appeal
05-Apr-2007 By Iain O'Neil
MA can reveal that foreign satellite row will enter new legal ground. FAPL welcomes move.
Greene King fighting magistrate's costs order
22-Nov-2006 By Hamish Champ
Thousands of UK pubs could be shuttered for good if a local magistrate's decision to strike out an award for licensing appeal costs sets a trend for...
30-May-2006
The Office of Fair Trading has made an 11th-hour bid to intervene in the long-running legal row between ex-Inntrepreneur licensee Bernard Crehan and Japanese bank Nomura. NEW COMMENT
04-May-2006 By Iain O'Neil
A Westminster licensee is celebrating a rare court victory over the city council - and calling on others to follow his lead. David Haseldine withdrew...
06-Apr-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Punch Taverns has withdrawn its High Court challenge to Leeds City Council over licensing conditions. The pubco had been in dispute since Leeds...
27-Mar-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Licensee's legal team claim 'landmark' victory.
Westminster hails court wins
02-Mar-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Westminster Council is hailing its controversial 'stress zones' policy after licensing victories but trade expert doubts impact.
Court inundated with 200 licensing appeals
17-Nov-2005
by Tony Halstead A court has been flooded with more than 200 licensing appeals from pubs, bars and clubs angry over restrictions placed on their new...
Legal advice - The A-Z of TEN's
20-Oct-2005
Are the general public not getting bored with reading about the Licensing Act 2003? Not in the opinion of The Daily Telegraph. Under the headline "A...
Punch ruling could have UK-wide implications for Act
15-Sep-2005
A landmark court decision could undermine the terms of the Licensing Act and see licensees forced to meet onerous conditions when applying for a...
Westminster set for 800 appeals
18-Aug-2005
by MA Reporter Westminster Council is preparing for up to 800 appeals against refusals to grant variations in licensing hours, according to sources...
M&B loses appeal over manager's hours
07-Jul-2005
Mitchells & Butlers has lost its appeal against a court's decision to award damages to a manager for being forced to work excessive hours. The...
M&B loses appeal over working hours
06-Jul-2005
Pressure is being put on pubs to tighten their working time policies following the loss of a court appeal by Mitchells & Butlers (M&B). The...
Trade and councils await High Court decision
23-Jun-2005
Local authorities and the pub trade alike are waiting with baited breath for a High Court ruling on the new Licensing Act.There are also hopes that...
Bankruptcy threatens Crehan beer-tie battle
09-Jun-2005
by Ewan Turney Bernie Crehan's decade-spanning dispute with Inntrepeneur over the beer tie could be at an end unless £20,000 can be raised to help...
Crehan case faces collapse
07-Jun-2005
The case of Crehan Vs Inntrepreneur could be facing ruin as Mr Crehan now faces bankruptcy.During the course of the case, which has been going on for...
Customer shot in second pub robbery
19-May-2005
A pub customer was shot in the stomach during an attempted pub robbery by two men who had tried to raid another pub just 20 minutes earlier. The...
Rebel footy TV host loses court appeal
19-May-2005
An Essex licensee who attempted to ban broadcasting copyright inspectors from his pub has lost an appeal against a conviction for illegally screening...
The sum of all fearsAre you sitting down? Chances are you'll
24-Mar-2005
Many licensees are about to receive a financial heart attack. If they haven't received one yet, then over the next few days they'll get a letter...
Trust Inns bid to avoid big damages payment
17-Mar-2005
by MA Reporter A publican who claims his crushing work routine running an unruly Salford pub triggered heart failure is facing a renewed bid by his...
Hunt for gang after licensee is stabbed
16-Dec-2004
A Manchester licensee had a knife plunged six inches into his back after going to the aid of one of his customers who thought he was going to be...
Delay as Inntrepreneurappeals Crehan verdict
21-Oct-2004
by Tony Halstead Hundreds of claimants seeking beer-tie damages from Inntrepreneur will have to waitanother 18 months before a final legal ruling is...
Inntrepreneur could face £100m legal bill
23-May-2004
The now defunct pub company Inntrepreneur, and its owner Japanese bank Nomura, could be liable for £100m in claims from licensees.Inntrepreneur lost...
Legal advice: Special hours certificates
28-Apr-2004
A special hours certificate does not give a licensed premises the same status as a late-night venue.By David Clifton of thePublican.com's team of...
Ruling should cut red tape on CCTV
12-Feb-2004
A new ruling should make it easier for people caught breaking the law on CCTV to be prosecuted and also cut red tape for licensees. Small...
Host is liable for attack by doorman
13-Nov-2003
A licensee who employed an unlicensed doorman and knew he was "violent" has been held liable to pay damages for an attack inflicted on a customer...
Club owner at fault over bouncer
24-Jul-2003
The Appeal Court has ruled that a nightclub owner is responsible for the behaviour of a doorman who stabbed a customer in a revenge attack outside...
Crehan looks to the Court of Appeal
01-Jul-2003
The long-running court action by ex-Inntrepreneur lessee Bernie Crehan is set to move to the Court of Appeal after both sides claimed a partial...
Host faces ruin over licence woes
27-Mar-2003
A South Wales licensee claims he is close to bankruptcy because of constant opposition to his licence. Kevin Williams, who runs the Blaze Bar at...
Inntrepreneur licensees may be too late to follow Crehan's lead
20-Feb-2003
Hundreds of publicans who are awaiting a High Court ruling on the dispute between publican Bernie Crehan and Inntrepreneur could be left...
Karaoke test case lost by licensee
05-Dec-2002
By The PMA Team A London licensee has failed in his last-ditch test-case challenge over the interpretation of local authority licensing requirements...
Trade welcomes World Cup ruling
12-Apr-2002
Hundreds of licensees are expected to be allowed to open early and serve alcohol during this year's World Cup games following a High Court...
Trade awaits World Cup ruling
25-Mar-2002
Magistrates across the UK are awaiting the outcome of a High Court appeal before deciding whether to grant pubs extensions for this year's World Cup...