26-May-2017 By Georgina Townshend
The Court of Appeal has refused a Greene King application to have bingo in its pubs, after the court ruled in favour of the Gambling Commission.
Personal licence
22-Dec-2016 By Nikkie Sutton
Licensing solicitor Poppleston Allen has claimed a lack of action taken by courts against convicted personal licence holders is down to ignorance.
Legal advice
20-May-2016 By Poppleston Allen
We are now into the 11th year since ‘licensing reform’ and the old system is becoming a dot on the horizon; anyone involved in the industry for fewer than 10 years is likely to think a ‘transfer session’ means a football transfer window-inspired drinking...
Legal Advice
29-Feb-2016 By Jonathan Smith & Andy Grimsey
It looks as though the licensing world is about to see some important legal changes - many of which it could be argued are overdue.
18-Feb-2016 By Emily Sutherland
A new bill that could lead to more personal licences being suspended and revoked has been introduced in parliament.
29-Apr-2014 By James Wallin
A pub operator has criticised the sentence handed to a right-wing activist who forced one of his venues to close by falsely claiming it had refused to serve soldiers.
01-Mar-2012 By Adam Pescod
A West Yorkshire licensee has had his conviction for showing Sky Sports with a domestic card quashed after an appeal.
03-Oct-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
The Premier League has suffered a blow to its attempts to curb foreign satellite screenings at pubs.
Imperial Tobacco drops cig machine campaign
12-Aug-2011 By Ewan Turney
Imperial Tobacco has dropped its campaign to reverse the imminent cigarette vending machine ban after the Supreme Court turned down grounds for an...
Licensee's foreign satellite conviction quashed by High Court
28-Mar-2011 By James Wilmore
A licensee has had a conviction for screening foreign satellite football overturned by the High Court in London. Gregory Turner, of the Golden Cup,...
02-Dec-2010 By Ewan Turney
Licensing authorities will be judge, jury and executioner under proposed changes to the Licensing Act. That's the warning from the Association of...
23-Sep-2010 By John Harrington
Magistrates say plans to force them to send pub licence appeals back to the licensing authorities are "unacceptable". The Magistrates Association...
09-Jul-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
JD Wetherspoon has issued a writ against a private property company in the latest installment of its pursuit through the courts of property firms.
Court Not Caution to take civil route
25-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
A campaign designed to get justice for pub staff who are assaulted at work is now aiming to get compensation for victims. The National Pubwatch...
18-Feb-2010 By Gemma McKenna
The BBPA is working on a plan to make it easy for licensees to claim their share of the £10m owed in music licence fees.
PPL £20m refunds appeal decision due in next few weeks
03-Feb-2010 By James Wilmore
A decision on whether pubs will get a share of refunds totalling up to £20m from music royalties collection firm PPL is expected by the end of this...
CAMRA's beer tie appeal hearing delayed
20-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore
A hearing to discuss CAMRA's appeal against the Office of Fair Trading's (OFT's) beer tie ruling has been postponed until next month. Lawyers from...
First beer tie appeal hearing is set
15-Jan-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Parties involved in the CAMRA appeal against the Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) decision not to investigate the beer tie further will meet next week....
08-Dec-2009 By John Harrington
The High Court has upheld the right of police to use force to eject troublemakers from pubs and stop them re-entering. It came in an appeal of Luton...
04-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
A group of 26 licensees from 19 pubs across the country will now each face magistrates over charges of using foreign satellite systems. District...
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...
01-Oct-2009 By John Harrington
The licensee of a Surrey nightclub has agreed to become a "gold-plated" doorstaff provider within nine months. In what's believed to be a first,...
25-Sep-2008 By John Harrington
Two licensees have had prosecutions for screening Premiership football via North African channel ART put on hold until Murphy appeal.
05-Mar-2008 By Ewan Turney
Lancashire brewer and operator Thwaites has won the right for a judicial review of opening hours granted at one of its pubs. The brewer is due in the...
Murphy foreign satellite appeal judge dies
07-Jan-2008 By James Wilmore
One of the judges presiding over Karen Murphy's High Court foreign satellite football appeal has died. Sir Nicholas Pumfrey, a Lord Justice and...
SPL court victory in foreign satellite case
07-Sep-2006 By John Harrington
The Scottish Premier League (SPL) has notched up its first- ever court victory against a licensee for showing foreign satellite football. The...
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...
Punch opts for court to fight council rejections
13-Oct-2005
by The PMA Team Punch Taverns is expecting to appeal to magistrates in respect of conditions set on licensing applications at around 150 pubs across...
Well-heeled spark
22-Sep-2005
rise in objections Licensees in some parts of the country are finding it harder to get extended opening hours than some national newspapers claim....
Licensing appeals to flood courts
25-Aug-2005
Chatting with the Westminster justices' office the other day, I learned that instead of the expected winding down of activity, they are winding...
Trade to call for policy change at 30 councils
14-Jul-2005
by Ewan Turney The trade is writing to around 30 councils advising them to alter their licensing policies in the wake of the High Court ruling...
Trade takes fight against councils to court
14-Apr-2005
The trade is taking the fight against over-zealous councils slapping unnecessary demands on licensees to one of the highest courts in the country.A...
Dispute over pub closure heads to court
15-Sep-2004
A bitter court battle over the future of a pub is causing outrage in a community.Licensee Jim Sharp (pictured) closed the Red Hart in Llanvapley,...
Legal advice: Time to renew your licence
08-Dec-2003
By David Clifton of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitors Joelson WilsonYou will no doubt be aware by now that the...
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...
