Court Of Appeal

Swansea licensee granted appeal over Premier League copyright case

16-Feb-2015 By Mike Berry

A Swansea pub licensee fined £65,000 for breaching copyright law by showing Premier League football using a foreign satellite card has been given permission to appeal the judgment.

Take precautions to avoid noise nuisance complaints

22-May-2012

There are operators who have experienced uncomfortable discussions with environmental health officers about a neighbour’s complaint of noise nuisance and even been threatened with an abatement notice.

Ramping up the problems

07-Jul-2011 By Peter Coulson

Licensees should always monitor compliance with safety requirements and insist on reports of any incident in their pub, however trivial, warns Peter Coulson.

Anti-cig vending ban action continues

20-Jun-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report

Imperial Tobacco says it will continue its campaign to reverse the imminent cigarette vending machine ban despite the Court of Appeal upholding the...

Ban on pub's outside drinkers stays after third appeal

01-Feb-2011 By James Wilmore

A London pub which was forced to ban people from drinking outside after 6pm has lost its third appeal against the decision. The Endurance in Berwick...

Legal ruling could hamper licence appeals

01-Feb-2011 By John Harrington

Pubs could find it more difficult to successfully appeal onerous licensing decisions after a new legal ruling. The Court of Appeal ruling...

Pubwatch bans proved legal...again

07-Nov-2008 By John Harrington

The right of pubwatch groups to ban people from venues has been upheld once more at the Court of Appeal following an appeal by a man against his ban handed out by Buckingham Pubwatch.

Legal advice: Occasional licences

02-Aug-2004

Occasional licences come under scrutiny as the new licensing era approaches.By Suzanne Davies of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London...

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...