Disability Discrimination Act 1995

Concerns raised over HSE Infoline closure

04-Jul-2011 By Adam Pescod

The pub trade "will now be without vital safety advice" following the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) decision to close its Infoline service from the end of September 2011.

Legal: Public convenience politics

04-Nov-2010

It was once the case that a British restaurant would have terrible food but wonderful toilets, whereas a French restaurant would have fantastic food...

Refurbishment: The designer publican

20-Aug-2008

Leigh Taylor was named Newcomer of the Year in the 2008 Publican Awards for her pub, the Bluebell in Henley in Arden, Warwickshire. A big part of her...

Chris Maclean: Revisiting the DDA

19-Nov-2007 By Chris Maclean

I have to confess I'd forgotten about the DDA. In recent years there has been a succession of laws passed that have to be carried out by licensees....

Industry resilient despite raft of legalities says expert

16-Feb-2005

The pub industry is suffering under government regulation says a leading property specialist.Peter Lapham, senior surveyor of property advisers...

Hackney pubs move to escape disability stings

07-Oct-2004

by John Harrington Pubs in the London Borough of Hackney are putting up notices to show they have taken steps to comply with new disability laws ­...

Disabled law warning as licensee is prosecuted under DDA

22-May-2003

Campaigners are calling for tougher penalties against licensees after a pub refused entry to a customer with hearing difficulties and her assistance...

Hosts face a shake-up with new disability law

28-Nov-2002

by Tony Halstead Licensees could be ordered to make major structural alterations to pub interiors to provide better pro-vision for disabled...

S&N ordered to pay £3,000 in disability discrimination case

23-Oct-2002

Pub operator Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) has been ordered to pay £3,000 after a court ruled that it had discriminated against a customer with...

Property profile: Trevor Watson, director, Davis Coffer Lyons

27-Sep-2002

Michelle Perrett talks to Trevor Watson, director of special projects for Davis Coffer Lyons - specialist property advisers to the licensed, leisure...

Guidelines for pub compliance with Disability Act due

15-Feb-2002

A new code of practice for pubs making conversions in order to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act is published next week. The code,...