Tom McMullen: Hitting supermarkets with a 'responsibility tax' will level the playing field
06-Dec-2010 By Hamish Champ
No sooner had McMullen, the Hertford-based family brewer, welcomed another member of the McMullen clan to its ranks than he goes and comes up with a...
12-Nov-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
The amount of food we eat and the energy it takes to produce, process and transport is unsustainable. That was the stark message presented to...
11-Nov-2010 By John Harrington
Sky Italia is paying international security firm G4S to check if pubs are using its cards to broadcast Premier League football, the Morning...
05-Nov-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The Netherlands has become the first European country to overturn its smoking ban — by allowing more than 2,000 pubs to re-introduce smoking.
21-Oct-2010 By John Harrington
The UK Government has vowed to continue to fight EU plans to extend maternity leave to 20 weeks on full pay - after MEPs backed the move. The...
18-Oct-2010 By Michelle Perrett
The FSB is calling on the EU this week to reject proposals to extend maternity leave to 20 weeks.
EU governments give evidence in Murphy satellite case
06-Oct-2010 By James Wilmore
Legal representatives from governments across Europe were among those to give evidence to a panel of 13 judges in Luxembourg today as part of the...
05-Oct-2010 By Ewan Turney
The high profile Karen Murphy appeal against her conviction for screening Premier League football via a foreign satellite system is to be heard in...
Foreign satellite case in court today
05-Oct-2010 By James Wilmore
The long-running battle over the legality of foreign satellite football reaches the European Court of Justice this morning. Licensee Karen Murphy,...
05-Oct-2010 By Peter Coulson
With the Murphy case going before the European Court of Justice today, there are still several issues that need to be determined, says Peter Coulson.
05-Oct-2010 By John Harrington & Ewan Turney
The eagerly awaited landmark Karen Murphy foreign satellite football case reaches Europe today — and there is some support given to the arguments...
'Football screening rights in the dock as European court hears Murphy case'
03-Oct-2010
The Premier League faces a potential 'Bosman' ruling this week when the European Court of Justice hears a Portsmouth licensee's claim that being...
22-Sep-2010 By Roger Protz
Ministers must give brewers tax breaks to cut pub closures and ease financial woes, says Roger Protz.
17-Sep-2010 By John Harrington
AB InBev and Harvester joined forces to promote the designated driver scheme as part of the brewing giant's "Global Be(er) Responsible Day".
12-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
Greene King has claimed back £6.1m in overpaid VAT on gaming machines at its managed pubs. The money has been claimed from HM Revenue & Customs...
30-Jul-2010 By Ewan Turney
Budweiser brewer AB-InBev has suffered a defeat in its long running dispute over use of the name Budweiser with Czech brewer Budejovicky Budvar. Its...
'AB InBev loses Budweiser name case'
30-Jul-2010
Global brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev has suffered a defeat in a long-running battle over the rights to the Budweiser beer brand. The European...
22-Jul-2010 By Tony Holman
A former supplier of cut-price foreign satellite systems argues that the time has come to get rid of your foreign service or face prosecution. In my...
22-Jul-2010 By John Harrington & Gemma McKenna
The "window of opportunity" for screening foreign satellite football in pubs has closed, says a high-profile former foreign satellite supplier. Tony...
Tony Holman: 'Foreign satellite window has closed'
22-Jul-2010
In my younger days I was a main player in the building of our country's nuclear deterrent (Trident) and I was reasonably well known throughout the...
EU foreign satellite hearing set for October 5
14-Jul-2010 By James Wilmore
The long-running legal battle over foreign satellite football will resume in the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on October 5, The Publican...
Mark Daniels: EU don't care about us
30-Apr-2010
Last week, the EU ruled that the Beer Tie is perfectly legal. Cue a load of harumphing from people who disagree with them, but should we really be...
28-Apr-2010 By John Harrington
Euroview is the latest foreign satellite football supplier to face a legal showdown in Europe — it has been sued by UEFA.
23-Apr-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
The UK has been labelled the "binge drinking" capital of Europe, after research found that 12% consumed up to 10 drinks on a night out.
BBPA welcomes EU beer tie ruling
21-Apr-2010 By James Wilmore
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has welcomed a ruling on the beer tie which confirms the model complies with EU competition rules....
20-Apr-2010 By John Harrington
The EU has renewed the regulations that permit the beer tie for another 10 years, with few changes that will impact on pubs and brewers. The Block...
13-Apr-2010 By Gemma McKenna
New rules on long-term sick leave are stopping almost 75% of small firms from hiring new staff, according to a survey by the FSB.
05-Mar-2010 By John Harrington
A new ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) shows that minimum pricing is illegal, says the Scotch Whisky Association.
21-Jan-2010 By Gemma McKenna
A crackdown on the selling of pubs without energy performance certificates (EPCs) is expected, following a European directive.
04-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
Sky and several other sports broadcasters will not be allowed to give evidence in a landmark foreign satellite football case.
26-Nov-2009 By John Harrington
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) is "seriously concerned" about the EU's plan to shake up competition regulations.
26-Nov-2009 By John Harrington
Family brewers have told the European Union their tenants are happier and better off than those on newer pubco-style leases. It's a clear attempt to distance themselves from national pubcos as the EU probes the tie for its review of opt-outs.
'Boozy Britons drink the most alcohol in Europe'
23-Nov-2009 By James Wilmore
British boozers down more alcohol than their European counterparts and consume some of the strongest drinks, according to an exclusive Metro poll....
20-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
Fair Pint members held an "encouraging" meeting with EU officials earlier this week over the legality of the beer tie. The anti-beer tie campaign...
MPs' concerns about pubcos growing, claims GMB
17-Nov-2009 By James Wilmore
Concern about the way the pubcos operate is growing among politicians, according to a GMB official. Kathleen Walker Shaw, GMB's European officer,...
26-Oct-2009 By John Harrington
Fair Pint says it's "full steam ahead" for lobbying Europe over the beer tie despite the UK's OFT giving the tie a clean bill of health last week.
'European judge casts fresh doubt over SNP plans for minimum alcohol prices'
23-Oct-2009 By James Wilmore
The Scottish government's plans to introduce a minimum price for alcohol have suffered a setback with a move by the European Court to block similar...
Scotland undeterred on minimum price plan
19-Oct-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
The Scottish government has hit back at claims its plans to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol could be scuppered by a new European Commission...
EC declares cigarette minimum pricing against the law
16-Oct-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Moves to introduce a minimum price on alcohol in Scotland may have been dealt a blow by the European Commission. The Commission has stated that it...
AB InBev sells brewing interests for £1.4bn
15-Oct-2009 By Hamish Champ
In its second major deal in as many weeks AB InBev has agreed to sell its Central European brewing businesses to private equity giant CVC Partners...
Busiest" period ever for foreign satellite clampdowns
02-Oct-2009 By James Wilmore
The company which investigates and prosecutes pubs using foreign satellite systems says it has had its "busiest" two months since prosecutions began....
Licensee urges government to take food VAT action
30-Sep-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
A licensee is launching a bid to get the government to apply new laws on VAT that would help "most pubs in the country". Helen Glover, lessee at...
It's 'bye bye' Scottish & Newcastle, 'hallo' Heineken UK
28-Sep-2009 By Hamish Champ
The Scottish & Newcastle UK (S&N) name is effectively set to disappear in two months time following the brewer's take-over by Dutch group...
End to beer tie 'a near impossibility', warns CAMRA
17-Sep-2009
The chances of the beer tie being abolished are "nigh on impossible", Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) boss Mike Benner has warned. Benner, speaking...
OFT chief warns against minimum pricing
15-Sep-2009
Any move to set a minimum price for alcohol is likely to be strongly challenged by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). John Fingleton, OFT chief...
EC: minimum pricing can be legal
09-Sep-2009 By John Harrington
The European Commission says EU competition law won't stop countries setting a minimum price of alcohol as long as certain conditions are met. The...
SNP claims EC green light for minimum pricing
09-Sep-2009
The ruling Scottish National Party (SNP) says the the European Commission has made it "perfectly plain" that plans to introduce a minimum price for...
Fair Pint/GMB meeting EC officials now over tie
08-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
Fair Pint campaigners and a senior GMB representative are currently meeting European Commission officials to persuade them the beer tie is...
GMB reports "positive" meeting with EC officials over beer tie
08-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
The GMB says it has had a "very positive" and "helpful" meeting with EC officials today as part of its bid to prove the beer tie is anti-competitive....
04-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney
Anti-pubco campaigners will tell EU officials the pubco mediation process is a sham and action is needed to outlaw the beer tie. The GMB Union and...
