Grandfather Rights

Janet Hood: How many more licensed premises does Scotland need to lose?

21-Oct-2009

Unlike the position in England and Wales no effective grandfather rights were vested in transition. Apart from premises not being able to be knocked...

Roy Beers: Your Local needs you - for heaven's sake go and have a drink!

15-Nov-2007

"What are you annoyed about this week?" I asked, hoping for a suitable cue for an interesting subject to write about.The new (Scottish) Licensing Act...

Scots want clarification over grandfather rights

25-Aug-2005

by John Harrington Trade leaders are calling for the Scottish Executive to clarify its plans for grandfather rights under Scotland's new licensing...

Mixed response for Scotland's licensing u-turn

23-Aug-2005

New licensing concessions for pubs handed out by the Scottish Executive have been met with a mixed response by the trade in Scotland.Although there...

Legal advice: Giving thanks for the SAD?

21-Jun-2005

Following the announcement of the date of the SAD, our legal team reminds licensees to get their conversion applications in as soon as possible.By...

DCMS gives guidance

09-Jun-2005

on grandfather rights Over the past few weeks I have been commenting on the likelihood that local authority officers may not be aware of exactly...

Licensing bureaucracy will drive us to the wall

02-Jun-2005

To avoid all the hassle, as I am quite satisfied with my existing hours, I planned to just submit for grandfather rights. However, when I spoke to...

Pressure mounting for licensing reform delay

12-May-2005

BII leads the campaign urging the Government to take action by John Harrington The Government is coming under intense pressure from both the trade...

Caborn steps in to defuse the row over licensees' historic r

31-Mar-2005

Grandfather rights saved... by Ewan Turney Licensing minister Richard Caborn has called a halt to the legal row over grandfather rights that was...

Legal row erupts over grandfather rights

10-Mar-2005

by Tony Halstead Thousands of pub businesses could lose cherished "grandfather rights" in a legal row which threatens to cause major disruption to...

Scottish Licensing Bill set to abolish happy hour

03-Mar-2005

Happy hours are on borrowed time in Scotland after plans to outlaw promotions which could encourage binge-drinking were outlined in the Scottish...

An anomaly in the law

20-Jan-2005

Grandfather rights: those eligible, and those not:It appears those with no experience or knowledge, but can get their name on a licence over the next...