High Court Of Justice

The Big Interview: Karen Murphy

06-Jun-2012

"I don’t like football. It bores me to tears, sorry.” Coming from a landlady who successfully fought a six-year legal battle against the Premier League for the right to show cheap televised football in her pub, these words were somewhat unexpected.

Caveat emptor: Pub buyer beware

24-Sep-2010

The High Court has recently been asked to determine a preliminary issue of whether the removal of fixtures and fittings prior to the sale of a...

Broadcast battle hots up

26-Nov-2008 By James Wilmore

Football has witnessed some classic European encounters over the years. Manchester United's penalty shoot-out victory against Chelsea in this year's...

Legal advice: High court redresses pub rights

02-Jun-2008

THE HIGH Court judgment decided in favour of Daniel Thwaites on March 10 is an important victory, not just for the claimant, but for licensees...

Satellite trials go to Crown Court

03-Apr-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u

Licensees plan to fight Sky all the way Five licensees face Crown Court trials in front of a jury for screening football via foreign satellite...

Judges dismiss part of Murphy appeal - but agree to hear more

21-Dec-2007 By James Wilmore

High Court judges today dismissed part of licensee Karen Murphy's appeal against a conviction for screening foreign satellite football - but the...

Legal advice: Remedy to an incorrect decision

02-Mar-2007

Under the Licensing Act 2003, if your council refuses to grant or vary a licence or reaches an unsatisfactory decision upon a review, you are...

Customer shot in second pub robbery

19-May-2005

A pub customer was shot in the stomach during an attempted pub robbery by two men who had tried to raid another pub just 20 minutes earlier. The...

Hands tied

08-Jun-2004

Has Bernie Crehan's victory cleared the way for other licensees to break free? Tom Sandham investigates.The tie is dead, long live the tie. After a...

Legal advice: Special hours certificates

28-Apr-2004

A special hours certificate does not give a licensed premises the same status as a late-night venue.By David Clifton of thePublican.com's team of...

Chef fined for knife attack on licensee

18-Mar-2004

A pub chef has been ordered to pay £500 in compensation after injuring his manager with a knife. Pablo Aguilera, 45, now living in Park Mount Road,...

Chorion plans ahead after profit growth

13-Sep-2001

Chorion set to open an extra five Tiger Tiger sites in the next yearChorion is close to securing five more sites for its successful Tiger Tiger...

The right of appeal - the Chorion v Westminster battle ends

04-Jul-2001

The Chorion and Westminster battle has come to an endA recent high court case involving Westminster Council's policy on licensing has once again...