05-Oct-2006
The chief executive of the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers is calling on the Government to be fair with fines for smoking after the ban...
New case clarifies doorstaff law
04-Oct-2006
Licensees and doorstaff have been reassured that they cannot be held liable for everything that takes place in a venue following a recent court case....
New demands for barstaff breaks
13-Sep-2006
Barstaff will be banned from working more than six hours without a break after Europe's highest court said current guidelines did not comply with...
Legal advice: Beer-ties - the future...
06-Sep-2006
Beer-ties are one of the most debated issues in recent pub law history. Are they a good thing, are they a bad thing, should they be banned, should...
01-Sep-2006 By The PMA Team
The legal action between JD Wetherspoon and its former property advisor Van de Berg began after the property company was allegedly involved in...
Satellite soccer - sort it out
31-Aug-2006
Some people believe in UFOs. Some believe that miracles really do happen. And some believe that you can show football from a foreign satellite...
21-Aug-2006
JD Wetherspoon has taken the unusual step of issuing a statement in response to a story published in the Sunday Express. The story related to the...
03-Aug-2006 By Lucy Britner
Pubco claims Van de Berg dishonestly used information from its position as exclusive advisor.
The Crehan verdict
27-Jul-2006
The "big man wins again" was how licensee Bernie Crehan summed up the loss of his landmark court case in a statement last week. The licensee had...
Licensees face up to fall out of Crehan case
20-Jul-2006
Up to 600 licensees are facing legal action from former pub company Inntrepreneur following the loss of the Bernie Crehan case yesterday. Mr Crehan...
20-Jul-2006 By Peter Coulson
Are painted signs binding? QI took over this pub after Christmas and have been struggling to retain staff. Recently, I had a visit from a council...
15-Jun-2006 By Peter Coulson
In the good old days, a guest was a guest. You entertained him (usually a 'him') in your plush club, the account was rendered to you later, discreetly, and he never reached into his pocket for anything.
13-Jun-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Law Lords do not want to hear submissions on damages signalling possible referal to European courts
08-Jun-2006 By Tony Halstead
A judge has slammed misleading press reports which claimed hosts had been given the all clear to screen live Saturday afternoon Premiership soccer...
31-May-2006
The Office of Fair Trading and credit card company Visa have been given permission to intervene in the legal dispute between former Inntrepreneur...
30-May-2006
The Office of Fair Trading has made an 11th-hour bid to intervene in the long-running legal row between ex-Inntrepreneur licensee Bernard Crehan and Japanese bank Nomura. NEW COMMENT
Licensee wins hours appeal against Westminster
04-May-2006
Dave Haseldine, owner of Bradley's Spanish Bar, had applied for extended hours but Westminster refused to give him a hearing as his bar is in the...
Legal advice: Big Brother obligations
01-May-2006
If you allow your customers to run up a tab you may well have their personal details such as name, address and telephone number written down as a...
Punch drops legal bid against Leeds Council
06-Apr-2006
Punch Taverns has dropped its plans to ask for a judicial review against Leeds City Council. Punch claimed that the conditions placed on four of its...
30-Mar-2006
Most readers will have heard the saying "Ignorance of the law is no defence" without perhaps thinking too much about what it means. Well, in two...
27-Mar-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Licensee's legal team claim 'landmark' victory.
27-Mar-2006 By Iain O'Neil
Crown Court judge rules in favour of licensee but MPS says case is another one-off. NEW COMMENT
More intervention on pubco-tenant relations due?
27-Mar-2006
The failure of the industry to react to the recommendations of the Trade and Industry Select Committee (TISC) could leave it facing government...
Licensees vulnerable to staff's legal claims
02-Feb-2006
Licensees have been issued with a fresh warning over the dangers they face in failing to understand and comply with current employment laws.The...
Legal expert Peter Coulson believes police action is wrong
02-Feb-2006 By Peter Coulson
MA legal adviser Peter Coulson advises licensees
Legal advice from Peter Coulson
02-Feb-2006 By Peter Coulson
Morning Advertiser legal expert Peter Coulson dishes out advice to licensees
Provence backs down in AWP machines row
19-Jan-2006 By Iain O'Neil
A grateful Provence tenant has thanked the Morning Advertiser for stepping in to resolve a dispute over gaming machines in his pub. Peter Grisedale...
Licensing@aol.com ...Legal help.
15-Dec-2005
New rules on children Q A neighbouring licensee is now allowing families into his bar with children. But my new licence says that I must not have...
Legal advice: Charging for 'no show' diners
13-Dec-2005
Why charging a 'no show' fee can be food for thought.By Lucy McNamara and Briony Edwards of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London...
Crime down under new licensing regime
08-Dec-2005
The new Licensing Act has already made a significant impact in reducing crime, according to one senior police officer.Sgt Nigel Dermott, licensing...
Pubcos challenge FA over TV football ban
08-Dec-2005
Hosts go to court as Spirit Group and Greene King question the legality of Saturday 'closed period' by John Harrington Around 100 Spirit Group and...
Pubs ignore asbestos risks
18-Nov-2005
Less than five per cent of licensees have met their legal requirements over the management of asbestos at work, new research reveals.A survey of...
ALMR looking to challenge Westminster Council
18-Nov-2005
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) is calling for support in a bid to mount a legal challenge against Westminster City Council...
Licensing@aol.com ...
03-Nov-2005
Wrong details on licence QWe have recently received our new premises licence and it shows different hours from the ones we requested in the variation...
Licensing hours and private entertaining
27-Oct-2005
Entertaining friends Q Can you tell me whether after 24 November the landlord has a right to entertain private friends after hours? I cannot find it...
Andrew Pring, Editor, Appeals will hurt pockets
06-Oct-2005
Appeals will hurt pockets When the Government calculated so optimistically the savings to the trade of the new licensing regime, it's safe to say the...
West End licensing authority accused of riding roughshod ove
06-Oct-2005
by MA News Team Furious pub operators have accused Westminster Council of ignoring the basic tenets of the Licensing Act as it deals with hundreds of...
Responsibility for repairs
25-Aug-2005
QWe took over a pub earlier this year which was quite run down and for most of that time the roof has been leaking. We have asked about this many...
GK tenants' case faces collapse as cash runs out
14-Jul-2005
A group of Greene King licensees who are challenging the brewer over beer pricing may see their legal case collapse due to dwindling cash.The 100...
Legal advice: Any ideas, anyone?
14-Jul-2005
Do you know what an embedded restriction is?By Niall McCann of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitors Joelson Wilson.With...
Canterbury case proves trade landmark
30-Jun-2005
The trade has won a landmark legal case against Canterbury City Council after a High Court judge ruled its licensing policy to be 'unlawful. The...
High Court victory for pub industry
24-Jun-2005
The pub trade has won a landmark legal case after a High Court judge ruled that a council's licensing policy was unlawful.Licensees, pub companies...
GK threatens rebel host with injunction
09-Jun-2005
One of the leaders of the Greene King rebel tenants group has been threatened with legal action in a bid to prevent him circulating information about...
Inn-Direct defends recruitment record
19-May-2005
Pub recruitment company Inn-Direct has denied that it is one of the rogue recruitment firms that continues to operate in the pub trade despite...
Councils juggle Acts
19-May-2005
I commented a couple of weeks' ago that licensees were fearful of putting in their forms for transition, because they were not sure how to complete...
Exploding the myths on TV soccer
05-May-2005
I need to set the record straight once again on the question of screening football matches in the bar. This is because two separate issues are being...
Drinks supply on coaches
28-Apr-2005
QThe members of our association have been debating illegal practices by local clubs and particularly asked me to seek guidance on the question of...
Friend in after hours
21-Apr-2005
Q We have had a situation on which we need your advice. One night last week, at about 11.45pm, our barman was sitting having a drink with his friend...
Legal advice: Employee or self-employed?
04-Apr-2005
By Lucy McNamara of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitors Joelson Wilson.A recent article explained the difference between...
SIA crackdown stepped up
17-Mar-2005
Measures to crackdown on unlicensed doorstaff are being heavily enforced - with around 100 prosecutions of door workers already in the pipeline....
