License

Top billing: Lisa Sharkey acknowledges the hard work of the Poppleston Allen solicitors

Top ranking for Poppleston Allen licensing team

By Alice Leader

Alcohol licensing law company – Poppleston Allen – and its team of solicitors have been acknowledged for its licensing, achieving Tier 1 status in both the East Midlands and London, according to the latest results from Legal 500.

Top tips: advice for publicans wanting to add home deliveries and takeaways to their offering.

Top tips: the key to takeaways

By Poppleston Allen

With the rise of third-party home delivery services in recent years we are receiving more queries from operators seeking to add home deliveries and takeaways to their offering.

Licence to change: it is good practice to review your premises licence

Top tips: fine tuning minor variations to licences

By Poppleston Allen

Nobody wants to pay unnecessary administrative costs, and the temptation will always be to leave your premises licence and the plans that are attached to it untouched for as long as possible.

Sound system: operators must ensure they are fully licensed for music (Photo by Richard Clyborne of MusicStrive)

PRS licence reminder following pub ban

By Ed Bedington

Operators are being warned to ensure they are fully licensed to play music in venues after one licensee was hit with a bill for £3,200 and banned from playing music.

Licensing objectives cited: Greene King loses bingo application in Court of Appeal

Greene King loses bingo licence appeal

By Georgina Townshend

The Court of Appeal has refused a Greene King application to have bingo in its pubs, after the court ruled in favour of the Gambling Commission.

Be vigilant: Further amendments of the act will affect premises and personal license holders

What does the Immigration Act mean for pubs?

By Poppleston Allen

The Immigration Act 2016 has had a significant impact on operators of licensed premises and is set to make further amendments affecting premises and personal licence holders.

ALMR and BBPA call for gaming machine fee to be abolished

Scrapping gaming machine fee ‘would save pubs £500,000’

By Nikkie Sutton

Business in Licensing (BIL) and the Gambling Business Group (GBG) have joined forces in a bid to remove the fee pubs have to pay to inform licensing authorities if they want to use their automatic entitlement on gaming machines.

Cheltenham pub has sexual entertainment venue licence granted

Sex entertainment plans at pub granted

By Nikkie Sutton

A Gloucestershire pub has had its sexual entertainment venue (SEV) licence granted, despite more than 50 residents’ objections.

Legal experts Poppleston Allen give tips on home delivery

Home delivery

Legal top tips on home delivery

By Poppleston Allen

Legal specialists Poppleston Allen reveal top tips for licensees on home delivery of alcohol.

CAMRA calls for end of late-night levies

Licensing Act

CAMRA calls for end of late-night levies

By Liam Coleman

Chief executive of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), Tim Page, has called for an end to late-night levies and an increase in voluntary partnership arrangements at a House of Lords review of the Licensing Act 2003. 

How to understand local council's statement of licensing policy

Legal advice

How to understand local council's statement of licensing policy

By Poppleston Allen

A local authority's statement of licensing policy (SOLP) outlines the licensing information in the area and can affect a premises under the council's care. Legal experts, Poppleston Allen give advice on how to understand the statement.

Top tips on how to deal with beer garden-related complaints

Legal advice

Top tips on how to deal with beer garden-related complaints

By Poppleston Allen

One of the challenges for many operators in residential areas is the use of beer gardens or external areas, whose increasing popularity with licensees and customers is not always matched by nearby residents. Legal specialists Poppleston Allen advise licensees...

London's Fabric nightclub closed after teenage drug deaths

London

Club closed following teen drug deaths

By Nikkie Sutton

A London nightclub has closed for the foreseeable future after two 18-year-old men died in the past nine weeks following drug overdoses. 

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Licensing

The "endemic" of lock-ins: Good or bad for pubs?

By Oli Gross

For decades pubs have extended their trading hours by locking the doors to turn the public house into a private party, typically for the venue’s locals. But licensees are split on whether lock-ins are good or bad for trade.

Legal Q&A: How to develop your outdoor space

Property

Legal Q&A: How to develop your outdoor space

By Jonathan Smith

The sun is shining, your indoor bar is uncontrollably busy and the pub is full to bursting, so you’ve decided to put some tables and chairs to the front of your pub. Before you press ahead, you might need to have a chat with some authorities first. Jonathan...

Lords review of Licensing Act will be a challenging task

Legal advice

Lords review of Licensing Act will be a challenging task

By Poppleston Allen

On 25 May 2016, it was announced that an ad hoc House of Lords Committee has been established to “consider and report on the Licensing Act 2003”. The exact purpose of the committee is uncertain but it will be calling for evidence over the next few months...

BII Licensee of the Year announced

Awards

BII Licensee of the Year announced

By James Evison

Rob and Lucy Brewer of the Rashleigh Arms - a St Austell managed house and former Publican Awards winning pub - have won this year's BII Licensee of the Year award at the institute's annual summer event in London.