Solicitor fears hosts won't get fair hearing
12-Dec-2002
By The PMA Team A leading licensing solicitor has called for fairer rules of procedure when objections to licence applications are heard by local...
Premises licence to bring conflict
09-Dec-2002
Lawyers have spoken out against the new licensing reforms, claiming that pub companies could be left in the lurch by disgruntled licensees.The new...
Fierce opposition to nuisance tax
05-Dec-2002
The licensed trade is implacably opposed to the controversial "nuisance tax" scheme launched by Middlesbrough Council in a bid to limit the growth of...
Partner as joint licensee
05-Dec-2002
QThe police round here are refusing to accept a husband or wife as joint licensee. They say it must be a person who is unrelated. Is this right and...
Bulldozing through of flawed Bill is not on
05-Dec-2002
I have been away for a few days, so I was unable to comment either on the blunderbuss approach to licensing demonstrated by Kim Howells or the rather...
The Licensing Bill: Transitional measures
04-Dec-2002
Further explanation of the government's Licensing Billby Richard Williams of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitors Joelson...
Hosts linked to yobs may lose licence
28-Nov-2002
Licensees in Tamworth, Staffordshire, have been warned they could lose their licences if troublemakers can be linked to their pubs. Police are...
Dundee code
28-Nov-2002
Dundee Licensing Board is considering a code of practice for all licensees to tackle the contentious issue of minimum pricing, and seek to control...
Solicitor warns licensees face fight in quest for longer op
28-Nov-2002
The new Alcohol and Entertainment Licensing Bill is not an "instant passport" to longer pub hours, a leading trade lawyer has warned. FLVA solicitor...
Trade is against children in pubs proposal
28-Nov-2002
The trade is firmly against unaccompanied children being allowed into pubs when the Licensing Bill becomes law.An online poll on thePublican.com has...
Reform boost for food pubs
22-Nov-2002
Food pubs have welcomed the proposals for later opening hours announced by the government in the Queen's Speech.Proposals for licensing reform, which...
Pubs could be forced to shut earlier under new licensing laws
22-Nov-2002
Leading licensing lawyers have warned that pubs could be forced to shut earlier rather than open later under licensing reform.Steven Reynolds and...
Local councils claim relaxed opening hours will lead to more crime and disorder
19-Nov-2002
Local councils have spoken out against the proposed relaxation of licensing hours claiming that it will lead to increased costs and more crime and...
Bill has long road ahead
19-Nov-2002
Months of debate in store after draft bill is announcedby David Clifton of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitors Joelson...
The sounds of silence?
15-Nov-2002
Noise issues continue to stir up trouble among publicansby Richard Williams of thePublican.com's legal team of experts from London solicitors Joelson...
Kim Howells comments on licensing reform bill
15-Nov-2002
Kim Howells on...The effect of the bill on licensees:"Life will be made easier for licence holders and premises managers. A huge amount of...
Reaction from the industry to licensing reform announcement
14-Nov-2002
As the government confirmed its plans to make the biggest change in licensing laws for 90 years, key industry figures offer their reactions.Nick...
Focus on reform
14-Nov-2002
The government has finally told the trade and pub-goers what they want to hear - licensing laws will be reformed, paving the way for pubs to open...
The changes new licensing laws will bring and when
14-Nov-2002
Changes to comeCurrently all pubs are required to shut at 11pm and would need to have a licence for music or food in order to serve alcohol any...
Council silenced
14-Nov-2002
by battling host by Tony Halstead A North Shields licensee has won a spectacular victory over his local authority, which tried to impose unreasonable...
Camden's conditions
07-Nov-2002
London's Camden Council has initiated a licensing scheme which licensees fear could lead to increased costs and red tape. By Michelle Perrett.When...
Rebel MPs bid to obstruct licensing bill
07-Nov-2002
Local authorities could be granted sweeping powers to refuse licence applications if a group of rebel MPs get their way in Parliament.The government...
Pub trade must present a united front on licensing reform
31-Oct-2002
The pub trade needs to present a united front to Parliament or it could shoot itself in the foot over licensing reform.Speaking at a conference run...
Thanks from the LVNH
31-Oct-2002
As senior officers of licensed trade charity, the Licensed Victuallers National Homes, we would like to thank the south-east convention committee and...
Reform could switch live music off
25-Oct-2002
Campaigners have spoken out against proposals for licensing reform which they claim could mean the end of live music in pubs.There is concern that...
Ministers fail to honour promise for extended New Year hours
24-Oct-2002
Government efforts to allow 36-hour opening over New Year have been described as "shambolic" after news that ministers have yet again failed to pass...
Police bar raids make solicitor uneasy
17-Oct-2002
by The PMA Team A leading licensing solicitor has questioned whether police time was well spent in a covert operation, called "Operation Sconcer",...
REFORM TIMETABLE PROMOTES DISSENT
17-Oct-2002
by The PMA Team The pub industry's two leading trade bodies, the British Beer & Pub Association and the Associa-tion of Licensed Multiple...
Licensees could be fined for defying Office of Fair Trading
17-Oct-2002
Licensees could be fined tens of thousands of pounds if they sign up to controversial minimum pricing schemes.The controversial schemes introduced by...
Queen's Speech is set for November 13
17-Oct-2002
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has three weeks to firm up the draft of the Alcohol and Entertainment Bill if it is to be announced in...
Keep both eyes open if running a company
17-Oct-2002
Increasingly in English law, the concept of "due diligence" has been used in order to assess the apportionment of blame at various levels of a...
ALMR accused of not looking after its members needs on licensing
10-Oct-2002
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers has been accused of supporting the government's licensing reform bill at the expense of the...
New details emerge of licensing reform plans
10-Oct-2002
Licensing minister Kim Howells has approved a timetable for the introduction of licensing reform.Following a series of high-level meetings in...
When pre-11am sales are allowed
10-Oct-2002
Lecturing to licensees the other day, I was asked about pubs making off-sales in the morning. One delegate said a pub down the road could start...
Camden's conditions a hint of things to come
10-Oct-2002
Throughout the recent history of licensing, the major battleground has been over the rigid imposition of standard terms and conditions which are...
Pubs urged to check insurance for firework displays
08-Oct-2002
Pubs should check they have adequate insurance before running firework displays.Because of the increasing tendency among the UK public to take legal...
Inn to the future
07-Oct-2002
Writing exclusively for The Publican, Wizard Inns boss Chris Hutt reflects on past changes and takes a look at the future fortunes of the pub...
Licensing reform will cost licensees more, says Neame
04-Oct-2002
Kill the Bill campaigner Stuart Neame has accused the government of fiddling the figures over licensing reform. Stuart Neame, vice chairman of Kent...
Property profile: Barney Bettesworth, director, Bettesworths
04-Oct-2002
Michelle Perrett talks to Barney Bettesworth, a director of Bettesworths, a specialist chartered surveyors and property agent for the licensed...
Advice to rural pubs may be misleading
03-Oct-2002
Efforts to revive struggling rural pubs are not working, claims a leading academic.Guy Lincoln, an expert in the licensed retail sector based at...
Licensees facing bankruptcy because of high rents and rising beer prices
03-Oct-2002
Hundreds of licensees are facing debt and bankruptcy because of increased red-tape, high rents and rising beer prices.And many licensees are too...
Drinks with take-aways
03-Oct-2002
QCan you tell me whether it is legal for a take-away restaurant to sell drinks to be consumed with the meals, or sell drinks to customers who are...
BII drug awareness training gets support from licensing authorities
02-Oct-2002
BII drug awareness training for licensees is attracting support from licensing authorities, councils and the police across the country. The BII...
Police sniffer dogs to help stop customers bringing drugs into pubs
25-Sep-2002
Licensees in east Devon are allowing police sniffer dogs into their pubs in a bid to stop customers bringing drugs onto the premises. The dogs, which...
Trade could be paying too high a price for licensing reform
19-Sep-2002
The Guild of Master Victuallers has spoken out this week to warn the trade that it could be paying "too high a price for licensing reform".John...
thePublican.com presents licensing survey to government
19-Sep-2002
ThePublican.com is to present licensees' views on licensing reform to the government.Following concern over recent months that licensees were not...
Paisley licensees fear competition from leisure complex
16-Sep-2002
Licensees in Paisley, near Glasgow, fear plans for a new leisure development could force existing licensees out of business.The million pound town...
Local council chaos?
12-Sep-2002
The recent actions of a number of local authorities across the country are causing concern within the pub trade. Michelle Perrett reportsIncreased...
Labour MP is organising Commons debate on licensing
06-Sep-2002
A Parliamentary debate on who should control licensing is being organised by Labour MP Gisela Stuart.Mrs Stuart (pictured) is pushing for a Commons...
G1 Group wins 5am licence fight for Glasgow outlets
06-Sep-2002
Stefan King, owner of bar and club operator G1 Group, has won the fight for two of his outlets in Glasgow to open until 5am.Millionaire businessman...
