21-Apr-2008
Foreign satellite cards "threaten the lifeblood of English football" according to the Premier League (PL). The claim came at a landmark legal battle...
A black mark on your licence and hefty fines — is it worth it?
17-Apr-2008
Record fines are being dished out to pubs that show Sky football via domestic contracts. John Harrington reports What's the offence? Using a domestic...
Illegal TV boss gets suspended sentence
17-Apr-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Supplier is first to get such penalties The boss of a firm that supplied foreign satellite football systems to pubs has been given a 10-month...
Unlicensed doorstaff arrested in raids
16-Apr-2008
Police have arrested three doorstaff in Stockport as part of a crackdown on unlicensed workers.The Security Industry Authority (SIA) and police...
16-Apr-2008 By Ewan Turney
Mike Bell says bands at his pub do not play covers and demands a refund
11-Apr-2008 By John Harrington
Mark Elsdon gets a 10-month suspended sentence, 150 hours unpaid work and £6,000 costs
Legal advice: What happens if a customer harasses your staff?
11-Apr-2008
Most responsible employers would want to protect their staff from any harassment from customers but recent changes in the law have made it even more...
Ofcom: 'tell us about Sky'
10-Apr-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co
Survey will investigate market domination A trade group wants licensees' feedback on Sky for its answer to a probe from media regulator Ofcom. The...
Change to minor licence variations process 'problematic'
08-Apr-2008
Proposed changes to simplify minor licence variations could be fraught with problems, according to a leading licensing lawyer.Speaking at the British...
08-Apr-2008 By Tony Halstead
First time pub entrants could soon receive a better package of induction training if a scheme launched in the north-west proves a success. Brewers...
Legal advice: New noise regulations
04-Apr-2008
Although some licensees are bemoaning the impact of the smoking ban on profits, it is clear to see that it serves a purpose for non-smoking bar staff...
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...
'Pepsi fails to have rival ad banned'
02-Apr-2008
A complaint by drinks giant Pepsico questioning claims by rival drinks firm Innocent Smoothies in a television advertising campaign has been turned...
Focus Scotland: Licensing reform
31-Mar-2008
Scotland's new licensing regime might seem a long way off yet - but many licensees have already sorted out the training they need to make sure they...
28-Mar-2008 By Ewan Turney
Campaign to ban Darling from every pub reaches Westminster
Under-21s banned from buying booze
28-Mar-2008
A small town has become the first in Scotland to ban off-trade sales of alcohol to under-21s.A blanket ban across all 11 off-licences and shops in...
'Police breath-test yobs on street'
26-Mar-2008
Drunken teenagers face being breathalysed on street corners in the most radical police clampdown yet on Britain's binge-drinking yob culture - The...
20-Mar-2008 By The PMA Team
Pub sector businessman Doug Glendon has been banned from being a director for 11 years. Glendon, who used to work for discredited pub company...
Licensing@aol.com
13-Mar-2008
Presence of DPS Q We have been told that our premises licence requires that alcohol may only be sold when there is a designated premises supervisor...
Central licensing does not work well
13-Mar-2008
It is interesting to note that the Security Industry Authority appears to be getting itself in a pickle again over licence renewals, in spite of the...
SIA apologises for "poor service" over licences
07-Mar-2008 By James Wilmore
The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has apologised for its "poor service" following delays in processing licence applications. The agency, which...
Licensing@aol.com
06-Mar-2008
No report of accident Q One of my part-time bar staff who has worked at this pub for many years slipped on the cellar steps and has now been off work...
'Ministers to grant powers to withdraw pub licences in trouble spots'
05-Mar-2008
Ministers are to give the police and local authorities powers to create "alcohol-free zones" through the wholesale withdrawal of licences from pubs...
SBPA holds licensing boards to account
05-Mar-2008
The Scottish Beer and Pub Association (SBPA) claims a number of licensing boards are failing to comply with the Scottish Licensing Act 2005...
04-Mar-2008 By Tony Halstead
Trade leaders give their verdicts on the review and new proposed measures to combat binge drinking
Tough new licensing measures confirmed
04-Mar-2008 By James Wilmore
Pubs found persistently selling to under-18s will face a two-strikes and you're out rule, under new measures announced by the government today. The...
'PM backs away from plans to scrap 24-hour licensing'
04-Mar-2008
Gordon Brown has backed away from plans to scrap 24-hour licensing laws, despite claims by local authorities, health bosses and some senior police...
Hamish Champ: Relaxed licensing hours? Wot relaxed licensing hours? (Part 307)
03-Mar-2008 By Hamish Champ
I know I've covered this subject before, but I'm sorry, I remain bemused by certain aspects of the 'new' licensing laws.There I was last night,...
'Gordon Brown: Any shop twice selling alcohol to U18s should lose its licence'
03-Mar-2008
Off-licences which sell booze to under-18s will be shut down to tackle the binge drinking plague. Gordon Brown promised to strip shopkeepers of their...
Leaked report reveals crime down since Licensing Act
28-Feb-2008 By James Wilmore
Fears the Licensing Act would lead to widespread Armageddon are set to be banished by the Home Office's official review of the legislation. The...
Licensing@aol.com
28-Feb-2008
What betting is legal? Q Can you tell me what sort of betting transactions are actually illegal on licensed premises? For example, is it OK for a man...
Roll out the banners
28-Feb-2008
Pubs have less than eight weeks to prepare their festivities for 23 April - and there are plenty of ways to pull in puntersfundraising to help our...
Rhys Jones murder pub has licence suspended
27-Feb-2008
A three-month closure order has been served on the Liverpool pub where 11 year-old Rhys Jones was murdered last August.The Fir Tree, in Croxteth...
Home Office dismisses damning Licensing Act survey
26-Feb-2008 By James Wilmore
The Home Office has dismissed a report claiming the Licensing Act has increased the amount of alcohol-related incidents police have to deal with.An...
Relaxed licensing laws 'moved crime to early hours'
25-Feb-2008
An attempt to create a Continental-style cafe culture by letting pubs and clubs open for longer will be branded a failure in a major government...
25-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney
Supermarkets and off-licences in Westminster have agreed to strip their shelves of high strength lager and cider in areas with a street drinking...
22-Feb-2008 By Joe Lutrario
Police warning comes after thieves found ripping copper piping out at a Lincolnshire pub
Knife arches not the answer to stopping crime
21-Feb-2008
A licensee whose pub was twice targeted by armed robbers has said knife arches are not the answer to cutting crime. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has...
21-Feb-2008 By John Harrington
Compulsory questions are being abolished from a popular BII exam for licensees in England and Wales. Currently, candidates for the BII's Level 2...
21-Feb-2008 By Peter Coulson
MA legal editor Peter Coulson considers cumulative impact zones
Licensing@aol.com
21-Feb-2008
Licence for pub garden Q Is there any need to license the garden of our pub in some way? I never did anything about this during transition and we...
New system to cut SIA licence delays
14-Feb-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Waiting times for processing doorstaff licences will plummet when a new system is implemented within weeks. That is according to Secur-ity Industry...
Sky wins legal cases
14-Feb-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Five licensees have been prosecuted this month for using domestic contracts to screen Sky football matches. One host had his personal licence...
Dudley host fined for flouting ban
14-Feb-2008
A West Midlands licensee is the latest to be fined for flouting the smoking ban. Josephine Garfield has been ordered to pay £2,615 after admitting...
Licensing@aol.com
14-Feb-2008
Gaming and private functions QA local club hired our upstairs function room recently for an event at which it was reported to me there was some...
Brighton's saturation zone reduced
14-Feb-2008
The huge saturation zone proposed for most of central Brighton has been reduced to barely a third of its original size. Brighton & Hove City...
Bar owner claims his licence was cut for reporting crimes
12-Feb-2008
A pub owner claims to have had his opening times cut despite complying with police orders to report all crime on his premises. The Musika bar in the...
Legal advice: Workplace bullying
07-Feb-2008
WHAT ARE the responsibilities of the employer with regard to employees being bullied or harassed? In the past decade there have been numerous reports...
Licensing@aol.com
07-Feb-2008
Consent to alterations Q Under the old regime, you had to apply to the justices for a consent to any structural alterations to the premises which...
06-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney
A trade leader has welcomed the new spirit of partnership with Government but warned it must filter through to front-line police. Reacting to Home...
