Licensing Law

Problem pubs face police crackdown

17-Nov-2005

Police and councils have been advised to prioritise 'problem' pubs when they crack down on unlicensed venues after the Licensing Act goes live. Pubs...

Licence delays will force pubs to open 'illegally' from SAD

10-Nov-2005

Thousands of pubs across the country will be forced to open "illegally" when the new Licensing Act comes into force on November 24.More than eight...

Police are so out of touch

10-Nov-2005

Sometimes it looks as though the police are not so keen on best relations with the trade If you've been following the terrorist bill and Tony Blair's...

Licensing reform WILL create staggered closing

10-Nov-2005

by Ewan Turney Pubs and bars will close at staggered times throughout the night under the new licensing regime, the Department For Culture, Media...

Legal advice: Conflicting interests

04-Nov-2005

Don't let a dispute get as far as industrial action.By Briony Edwards of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitors Joelson...

Fears of licensing chaos unfounded

03-Nov-2005

Fears of a trade meltdown post-November 24 have been banished with councils reporting that almost 100 per cent of applications have been...

Strip-search landlady outraged after police raid

03-Nov-2005

A Hampshire tenant is struggling to recover from the effects of heavy-handed police tactics after she and her customers were strip searched in a...

'Ridiculous' objections target bids for licences

03-Nov-2005

by John Harrington Residents are continuing to lodge unfounded and 'bloody ridiculous' objections to pub licence applications. That is the message...

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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...

New motion tabled to postpone Licensing Act

27-Oct-2005

A last-ditch attempt to stall the start date for the Licensing Act is to be launched in the House of Lords on November 14 - just 10 days before the...

Licensing D-Day and AWP's

27-Oct-2005

Hosts will do well to remember their AWPs It is likely that amid all the fuss and bother of complying with the transition provisions, many licensees...

Charges and applications

27-Oct-2005

Q We have been told that if we have extended the types of entertainment on our application form for variation, then we will be charged more by the...

Call to end PRS fee for Sky TV

27-Oct-2005

A Pembrokeshire host is looking for trade support after refusing to pay a Performing Right Society (PRS) bill to watch football in his pub. Steve...

Police target big venues

27-Oct-2005 By Ewan Turney

Police target big venues in licensing crackdown by Ewan Turney Police forces across the country have warned they will continue to target large...

MPs fail in last-ditch bid to derail Licensing Act

27-Oct-2005

by John Harrington A bid to delay implementation of the Licensing Act has been defeated despite coming under fierce attack from opposition MPs this...

Sky heading for footy defeat

27-Oct-2005

Sky looks set to lose its monopoly on Premier League football as the European Commission (EC) considers new plans for the division of TV rights. The...

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...

Legal advice: Check your new legal obligations

25-Oct-2005

By Rebecca Caws of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitor Joelson Wilson.The National Minimum WageOnce again the National...

Legal advice: From here to paternity

24-Oct-2005

Who will be left holding the baby if discussions on extended paternity leave are implemented?By Rebecca Caws of thePublican.com's team of legal...

Police attempt to force £5 charge at late pubs

20-Oct-2005

Police are attempting to force pubs opening after 1am to charge an admission fee of £5 or more in the latest distortion of the new licensing...

Daily Mail licensing protestor exposed

20-Oct-2005

The protestor at the centre of a Daily Mail story accusing pubs of "blackmail" against local residents is a freelance journalist who writes for the...

Clock is ticking in the race for new licences

20-Oct-2005

race for new licences There is now just over a month to go until the second appointed day and one or two hosts are beginning to wonder whether or...

1,000 pubs 'may not be licensed' after deadline

20-Oct-2005

by Tony Halstead More than 1,000 pubs could miss the boat and be forced to close their doors when the new licensing regime comes into force in just...

Licensing Act: 'it won't be delayed'

13-Oct-2005

by John Harrington Trade experts predict that a last-ditch bid by MPs to delay implementation of the Licensing Act has little chance of success....

From here to Phuket - that's licensing!

13-Oct-2005

More than 34 million sheets of paper have been used to complete the licensing application process - which if laid end to end would reach 'from London...

Fears police will be stretched by late-night drinking

12-Oct-2005

Police officers will be forced off the street during the day in order to provide more patrols at night under the new licensing regime, according to...

Ultimate ends paid for police presence

06-Oct-2005 By The PMA Team

Ultimate Leisure has ended its £100,000 two-year paid-for policing experiment in New-castle - at the request of the chief constable, Michael Craik....

Police plan barrage of spot checks

06-Oct-2005

Police and local authorities are already preparing to hammer pubs with a barrage of spot checks when the new Licensing Act comes into force.With the...

Left in licence limbo as D-Day draws near

06-Oct-2005

It may interest you to note that today is exactly two months after the official end of the transition period, and I am sure every one of you is...

Bands back

06-Oct-2005

pub in fight for survival A Derby pub famous for helping to launch bands such as Snow Patrol, Kasabian and Coldplay could be bulldozed under council...

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...

Operators lament licence strain

29-Sep-2005

It came as something of a surprise to me to hear one operating company had trouble with personal licences because their managers were still on...

Another Nottingham bar faces licence loss

29-Sep-2005 By Tony Halstead

Police are attempting to close down a second Nottingham pub which has fallen victim to a test purchasing 'sting operation. Templars Bar, a favourite...

Licensing

29-Sep-2005

Act fallout There may have been a rush by applicants keen to get the qualifications they need to operate under the new licensing regime, but that...

Legal advice: Write it down and get it right

28-Sep-2005

Our legal team looks at employment contracts.By Martin Donoghue of thePublican.com's team of legal experts from London solicitors Joelson...

Sussex police take tough stance on underage sales

28-Sep-2005

Publicans in Sussex caught serving underage customers will face tough penalties under a crackdown by the area's police force.The announcement was...

Spirit races clock to get licences for 560 staff

22-Sep-2005

by The PMA Team Managed operator Spirit Group is battling against time to get personal licences for 560 staff, the Morning Advertiser has learnt....

Trade: circuit hot spots are not 'representative' Licensing

22-Sep-2005

by Ewan Turney The Home Office has chosen five notorious circuit-drinking hot spots as the basis of its review of the impact of the Licensing Act on...

Mike Bennett: Binge-drinking and licensing reform

21-Sep-2005

'Binge-drinking should have long ago been consigned to history' says industry commentator Mike Bennett on The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.It...

Licensing reform costs Punch, by Paul Charity

15-Sep-2005

The licensing reform process will cost Punch Taverns £4m this year - around £1m more than bosses first thought. The company has driven the...

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15-Sep-2005

Age limits on licencees 's there to be an upper age limit for the holding of the new-style personal licence? I had heard that there might be a...

EHOs seek to impose licensing 'conditions'

15-Sep-2005

The fact that up to one third of variation applications are going to a hearing does not surprise me, given the stance taken not just by local...

EC - Sky must loosen grip on Premier games

15-Sep-2005

by John Harrington The European Commission (EC) is to send the FA Premier League a statement of objections to Sky's dominance of live football. The...

Trade warned of SIA licensing shortfall

08-Sep-2005

Concern is mounting that an impending increase in the number and types of venues that will be forced to employ door supervisors could put a severe...

Stragglers face long delays for licences

08-Sep-2005

There is absolutely no doubt now that a considerable number of 'licensed premises will not be in a position to trade legally on 24 November this...

Sky 'alternatives' are not legal

08-Sep-2005

I make no apologies for returning to the subject of pub screenings of Premiership football and the like, because my postbag is still full of...

Pubs warned as unlicensed doorstaff appear in court

07-Sep-2005

Prosecutions against unlicensed doorstaff and security firms are being stepped up, five months after the door workers registration scheme became...

Scots licensing reform under attack from police chief

07-Sep-2005

Plans to reform Scottish licensing laws have come under fire from a senior police officer.Malcolm Dickson, the deputy chief constable of the Lothian...

Legal advice: National minimum wage increase

02-Sep-2005

How will your business be affected by the October minimum wage increases? Here are your options.By Martin Donoghue of thePublican.com's team of legal...