by Tony Halstead Culture secretary Tessa Jowell has prompted a storm of protest from trade groups following controversial comments about the state of...
by Max Gosney A decision by Pizza Hut to ban smoking at its 350 UK restaurants has been welcomed by the pub industry's Charter Group. The high-street...
The cat is out of the bag. Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has provided an illuminating account of what she believes licensing reform truly means. Her...
by Tony Halstead Minimum discount schemes and fixed drinks prices such as those in Bournemouth and Middles-brough look almost certain to be outlawed...
I received a number of responses to last month's column. In particular, my comments on the court case Punch v Freeman. My suggestion that someone at...
promise The Black Swan Inn at Trenholme Bar, near the North Yorkshire market town of Northallerton and the Yorkshire Moors, will be offering a taste...
Clever boys in the City have treated Stamp Duty as an optional tax, with some wonderfully complex schemes involving off-shore companies. Such schemes...
The Stags Head Inn, at Yarlington near Wincanton, is ideally situated just a few minutes drive from the main A303 Honiton to London road, located in...
Licensees are being warned to be careful when appointing agents to handle their rateable value appeals.The Valuation Office Agency (VOA), part of the...
A leading trade body has blasted the government for its lack of support for the industry's Smoking Charter.Nick Bish, chairman of the Charter Group,...
Between 1,000 and 2,000 licensees planning to illegally screen Saturday afternoon Premiership football this season could face fines and imprisonment...
I refer to the article on 10 July and to Phil Dixon's column on 24 July concerning Brian Freeman and Punch Taverns. In March 2002 I was approached by...
Prominently located in one of the most visited towns in Suffolk, the Cock at Lavenham is now available through the Sudbury office of agent Fleurets....
New act throws up a problem for provisional licences.by David Clifton of thePublican.com's legal team of experts.Under what is now the Licensing Act...
by John Harrington Licensees in Kent are preparing to use the latest technology in their battle against drugs. From the end of this month, landlords...
Rules that allowed the sale of alcohol on a Sunday in Wales to be banned have been scrapped, the government has announced.The move is the first major...
As expected, the Government has been compelled to relax the tight timetable on implementing the new Licensing Act. It is now unlikely to start before...
A nightclub owner may have to pay damages to a man who was stabbed by one of the nightclub's bouncers, the Court of Appeal has ruled.Gerrard Pollock,...
Alcohol smugglers should be prosecuted by a separate authority, a high court judge has announced.Mr Justice Butterfield made his recommendation in a...
