Archives for September 30, 2012

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Live Music Act: Q&As on pub karaoke

This is the second article published with the Live Music Act (LMA) 2012 having been implemented today. Last week, we analysed the definition of live music-related conditions, the enforceability of conditions placed on a premises licence after a review,...

Barracuda becomes Bramwell Pub Co

By Michelle Perrett

Barracuda Pub Company has completed a restructure, which will see the separation of its operating company (opco) from its property company (propco), with ex-Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) chief executive Adam Fowle becoming chairman of the newly formed company.

Jennings: Lessons to learn from Czech spirits scandal

By Tony Jennings

I think most of the people in our business will have at least heard of the spirits-lacing scandal in the Czech Republic — the home of Budvar — where cheap vodka and rum laced with methyl-alcohol sold from street stalls has killed 20 people in the course...