Aug 19th, 2011
by Maria Guida.
As licensing lawyers, we often hear licensee clients say that once their customers leave their pub or nightclub, they are not responsible for their patrons’ actions. If these customers then go on to cause disorder, shouldn’t it be down to the police to control them?
This argument (often used by licensees) that they are not responsible for what their customers get up to after they have left their premises has been put to rest by two recent cases, one involving a supermarket in Brighton and the other, a nightclub in Bristol.
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Brighton Rocks while Bristol Screams: who is responsible after closing time?
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Sep 20th, 2010
by Maria Guida.
Every local authority has a licensing policy which sets out the manner in which licensing applications for the sale and supply of alcohol, the provision of regulated entertainment and the provision of late night refreshment are considered. Whilst this policy must be reviewed every three years, each local authority is also required to keep its policy under review within this period and make such revisions, as it considers appropriate.
The current policies will be revised to reflect changing circumstances and any relevant concerns and comments received. The new policies will continue to focus upon promoting the four statutory Licensing Objectives:
Sep 20th, 2010
by Maria Guida.
Following on from my last blog, All Change Again: Rebalancing The Licensing Act you might be concerned about when the Home Office is bringing in the changes to the Licensing Act? Don’t be (not just yet, anyway).
The Home Office recently confirmed that any proposed changes to the Licensing Act would not be brought into force until 2012. Just to recap, the proposals include:
- Overhauling the Licensing Act to give local authorities and the police much stronger powers to remove licences from, or refuse to grant licences to premises that are causing problems
