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		<title>Brighton Rocks while Bristol Screams: who is responsible after closing time?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217; 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If Camden can&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Camden licensees and would-be licensees should not crack open the champagne just yet, thinking that their applications are going to slip by unnoticed, however!  If the Government’s proposed changes to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill are adopted, anyone would be able to object a licensing application, regardless of where they live or work, by simply signing up to the alerts. Inevitably, this would raise the number of complaints even from non-residents, the administrative burden of dealing with the vast amount of responses would increase and licensing applications will be faced with increasing opposition.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licentiouslaw.co.uk/if-camden-can</link>
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		<title>Music to my Ears – Playing Music in the Workplace</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many business owners are confused about what type of licence they need if they are playing music in their shops, offices, factories or other work places, not to mention restaurants and bars. Here, we explain when it is necessary to obtain (and pay for) a licence from the Performing Rights Society (PRS for Music) and Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL).]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licentiouslaw.co.uk/music-to-my-ears-%e2%80%93-playing-music-in-the-workplace</link>
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		<title>Christmas is Coming&#8230; and it&#8217;s not too late.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you wish us to make any Temporary Event Notice applications on your behalf for the Christmas and New Year party season, please contact Maria Guida by email meg@silvermansherliker.co.uk or telephone on 0207 7492720.
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		<link>http://www.licentiouslaw.co.uk/christmas-is-coming-and-its-not-too-late</link>
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		<title>Airports and Alcohol</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On the one hand, we have the Home Office saying that airside pubs are exempt from licensing controls because it is assumed that drinkers will not linger on the premises long enough to cause any problems. 

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		<link>http://www.licentiouslaw.co.uk/airports-and-alcohol</link>
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		<title>Going Local: Changes to Licensing Policies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A local authority’s licensing policy 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. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licentiouslaw.co.uk/going-local-changes-to-licensing-policies</link>
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		<title>Licensing: Changes Ahead</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Home Office recently confirmed that any proposed changes to the Licensing Act would not be brought into force until 2012. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licentiouslaw.co.uk/licensing-changes-ahead</link>
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		<title>ALL CHANGE (AGAIN): REBALANCING THE LICENSING ACT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Theresa May, the Home Secretary has published a consultation paper today entitled, “Rebalancing the Licensing Act. ”  Whilst the consultation paper starts positvely, acknowledging licensed premises working with the police to reduce alcohol related harm and mentioning the acheivements of Business Improvement Districts and Best Bar None, it then goes on to make suggestions for improving the licensing system, which will make most licensees’ toes curl.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licentiouslaw.co.uk/all-change-again-rebalancing-the-licensing-act</link>
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		<title>BOUNCERS BEHAVING BADLY..</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you think that it’s a good idea that new bouncers get this training (one of the things they’ll be taught is how to use handcuffs for restraint purposes….)? ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.licentiouslaw.co.uk/bouncers-behaving-badly</link>
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		<title>The Future of the Licensing Act 2003</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite relaxing licensing hours five years ago, Labour had already given in to pressure from all directions over the Licensing Act.  Gordon Brown had admitted that the Act was only a qualified success and had already given councils the power to restrict the early morning opening hours of every licensed venue in a problem area.
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		<link>http://www.licentiouslaw.co.uk/the-future-of-the-licensing-act-2003</link>
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