Blog Posts: October 2010

As we approach the festive season, there may be occasions when your current Premises Licence or Club Premises Cerrtificate does not give you enough scope to hold a particulare event. For example your hours for sale or supply of alcohol may not be what your customer wants, or you do not have a particular licensable activity on your licence, such as regulated entertainment or late night refreshment. Those organising a one-off event who do not have a Premises Licence or Club Premises Certificate .... (read more...)

It’s been a long 5 months since the drama and political intrigue of the General Election. Most political debate has been about public sector cuts but, until now, no one had really known what they would entail. As far as small and medium businesses are concerned, are we really any the wiser following the Comprehensive Spending Review? In my view, the three main issues facing SMEs at the moment are the state of the economy as a whole (and in particular demand for our products and services), .... (read more...)

My last blog talked about the last 2 new mandatory conditions which came into force on 1 October 2010, first of all requiring an age -verification policy where alcohol is sold, and secondly smaller measures of alcoholic drinks. Since then there has been some confusion over what these new conditions require. I have even seen advice from a licensing authority which is not only misleading but wrong! The Home Office has issued a summary of these new measures with a suggested form of age v.... (read more...)