Monthly Archives: June 2011
Confusion reigns over under-21 ban
THE question seems simple enough: do licensing boards have the power to ban people under 21 buying alcohol in off-sales outlets?
As is so often...
Property firm snaps up rival
Jones Lang LaSalle and King Sturge merge in £197 million deal. JONES Lang LaSalle has strengthened its standing in the licensed property market in Scotland after agreeing to acquire rival firm King Sturge.
Restaurants set for season in sun
Warm weather could help food sales, but the offer needs to be right
THE influence of the weather on pub food sales should not be...
Victoria’s dives into the blue
CHANGING the name of a venue that’s been a fixture of a city’s going out scene for more than 30 years sounds like a...
No ‘news’ in under-21s ban
Boards have power to raise purchase age under 2005 Act. Confusion reigned last week over the right of licensing boards to ban people under 21 from buying alcohol in off-trade premises. The furore was stirred up by a newspaper report last week which claimed boards are to be granted ‘new powers’ to ban under-21s from buying alcohol in the off-trade – on a case by case basis.
A case for licence holder defence
A recent legal change reintroduced the concept of vicarious liability to licensing law. Solicitor Caroline Treanor looks at the implications
ON December 13, 2010, the...
A taste of malt of past
Scotland's most easterly distillery has launched only its third ever special addition in its long history.
The Glen Garioch 1994, a small batch vintage expression,...
Columns
Luke Richardson
William Woodburn
