Lindsays’ lawyers up for awards
TWO solicitors from law firm Lindsays are in the running for prestigious awards.
Licensing law veteran John Batters has been short-listed in the specialist lawyer...
Is there even more legislation ahead?
The Scottish Government’s alcohol strategy is due to be refreshed later this year and, with a new legislative programme due to be set out...
An occasion for the law to change
New moves could help prevent abuse of occasional licences .
Food proposals hard to swallow
Plans to tackle ‘unhealthy’ eating habits leave a bad taste
Take care in the transfer window
Operators reopening closed premises must carry out thorough checks
A QUESTION from an SLTN reader raises issues of considerable importance to the trade that can’t...
There’s no sense to ad ban calls
Arguments to ban alcohol advertising are based on flawed logic
A COUPLE of weeks ago a report by a ‘virtual expert group’ published by Alcohol...
Coronavirus lockdown: When an individual’s freedom is at stake the law should not be...
It's the most extraordinary restriction on the liberty of the population: “No person may leave the place where they are living”
A pause in alcohol laws and changes to Glasgow hours are welcome
'It’s fair to say that the board in Glasgow has been commendably supportive of struggling businesses in recent years and this may well be a welcome shot in the arm' - Jack Cummins
Police should stick to remit on alcohol
Officers have adopted wider brief in recent years
TRADITIONALLY, the police have always played a central role in a licensing system with a focus on...
Policies split on late-night hours
Aberdeen and Glasgow have very different ideas on closing times
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Luke Richardson
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