Trade deserves seat at the table
Licensing group needs representatives from all sides
By Jack Cummins
“HEALTH specialists angered at being left off licensing hours review” – it’s the sort of newspaper...
Overprovision is still a minefield
Recent Aldi decision in Dundee serves as a warning to other boards
Two years ago, Dundee licensing board carried out an overprovision consultation exercise and...
Everybody needs good neighbours
Ensuring outdoor areas are properly managed is crucial
Scots top restaurant tax probe list
MORE Scottish restaurants are being investigated for tax evasion than elsewhere in the UK.
A team set up by HMRC to investigate restaurants and takeaways...
Further controls could hamper trade
Health influence on policies not always best medicine
By Jack Cummins
AS licensing boards move towards the completion of their new policy statements, which must be...
Policies split on late-night hours
Aberdeen and Glasgow have very different ideas on closing times
Due diligence must offer trade defence
Forthcoming Alcohol Act puts age-restricted sales in spotlight
NEW legislation coming in on October 1 puts into stark relief the first commandment in the licensee’s...
For clubs the devil is in the detail
The rules governing a members’ club are all in its premises licence
For over a hundred years, until the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 came into...
Consolidation of legislation needed
Failure to comprehend the law could land operators in trouble
IMAGINE a criminal trial where it seemed no one in the court knew the law...
Club licensing was ‘botched’
Bid to create system of greater supervision has fallen short
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Jack Cummins
Andrew Dowson
Neil Morrison
Luke Richardson
