Lawyer named rising star
LICENSING lawyer, and SLTN columnist, Stephen McGowan has been named Rising Star of the Year at the Scottish Legal Awards.
McGowan, a director of...
Time to embrace the great outdoors
ON Sunday (March 25) the clocks spring forward an hour, bringing lighter nights and, if we let ourselves dream, the start of a glorious...
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...
Legal deluge fails to impress solicitors
THE owners of licensed premises have been forced to grapple with reams of new red tape in recent years as the Scottish Parliament has...
Licence cap is too blunt a measure
A ROUND a hundred years ago, the temperance movement reached its zenith. In the past year or so, history appears to have been repeating...
Stage set for more drink price drama
Bill will be passed by parliament but policy is certain to be challenged
“OH no you can’t!” shout its detractors. “Oh yes we can!” declares...
No such thing as test perfection
A FEW months ago I drew attention to a worrying trend in relation to test purchase failures.
Licensing boards had started to use their immediate...
Tenants’ dismay at pubco response
The UK Government last week disappointed pub tenants campaigning for sweeping reform of the pubco model. In its response to the latest report by the Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) committee, which has been carrying out a long-running enquiry into pubcos, the government ruled out removing the beer tie.
Why we need a minimum price
THE case for minimum pricing was set out by Scotland’s top civil servant on alcohol before a major licensing conference in Glasgow last week.
Addressing...
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...
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