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...
Age policy presents further challenges
Operators are entitled to the same rights under the law as everyone else
IF some of the many changes made to licensing law over the...
It’s time to bring the laws together
The Scottish Government should hold fire on further licensing legislation until it has tied together the current raft of regulations.
Licensing lawyers have argued for...
It’s vital that you stick to the plan
Departing from an operating plan can land a business in hot water
Alcohol guidelines condemn industry
It’s clear the health lobby doesn’t want people drinking at all
There was a time when those who employed the expression ‘anti-alcohol campaigners’ were chided,...
Setting the training record straight
Confusion over refresher deadline could put businesses at risk
IN my last legal column, I outlined the dangers lying in wait for personal licence holders...
Advice needed on policy
Licensing boards could use some guidance from Holyrood, say lawyers
FURTHER guidance from the Scottish Government on licensing policy would help create a fairer and...
Club licensing was ‘botched’
Bid to create system of greater supervision has fallen short
Elements of Bill a cause for concern
Fit and proper test could be operated with ‘worrying elasticity’
By Jack Cummins
WE might have been expecting some sort of tidy up exercise: in the...
The only way is up for minimum price
Architects of MUP will double down when they should fold
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Luke Richardson
William Woodburn
