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Jack Cummins is one of Scotland’s leading licensing lawyers. Every month he writes on licensing law and answers readers’ questions in SLTN.

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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...
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Policies split on late-night hours

Aberdeen and Glasgow have very different ideas on closing times

Certification is a tricky issue

COVID status certificates could create a number of challenges By Jack Cummins BELIEVE it or not, there is a precedent for mandatory inoculations. The Vaccination Act of...

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...

Limit is driving the trade to distraction

Some seem to abandon all reason on the subject of drink-driving Drinking and driving: undoubtedly a potential menace to society, but also a subject that...
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Any age policy has to be robust

Recent figures reiterated the importance of age verification .
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Child laws for a new generation

Current rules aren’t perfect but still a marked improvement on law governing under 18s access to licensed premises.
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Lidl ruling will affect wider trade

Decisions don’t just bring clarity for those who lodge appeals NEWS of the landmark decision in Lidl’s appeal against a licence suspension managed to knock...

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