Cummins – Ad ban plan is ‘an all-out nuclear attack on alcohol’
Christmas came early for the anti-alcohol lobbyists. Last November the Scottish Government published a 63-page consultation document on ‘restricting alcohol advertising and promotion’... ticking just about every conceivable box in the campaigners’ wish list.
Ensure age check policy is watertight
Licensing Act requires all premises to operate verification policy
Is MUP start of a slippery slope?
If measure crosses finish line, health campaigners won’t stop there
By Jack Cummins
THE Scottish Government’s long-running struggle to introduce minimum unit pricing (MUP) reached a...
Coronavirus: Scottish Government must relax outdoor and distance rules to give trade a fighting...
Following last week’s Scottish Government road map announcement holding out the prospect of outdoor drinking in phase two from mid-June, licensing lawyers have been inundated with an unprecedented flurry of trade enquiries
Public nuisance complaints can be the death knell for venues
The owner of a bar with a popular musical entertainment offering found himself on the receiving end of noise complaints from a single neighbour ...
Minor news has to be welcome
Changes to variations regulations will cut costs from system
IN the years I have been writing this column there have been precious few occasions when...
More legislative twists on horizon
Further changes are expected as the latest Bill heads for the finish line
First there was the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005, laden with over 30 sets...
Club licensing was ‘botched’
Bid to create system of greater supervision has fallen short
A song that’s tough to follow
There’s precious little good news around for the trade, but the reopening of music venues in level one and two areas has allowed a further easing of the so-called ‘music ban’ in hospitality premises permitted to serve alcohol indoors.
Don’t bet on an outside chance
Operating an unlicensed outdoor area could prove very risky
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