Board looks to get tough on licences
Proposals in Dundee seek to reduce number of new premises. …
Compliance for Christmas
Licensing lawyers outline potential pitfalls of the festive season and how to avoid them Christmas is the season to be jolly and for most people that will mean …
Edinburgh bins policy under fire
Operators say new trade waste system is impacting on businesses By Gillian McKenzie Edinburgh operators have hit out at a new trade waste policy, claiming it …
Consumption is not up to boards
A PROPOSED change to Scottish licensing law that would see boards compelled to reduce alcohol consumption has been dismissed as “a non-starter” by …
Boards split on revocation
Different approaches to missed training …
Training troubles continue
By Gillian McKenzie THE deadline by which the first batch of personal licence holders had to complete refresher training passed on Sunday (August 31). And as …
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 …
Health report is unfair to boards
New publication is a ‘fundamental attack’ on the licensing system By Jack Cummins EARLIER this year, Edinburgh licensing board came under fire following …
Time for the right kind of action
Scottish Government should be nurturing trade businesses rather than heaping more regulation on them, writes publican Jeff Ellis Is it just me or does it seem …