Pub industry adjudicator plans put forward – BBC News
“The government has announced plans for an independent adjudicator in the pub industry to help struggling landlords.”
BBC News, 8th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: licensed premises
Football Association Premier League Ltd and others v QC Leisure and others; Murphy v Media Protection Services Ltd – WLR Daily
“The clauses of an exclusive licence agreement concluded between a holder of intellectual property rights and a broadcaster constituted a restriction on competition prohibited by article 101FEU of the FEU Treaty where they obliged the broadcaster not to supply decoding devices enabling access to that right holder’s protected subject matter with a view to their use outside the territory covered by that licence agreement.”
WLR Daily, 4th October 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Premier League rights judgement is a win-win for football’s ruling classes – The Guardian
“Landmark European court decision will keep lawyers busy but it won’t make much difference to consumers.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Premier League games can be shown on foreign decoders – BBC News
“A pub landlady has won the latest stage of her fight to air Premier League games using a foreign TV decoder. Karen Murphy had to pay nearly £8,000 in fines and costs for using a cheaper Greek decoder in her Portsmouth pub to bypass controls over match screening. But she took her case to the European Court of Justice. The ECJ now says national laws which prohibit the import, sale or use of foreign decoder cards are contrary to the freedom to provide services.”
BBC News, 4th October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pub landlady’s EU case paves way for Premier League rights revolution – The Guardian
“The European Union’s highest court was today advised to rule that EU law does not prohibit pubs showing live Premier League matches from foreign broadcasters, potentially sparking a revolution in the way media sports rights are sold across the continent.”
The Guardian, 3rd February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina (Hope and Glory Public House Ltd) v City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court (Westminster City Council intervening) – WLR Daily
“Although an appeal to a magistrates’ court from the decision of a local authority’s licensing committee was a full rehearing on all the evidence the committee’s decision was a relevant matter to be taken into consideration and should only be reversed if the judge was satisfied that the original decision was wrong.”
WLR Daily, 27th January 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Police lied to persuade CCTV staff to monitor drink-drive suspects – The Guardian
“Police were criticised today for inventing intelligence to persuade civilian CCTV operators to snoop on suspected drink-drivers outside pubs.”
The Guardian, 6th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
All-day drink law was a mistake, says Sir Hugh Orde – BBC News
“The 24-hour drink licensing laws were a ‘mistake’, Association of Chief Police Officers president Sir Hugh Orde says.”
BBC News, 1st August 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police press home secretary to call time on late-night drinking laws – The Guardian
“There was a high-pitched shriek; then the fight started. For several moments, the group of girls tore into each other before bouncers pulled them apart. Outside the 24-hour off-licence across the road, a crowd of lads cheered above a sound track of breaking bottles, swearing and heavy bass lines.”
The Guardian, 20th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge calls for review of 24 hour licensing laws – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has called for a review of the 24 hour licensing laws after becoming exasperated at dealing with cases of drunken violence ‘on an almost daily basis’.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th May 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Woman barred from pubs in England and Wales – The Independent
“A woman has become the first person to be barred from all licensed premises in England and Wales under a drinking banning order.”
The Independent, 16th April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ex-landlord jailed over smoking ban at Bolton pubs – BBC News
“A former pub landlord who is thought to be the first person in the UK to be jailed after flouting the smoking ban is ‘devastated’, his wife says.”
BBC News, 27th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pubs win court battle over music charges – The Independent
“The catering trade and retailers won their court battle today over the charges they pay for playing recorded music. High Court judge Mr Justice Arnold upheld a ruling from a Copyright Tribunal which the Institute of Licensing said will mean pubs, hotels and restaurants across Britain will now receive up to £20 million in refunds.”
The Independent, 12th February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Competition referral may call time on tied pubs – The Times
“A parliamentary committee has delivered a stinging rebuke to Britain’s biggest tenanted pub companies after concluding that the ‘tied’ business model should be referred to the Competition Commission.”
The Times, 13th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Wetherspoon founder wins property fraud case – The Times
“The founder and chairman of the JD Wetherspoon, the pubs group, was cheated by a former friend and property adviser, the High Court has ruled.”
The Times, 7th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Warning over use of CCTV in pubs – BBC News
“The information commissioner has said pubs with no history of trouble should not be forced to install CCTV cameras.”
BBC News, 16th March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pub landlord wins right not to fit CCTV cameras – The Guardian
“A prospective landlord has won his fight not to install CCTV cameras in his pub after the case was taken up by the information commissioner.”
The Guardian, 12th March 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rules to curb lapdancing could mean more strip nights in local pubs – The Guardian
“Flaws in proposed legislation aimed at curbing lapdancing venues could lead to more one-off strip nights at pubs and clubs, campaign groups warned yesterday.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government cracks down on irresponsible drinking – Home Office
“A ban on ‘all you can drink’ promotions in pubs and bars has been announced by the Home Secretary Jacqui Smith and Health Secretary Alan Johnson.”
Home Office, 3rd December 2008
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Smoke ban row landlord in court – BBC News
“A landlord who has refused to enforce the smoking ban is in a High Court battle over his local council’s bid to revoke his premises licence.”
BBC News, 2nd December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
