Government rejects ban on wild animals in circuses – The Independent
“The Coalition government today rejected a ban on wild animals in circuses in favour of a new licensing regime.”
The Independent, 13th May 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Category: licensing
Treating licensees differently to their competitors does not constitute unreasonable discrimination, Copyright Tribunal rules – OUT-LAW.com
“Agencies acting for copyright holders can charge different companies different royalty rates without engaging in unlawful discrimination, the Copyright Tribunal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th May 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
LSB consults on process for reviewing decisions about licensing applications – Legal Services Board
“As part of the next stages of completing the licensing regime for Alternative Business Structures (ABS) the LSB has today published a new consultation focusing on reviewing decisions about licensing applications.”
Legal Services Board, 3rd May 2011
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
Regina (Albert Court Residents Association and others) v Westminster City Council – WLR Daily
“Once the conditions set out in section 35(1) of the Licensing Act 2003 were satisfied, in the absence of any relevant representation, the applicant for the variation of a premises licence was entitled to the variation and it would be contrary to that entitlement for it to be undermined by a failure of the licensing authority to carry out a notification process not provided for by the Act.”
WLR Daily, 13th April 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Please note that once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
New rules for migrant church weddings – Daily Telegraph
“The tradition of reading church banns is to be dropped for migrant weddings as part of a new drive to combat bogus marriages.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th April 2011
Source: www.telegraph.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.
Gun control and ownership laws in the UK – BBC News
“Derrick Bird, who shot dead 12 people in Cumbria, had held a firearms licence for 20 years.”
BBC News, 2nd November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Derrick Bird Cumbria killings – gun rules may change – BBC News
“Changes to national firearms licensing have been recommended after a review into the Derrick Bird killings.”
BBC News, 2nd November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Illegal fertility company owners given suspended prison sentence – The Guardian
“Two men who netted £250,000 after providing women with access to sperm through an illegal fertility company were spared an immediate jail term today.”
The Guardian, 12th October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council v Fidler and others – WLR Daily
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council v Fidler and others [2010] EWHC 2430 (Admin); [2010] WLR (D) 244
“The definition of ‘private hire vehicle’ in s 80(1) of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, with its express exclusion of hackney carriages, had to be read into the references to ‘private hire vehicle’ in sections 46(1)(d)(e); and the words ‘hackney carriage’, where they appeared in s 80(1), were not confined to a vehicle licensed as a hackney carriage by the local authority which was seeking to enforce within its own area the provisions of the 1976 Act, but extended to any vehicle licensed as a hackney carriage wherever so licensed. However. it was an offence under s 45 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 for a hackney carriage licensed in one area to stand or ply for hire in another area where no licence had been granted to either the driver or the vehicle by the licensing authority for that area.”
WLR Daily, 11th October 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Ricky Hatton stripped of boxing licence – BBC News
“Ricky Hatton has been stripped of his licence to box at a British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC) hearing but can still work as a promoter in the sport.”
BBC News, 24th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two men convicted over illegal sperm donor firm – The Independent
“Two men are facing jail after they were convicted yesterday of running an illegal fertility company that gave women access to sperm donors. Nigel Woodforth, 43, ran the operation from the basement of his home in Reading, Berkshire, with 49-year-old Ricky Gage. A jury at Southwark Crown Court, in south London, convicted both men of three counts each of providing sperm without a licence or third-party agreement.”
The Independent, 18th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Pair made £250,000 from illegal sperm donor service, court told – The Guardian
“Two businessmen earned £250,000 through an illegal fertility company providing women with access to sperm donors, a court heard today. In the first case of its kind, a jury was told that Nigel Woodforth, 43, ran the firm from the basement of his home in Reading, Berkshire, with 49-year-old Ricky Gage.”
The Guardian, 13th September 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
Overhauling the Licensing Act – Home Office
“Proposals for tough new measures to crack down on problem premises and give more powers for local communities were unveiled by the government today.”
Home Office, 28th July 2010
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Regina (Raphael) v Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court and another – WLR Daily
“There was no reason to adopt a particularly narrow or restrictive approach to the construction of s 13 of the Interpretation Act 1978 by which statutory powers may be exercised at any time after the passing of an enabling Act in anticipation of the Act or any provision of it coming into force.”
WLR Daily, 9th July 2010
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 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
UK’s gun laws are among the toughest in the world – The Independent
“Britain is one of the most regulated countries in the world when it comes to owning guns.”
The Independent, 3rd June 2010
Source: www.independent.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
