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Various articles covering all areas of licensing law and practice. Entirely personal commentaries about recent licensing news, alcohol & entertainment licensing, betting, gambling, the licensing of sex establishments (lap dancing clubs), taxis, PHVs - as well as miscellaneous topics such as cultural diversity,  gentlemen's clubs, website tactics, and the battle between London's black cabs and Uber.

Suspension of PHV Licence

The High Court has given important guidance as to the exercise of the power to suspend a PHV driver’s licence.

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As a licensing lawyer, Gerald Gouriet QC represents the owners of bars, pubs and clubs

Residents’ Associations

A common misapprehension is that a good point is made stronger by repetition: it is not – it is weakened.

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Anti-social behaviour

Experiments on mice point to a cure for drugs and binge-drinking tendencies in human beings.

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This is a roulette wheel.

Pinsent Masons (Archived)

The Gambling Commission impose stricter conditions by which betting shops are entitled to make FOBTs available.

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