Licensing News Archives

Uber v Sefton

A booking for a private hire vehicle is not to be equated with a contract for the hire of that vehicle

The black market is relatively easy for people to access who are actively trying to find illegal operators online

A licensing authority must aim to permit premises to be used for gambling – but is it entitled to miss?

“High Stakes: Gambling Reform for the Digital Age”. Never have so many waited so long for so little

“Three years, six ministers and one white paper”. The Racing Post reminds us how long we have had to wait for it.

The Gambling Act 2005 protects commercial lottery promoters who offer a ‘choice of a free entry’

There is no power to adjourn a summary review decision beyond 28 days from application. There should be.

Non-compliance with statutory procedure did not prevent an application to licence a music festival being granted