Below is a selection of news items, case notes, articles, books and papers authored by members of Chambers.
Below is a selection of news items, case notes, articles, books and papers authored by members of Chambers.
At a time when most of us are winding down - or those in retail or leisure, winding up - for the holiday season, comes a new (and important) consultation from the Gambling Commission (GC) on proposed changes to its Licensing, Compliance, and Enforcement Policy (‘the Policy’). The 15 substantive questions potentially impact on the application process (5 – 10), the management and monitoring of gambling businesses (11 – 13) and the review process (14 – 19). The breadth of the proposals mean that it is most important that responses are submitted by all those with a stake in the industry, whether they be operators, advisors (who will be particularly affected by the proposed procedural changes), affiliates, NGOs - or simply interested members of the public with views to express.
It is sometimes said that if a taxi (hackney carriage) driver outside London applies to renew his driver’s licence, but the licensing authority fails to determine his application before the licence expires, he must stop working as a taxi driver until the authority makes a decision. A recent taxi-licensing appeal in Nottingham Crown Court suggests that the issue may not always be so clear-cut.
Uber has won its appeal against Transport for London’s refusal to renew its London PHV operator’s licence. The Deputy Senior District Judge, sitting at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, decided that Uber London Limited is a fit and proper person to hold such a licence.
