A Practical Guide to Licensing Law for Commercial Property Lawyers - Softcover

McCann, Niall; Williams, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1911035967 ISBN 13: 9781911035961

Publisher: Law Brief Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

This book is intended to assist commercial property practitioners who handle transactions involving licensed properties. It provides a concise overview, but hopefully, one which highlights issues of importance and when to seek further specialist advice. Areas covered include:Licensable activities under the Licensing Act 2003 (England and Wales only)The Licensing objectivesTypes of premises requiring a licencePersonal Licences and the Designated Premises SupervisorApplication proceduresPlanning considerationsContracts conditional on licensing (and planning)Licensing due diligence for property transactionsProblems to look out for e.g. onerous conditions, the annual fee, site history etc.Impact of Insolvency of the Premises Licence Holder.Steps on completion – transfer the Premises Licence and varying the Designated Premises SupervisorVariation of licencesReviewsEnforcementABOUT THE AUTHORSRanked in both Legal 500 and UK Chambers, Niall McCann undertakes all aspects of licensing and gaming and associated regulatory/planning law. He regularly appears as an advocate before courts and local authority sub-committees throughout England and Wales. He has lectured extensively on licensing matters and, in particular, specialises in advising on the impact of insolvency in respect of licensed premises.Richard Williams is an experienced gaming, licensing and regulatory Solicitor, with over 20 years’ experience of dealing with licensed premises nationally (including Scotland). Richard is a higher Courts advocate and regularly appears before Committees and Courts nationally, representing a full range of clients in the retail and leisure industries. He also specialises in food safety and health and safety law, particularly where this relates to licensed premises.

Edition details

• Publisher: Law Brief Publishing
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1911035967
• ISBN 13: 9781911035961
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 84