Licensing, gaming and club law Books

Book SynopsisAccording to the US Public Health Service, over 100,000 deaths a year are attributed to alcohol. Legislatures have enacted regulations intended to reduce alcohol consumption and curb harmful effects. This study focuses on one regulation, the liability imposed on alcohol servers and social hosts.

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Book SynopsisAccording to the US Public Health Service, over 100,000 deaths a year are attributed to alcohol. Legislatures have enacted regulations intended to reduce alcohol consumption and curb harmful effects. This study focuses on one regulation, the liability imposed on alcohol servers and social hosts.

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Book SynopsisUsing a rich variety of historical sources, Suzanne Morton traces the history of gambling regulation in five Canadian provinces – Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and B.C. – from the First World War to the federal legalization in 1969. This regulatory legislation, designed to control gambling, ended a long period of paradox and pretence during which gambling was common, but still illegal.Morton skilfully shows the relationship between gambling and the wider social mores of the time, as evinced by labour, governance, and the regulation of 'vice.' Her focus on the ways in which race, class, and gender structured the meaning of gambling underpins and illuminates the historical data she presents. She shows, for example, as "Old Canada" (the Protestant, Anglo-Celtic establishment) declined in influence, gambling took on a less deviant connotation – a process that continued as charity became secularized and gambling became a lucrative fund

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Book SynopsisJames T H Button is a solicitor and is well known as the leading authority on taxi licensing law. He is the principal of James Button & Co, a niche practice providing legal services and training to local authorities in England and Wales. He is also the President of the Institute of Licensing.

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Book SynopsisThe Licensing Law Handbook is a clear and concise guide to the reformed system of licensing. It safely guides practitioners through all aspects of the new and revised procedures including how to apply for authorisation, the forms to use, operating schedules, how to object to an application, offences, closure powers and appeals.

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Book SynopsisSmith and Monkcom: The Law of Gambling, Fourth Edition provides a detailed and practical explanation of legislation covering casinos, betting shops, bingo halls, amusement arcades, pubs and clubs with gaming machines and lotteries. This important book provides a detailed and practical explanation of the legislation by detailing the purpose of the legislation, how to apply for operating licences, premises licences and personal licences, the conditions attached to licences and enforcement of the law as it relates to gambling. The fourth edition covers the following legislation: The Gambling Commission’s guidance All updates to the Gaming Act 2005 Coverage of the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 which requires all operators that transact with, or advertise to, British consumers to obtain an operating licence from the Gambling Commission Case law includes: R (on the application of Hemming (t/a Simply Pleasure Ltd) and others) v Westminster City Council R v Goldstein and Rimmington “Spotting the Ball” Partnership v HMRC HMRC v IFX Investment Company Limited The English Bridge Union Limited v HMRC Greene King (tribunal case) Newham Council v Paddy Power This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Licensing online services.Trade ReviewIt is a remarkable achievement. This book now stands like an undisputed colossus over the whole field of gambling law. It is quite simply the indispensable volume for anyone who works in gambling, whether their interest is regulatory, commercial or legal. -- Gary Grant, Barrister, Francis Taylor Building...the source of the definitive answer for anything relating to gambling matters...Whatever your question or concern may be, if there is an answer it is likely to be contained within these covers...an essential addition to the practitioners' bookcase. -- James Button Bulletin * James Button Bulletin *Table of ContentsIntroduction The pre-Gambling Act framework Chapter 1 Introduction to the Gambling Act 2005 Chapter 2 Some fundamental terminology Chapter 3 The Gambling Commission Chapter 4 General offences Chapter 5 Offences relating to children and young persons Chapter 6 Operating licences Chapter 7 Personal licences Chapter 8 Appeals Chapter 9 The licensing authority: constitution and procedure Chapter 10 Premises licences Chapter 11 The temporary use of premises Chapter 12 Clubs, pubs and fairs Chapter 13 Betting Chapter 14 Gaming Chapter 15 Lotteries Chapter 16 The National Lottery Chapter 17 Remote gambling Chapter 18 Advertising Chapter 19 Gambling and tax Chapter 20 Contractual aspects of gambling Chapter 21 Gambling syndicates Chapter 22 Prize gaming Chapter 23 Private and non-commercial gaming and betting Chapter 24 Licensing Boards and some Scottish aspects of gambling Chapter 25 Gaming machines Chapter 26 Enforcement of the regulatory system of the Gambling Act 2005 Chapter 27 Money laundering Chapter 28 Gambling and planning

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Book SynopsisSports law has been growing with increasing rapidity over the years since the first edition of this book was published in 1999, regularly making headlines as well as leading to a developing body of law practised by specialist lawyers. This revised work, by leading practitioners in the field, with a foreword by Lord Coe, provides a coherent framework for understanding the principles of sports law in this area, as well as a deep analysis of its key features. The subject is split into various areas of practice: first, regulatory rules, which embrace the constitutional aspect of organised sport, including the disciplinary procedures of the various governing organisations; second, broadcasting and marketing resulting from the commercial exploitation, including sponsorship, of sports clubs, sporting events and players; and third, player's rights and obligations, which embraces a wide range of legal issues including club transfers and player contracts, and issues arising from employment (including discrimination law), personal injury and criminal law. Special attention is paid to the impact of EU and Human Rights law as well as to the influential jurisprudence of the Court of Arbitration for Sport. London 2012 provides an appropriate point at which to assess the current state of the law, as well as a look to the future. The target readership extends from solicitors, barristers and legal advisers, to sports organisations and clubs, corporations involved in marketing and sponsorship, media companies, academics teaching sports law, and sports administrators. “I commend it to everyone who has to administer sport as well as to those who have to advise the administrators or argue cases in the field on whatever side. It is a gold medal book.” From the Foreword by Lord Coe KBE This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Sports Law online service.Trade Review…this edition is hugely well researched, equally well written and provides a holistic approach to the wide-ranging elements that comprise an ever-increasing and ever more popular specialist area of the law…What sets this publication apart from its competitors is the very essence that the reader is benefiting from the duality both of the collective knowledge and hands-on experience of the authorship in all aspects. A considered group opinion is thus put forward and is notably refreshing in the process…It is thoroughly enriched by being logical, intuitive, engagingly written and, above all, insightful…Practitioners, academics and sports administrators alike, cannot fail to be impressed and now everyone concerned in sports law has at their fingertips a handbook they can treat as a working bible. We cannot commend it highly enough. -- Mel Goldberg * International Sports Law Review, Issue 4 *Any lawyer interested in the field of sports law should have the Second Edition of Sports Law to hand; its lucid, comprehensive yet concise exposition of the relevant jurisprudence is as invigorating as a cold blast of fresh air in a sweaty workout. It reads like a good opinion, in which the author has mastered his subject and speaks authoritatively, with the answer and reasoning set out clearly and understood...Sports Law is written with intellectual rigour combined with a zest for the subject matter. The four authors bring a diversity of juridical backgrounds that instils a breath of vision into the analysis. If you are a busy practitioner looking for the "answer" to a sports law problem, this is the textbook; if you are an academic searching for some underlying principles and theories, there is plenty for you too. -- Tim Lord QC * Counsel Magazine *One of the many strengths of this book is its concision and good English. It is well bound, clearly and comprehensively footnoted and with full case indices at the beginning. It is easy to read and at £95 a bargain. Any law firm or sports organisation which has sports legal issues arising from time to time would find this book a very useful addition to library shelves. The authors have struck a lovely balance between in-depth knowledgeable commentary but presented in a way the busy lawyer can understand. It will be my first port of call from now on for any sports law question. -- Susan Singleton * IT Law Today *We have now reached the stage where sports law has assumed considerable importance in the many different ways in which it is addressed in this book. And in a country like ours, which is deeply committed to many different sports for entertainment, for personal satisfaction, for fitness, and for livelihoods and international representation, justice in the world of sports is of great importance, for some indeed of overwhelming importance. They, and all those responsible for every sport need to know where they stand, where they might go wrong, and where they need to think before they make their decisions. This book tells them everything they need to know. -- The Rt. Hon. The Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales,Review from the First Edition …this book clearly and accessibly opens up a range of issues which should be of interest to anyone, lawyers or otherwise, who has an interest in the position of sport within an increasingly globalising economy. -- Raymond Boyle * Tottel's Communications Law *Review from the First Edition …the skill of the authors is such that there may well now be a specialist sub-topic, the law of the replica football shirtThis collection of interesting and informative papers will help sports law to find a coherence of its own and it is to be commended. -- Robert Shields * Journal of the Law Society of Scotland *Table of Contents1. The Nature of Sports Law 2. Overview: Framework of the Law Relating to Sport 3. Access to Sporting Competitions 4. Players' Rights 5. The Regulation of Play 6. The Commercial Exploitation of Sport 7. Disciplinary Proceedings in Sport 8. Remedies: The Resolution of Legal Disputes in Sport

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Book SynopsisLicensed Premises: Law, Practice and Policy, Second Edition is a highly practical guide to the licensed industry. It clearly explains, through the use of case studies, practical tools and strategic policy advice, how the licensing regime, allied to other statutory and voluntary schemes, can be used to develop a more sustainable, diverse leisure economy. Untangling the web of licensing law: The second edition is supported by copious charts and tables to simplify explanations and argues for a strategic approach to licensing, explaining how it is part of a much larger web of control of the night time economy. Each interlocking contribution is written by an expert in their field. These include those in the areas of planning, noise, policing, door supervision, health and safety and local government strategies – all to ensure that every reader can gain an understanding of how the whole system works, as well as each individual part. Fully updated to include Hemming, Levy and EMROs: Timed to coincide with the fees, regime, the outcome of the crucial Hemming case as well as Levy and EMROs, this edition addresses such questions as ‘Are enforcement costs recoverable from licensees?’, ‘What are the effects of the Services Directive on licensing?’ and “May objections be made to EMROs on socio-economic grounds?” It also includes coverage of: Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011; Localism Act 2011 and Policing and Crime Act 2009. The second edition also contains and covers: Strategic and policy advice for those working in the licensing field; The role of policy in creating vibrant economies and the role of evidence, proximity and opening hours; Standards of excellence for licensing authorities, officers, councilors, lawyers, and in licensing hearings; Public sector duties of licensing authorities, including the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, the Equality Act, human rights, the Provision of Services Regulations, the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 and RIPA; Statutory remedies in the night time economy, including controlled drinking zones, dispersal orders, directions to leave, EMROs, area closure orders, reviews, premises closures, drink banning orders, confiscation powers and alcohol arrest referral schemes; Practical sections and appendices. Licensed Premises: Law, Practice and Policy, Second Edition is supplemented by a series of appendices encompassing helpful advice from government, trade associations and other bodies as well as a summary of the key case law in the field. This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Licensing online service.Trade ReviewPhilip has drawn upon a wide range of expert practitioners to contribute to various chapters. The overall effect is not only very impressive but extraordinarily useful. With an innovative approach toward the layout, this promises to be an authoritative and extremely heavily used text…I have little doubt that it will form a central part of the licensing practitioner’s bookshelf and it is highly recommended. * James Button & Co Solicitors *Table of ContentsPART A FOUNDATIONS 1 Challenges 2 Unifying philosophy 3 A strategic approach to the night time economy 4 Policy as the hub 5 Evidence and inference in licensing PART B THE LICENSING ACT 2003 Part B1 The Licensing Act 2003: Concepts 6 The Licensing Act 2003 framework 7 The licensing authority 8 Licensable activities 9 The general duties of licensing authorities 10 Licensing policy 11 Licensing policy consultation 12 The appropriateness test 13 Licensing and proximity 14 Opening hours under the Licensing Act 2003 Part B2 Licensing Act 2003: Regime 15 The premises licence 16 Clubs 17 Conditions 18 Personal licences 19 Temporary events Part B3 Challenging licensing decisions 20 Challenging licensing decisions Part B4 Licensing Act 2003: Standards of excellence for licensing authorities 21 Best practice in licensing hearings 22 Licensing officers 23 Councillors 24 Legal advisors PART C PUBLIC SECTOR DUTIES OF LICENSING AUTHORITIES 25 The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 26 The Equality Act 2010 27 Human rights 28 The Provision of Services Regulations 2009 29 The Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 30 RIPA PART D PARALLEL CONSENT SCHEMES 31 Planning and other strategies 32 Gambling 33 Sex licensing 34 Tables and chairs 35 Door supervision PART E STATUTORY REMEDIES IN THE NIGHT TIME ECONOMY 36 Introduction Part E1 Places 37 Designated public places orders 38 Dispersal orders 39 Direction to leave 40 Early morning restriction orders 41 Area closure orders Part E2 Premises 42 Review 43 Licensing Act closures 44 Closure notices 45 Persistent sale closure notices 46 ASBO Act closures 47 Other statutory remedies Part E3 People 48 Drink banning orders 49 Confiscation of alcohol 50 Alcohol arrest referral schemes Part E4 Prosecution 51 Prosecution PART F GOOD PRACTICE IN THE NIGHT TIME ECONOMY 52 Introduction 53 Purple Flag – better town centres at night 54 PubWatch 55 Best Bar None 56 Business Improvement Districts 57 Community Alcohol Partnerships 58 Regulatory partnerships 59 Design of the night time economy PART G FINANCING THE MANAGEMENT OF THE NIGHT TIME ECONOMY 60 Introduction 61 The fees regime 62 Late night levy 63 Community Infrastructure Levy 64 Planning obligations PART H ALCOHOL AND POLITICS 65 Alcohol politics: assessing the consequences of the Licensing Act 2003 66 Alcohol control and the public interest: international perspectives

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Book SynopsisThis highly topical book analyses the conflicts between different regulatory regimes governing online gambling in the international context and how these affect the cross-border provision of online gambling.States fundamentally disagree on how to regulate gambling, for moral, religious and social reasons, and therefore regulatory regimes differ, ranging from the prohibitionist to the permissive. The authors examine the latest legislation and cases concerning online gambling by comparing different regulatory models. They also explain conflict of laws issues, including which state or court is competent, which law is applicable, and what rules govern enforcement in cross-border e-gambling disputes. Invaluably, the book makes sense of the myriad of cases in the EU internal market and the WTO.This unique book represents a detailed examination of the international law issues of cross-border online gambling. It will prove to be useful for academic scholars as well as postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students. Legal advisors within the gambling sector, regulators and policymakers, government departments and agencies, as well as intergovernmental and international organizations will also find this book an enriching resource.Trade Review‘This engaging book, written in an accessible and concise manner, methodically unravels the complexities of regulating cross-border online gambling. The focus of the well-researched materials highlights the tensions which arise between the execution of national policies and the international ubiquity of internet-based trade. With well thought out examples the narrative illustrates how national policy choices clash with one another, not only via attempts to liberalize markets but also through the application of rules of private international law.’ -- Alan Littler, Tilburg University, The Netherlands‘An incredibly impressive guide to the regulation of cross-border online gambling. An added attraction is the insightful coverage of the theory and history of online gambling in key jurisdictions, which will be relevant for years to come.’ -- Danny Preiskel, Preiskel & Co, UK‘In this excellent commentary on the law and policy of online gambling, Julia Hörnle and Brigitte Zammit introduce readers to an evolving and complex regulatory matrix. Starting with national policy positions towards gambling - positions that articulate as various shades of prohibition and permission, together with different degrees of preference for domestic over foreign providers - we are taken into the borderless world of online casinos, betting services, and the like. How are national regulators to impose their will on such service providers; to what extent are they constrained by the rules of regional and international trading clubs; and how does the new generation of European conflicts rules (Brussels I and Rome I and II) fit in this matrix? The authors are to be congratulated on bringing the regulatory issues clearly into focus, as well as succeeding in engaging the reader’s interest in both the larger policy questions and the doctrinal detail.’ -- Roger Brownsword, Kings College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Preface 1. Introduction: What is at Stake? 2. Social Policy and Regulatory Models 3. Impact of National Regulation on Cross-Border Services 4. National Regulation of Online Gambling as a Trade Restriction 5. EU Conflicts of Law Issues – Part 1: Jurisdiction 6. EU Conflicts of Law Issues – Part 2: Applicable Law 7. EU Conflicts of Law Issues – Part 3: Enforcement of Judgments 8. Concluding Thoughts Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe distillation (sometimes illegal) of uisce beatha, poitín and gin has existed in Ireland over many centuries. In 1806, over 25% of the entire production of Irish whiskey was estimated to come from illicit stills. While the process of brewing and distilling has come a long way since the days Molly Gallivan produced her homemade poitín known as Molly’s Mountain Dew in the Kerry Mountains, laws from 1831 still apply to breweries and distilleries today. In 1887, the annual output of whiskey manufactured in Ireland was 10,620,584 gallons. There were many thriving distilleries in Dublin and Cork, and in Tullamore and Kilbeggan, and elsewhere, many of which still survive and are indeed thriving today. As of June 2019, Ireland has twenty-five distilleries in operation, with a further twenty-four either planned or under development. As of 2018, sales of Irish whiskey stood at 10.7 million 9-litres cases, up from 4.4 million cases in 2008, with sales projected to exceed 12 million cases (its historical peak) by 2020. Brewers and Distillers in Ireland: The Complete Licensing Guide discusses all the different types of manufacturers’ licences, the rights and obligations of the manufacturer and how to obtain a manufacturer’s licence from Revenue. The sale of the manufactured product by wholesale is also discussed, as is its retail sale, which was introduced for the first time by the Act of 2018. Differing permitted hours for on-sales and off-sales are discussed, as are offences and penalties. The Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Act 2018 has allowed for the first time the retail sale of alcohol (spirits and/or beer) on the premises where such alcohol is manufactured.Table of ContentsPart I: Licences: Manufacturer Chapter 1: Manufacturers’ Licences Chapter 2: Distiller of Spirits Chapter 3: Rectifier of Spirits, Compounder of Spirits Chapter 4: Brewer of Beer for Sale Chapter 5: Maker of Cider or Perry for Sale Chapter 6: Maker for Sale of Sweets Part II: Wholesale Dealing and Retail Sale Chapter 7: Wholesale Dealing Chapter 8: Producer’s Retail Licence Part III: Practical Issues Chapter 9: Offences and Penalties Chapter 10: Practice and Procedure Appendix 1: Forms Appendix 2: The Intoxicating Liquor (Breweries and Distilleries) Act 2018 Appendix 3: Rules of Court

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Book SynopsisIn the aftermath of the Polish-Hungarian Conference held in Cracow in 2007 there has been published the present volume. It is exponential of the cooperation between the legal historians of the Cracow and Pecs Universities. The participants of the Conference discussed at length the topics concerned with the constitutional developments in the Austro-Hungarian empire in the final era of its existence. A series of articles published in the volume are illustrative of the Rechtsstaat tendencies as detectable in the functioning of the Austro-Hungarian administration and the judiciary, and also in the field of Church-State relationships. Against that background there is also discussed the liberalism of the Austro-Hungarian regime in the area of emigration as well as the grass-roots initiative of the Poles in laying the foundations of Polonia restituta at the time when World War I had not yet come to its end. Last but not least, some authors present fairly individual topics such as the role of the fidei-comissuni in promoting the preservation of cultural legacy in the Hungarian part of the empire, or the survival of Hungarian serfdom tradition in the area of Poland controlled post-war Spisz and Orawa.Trade ReviewNoteworthy analytical presentation by Istvan Kajtara eminent Hungarian historian figure Andorra Czizmadii. -- Dr. Andrzej Bryk, Jagiellonian University

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