Licensing Scotland Act 2005

Licence and Liability – The Importance of Due Diligence for Scottish Companies

September 10, 2014

Recent case law has highlighted the importance for Scottish licence holders to exercise due diligence to ensure they have done everything possible to stop licensing offences being committed. Under Scots law, licence holders may be liable for the mistakes of employees, or for the deception of underage customers if they are unable to prove that […]

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The Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 in Practice: Case for Reform

October 11, 2010

Recently, Tom Johnston, managing partner at Young & Partners LLP, a law firm with offices in Dunfermline and Glasgow, wrote in the Law Society’s Journal about a fresh wave of “hell” being swept into Scotland under new licensing laws. See his article here. See his contact details here. Having experienced the chaos in September 2009 […]

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