Licensing justices were not able to insist on the disclosure of the identities of the shareholders of an unlimited company applying for a liquor licence. The Act required the person having day to day control and management of the premises to be known and of satisfactory character. If that was achieved then there was no additional requirement to disclose shareholdings. There was nothing necessarily disreputable about a company exercising rights given to it in law. Before any adverse inference could be drawn from the silence, there must be something additional basis.
Citations:
Times 08-Sep-2000
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Licensing, Company
Updated: 11 May 2022; Ref: scu.85604