The claimants objected to a forced transfer of an unused justices on-line for the benefit of the licencee applicants. The licensees had first been refused a licence for certain premises, but then requested and were given transfer of an obsolete licence for nearby premises. The claimants, neighbours, asserted an infringement of their human rights. Held: … Continue reading Bushell and Others, Regina (on the Application of) v Newcastle Licensing Justices and others: Admn 31 Jul 2003
The respondent company subscribed to a cuttings service, but redistributed the cuttings within its offices. The cuttings agency claimed that the re-distribution infringed their rights in the typographical arrangement. The cuttings did not give any indication of the view of the original layout, and the court held that the cuttings themselves were not such a … Continue reading Newspaper Licensing Agency Ltd v Marks and Spencer Plc: HL 12 Jul 2001
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Objections were raised to the grant of a special hours licence. Held: The premises had been adapted to provide for music and dancing and for eating. Four principles were identified: The intended use is that of the licensee, not his customers; that some customers might only drink would not defeat an application; the use to … Continue reading Norwich Crown Court and others v Luminar Leisure: CA 7 Apr 2004
The premises consisted of a ground floor and basement. A music and dancing licence was in effect for part of the premises, but the appellant challenged the grant of a special hours certificate, based upon that licence, for the entire premises. Held: The special hours certificate should have been only for the part for which … Continue reading Westminster City Council v O’Reilly and others: QBD 28 Feb 2003
The word ‘ancillary’ in the Act meant subordinate or secondary. Richards -v- Bloxham (Binks) establishes that ‘where there is the provision of both music and dancing and substantial refreshment, that is to say food, to which the supply of intoxicating liquor is ancillary, the relative priorities as between music and dancing and food does not … Continue reading Young v O’Connell: QBD 25 May 1985
The claimant challenged a grant on appeal of a Supper Hours Certificate. It had been refused initially on the ground that in reality it was sought merely to secure extended licensing hours. Held: The purpose of the licensee must be that the supply of liquor will be ancillary to the provision of music and dancing … Continue reading Luminar Leisure Ltd v Norwich Crown Court: Admn 3 Oct 2003
The applicant appealed refusal by magistrates to revoke a Supper Hours Certificate. Held: Describing section 77, ‘Pausing there, I should have thought as a matter of ordinary language that that is enabling justices to grant a special hours certificate where there is a music and dancing licence in force, and the bona fide intention is … Continue reading Richards v Bloxham (Binks): QBD 1968
No Judicial Review of Decisions of Private Body Despite the wide range of its powers, the disciplinary committee of the Jockey Club remains a domestic tribunal. Judicial review is not available to a member. The relationship is in contract between the club and its member. Sir Thomas Bingham MR said: ‘No serious racecourse management, owner, … Continue reading Regina v Disciplinary Committee of the Jockey Club, ex parte Aga Khan: CA 4 Dec 1992
The issue of a special hours certificate overrode the normal license during the entire period of the special hours granted; The Justices might also state the starting time for the special hours certificate. ‘at all times when the special hours certificate is in operation, the licensee cannot rely on a combination of his on-licence and … Continue reading Regina v Stafford Crown Court ex parte Shipley: CA 12 Dec 1997
Banker’s Liability for Negligent Reference The appellants were advertising agents. They were liable themselves for advertising space taken for a client, and had sought a financial reference from the defendant bankers to the client. The reference was negligent, but the bankers denied any assumption of a duty of care to a third party when purely … Continue reading Hedley Byrne and Co Ltd v Heller and Partners Ltd: HL 28 May 1963
Sales of alcohol had taken place at a bar within the meaning of section 76(5). Held: Widgery LCJ said: ‘I think it must be remembered that the consumption of liquor in the special hours period, for want of a better phrase, is liquor which is to be ancillary to dancing, music, refreshment or all of … Continue reading Carter v Bradbeer: QBD 1975
Same Sex Paartner to Inherit as Family Member The claimant had lived with the original tenant in a stable and long standing homosexual relationship at the deceased’s flat. After the tenant’s death he sought a statutory tenancy as a spouse of the deceased. The Act had been extended to include as a spouse someone living … Continue reading Fitzpatrick v Sterling Housing Association Ltd: HL 28 Oct 1999
The claimant had developed historical musical works for performance. They were published by the defendant, by means of recordings of a performance from the scores he had prepared – so called ‘performance editions’. The many hundreds of hours expended, involved transcription of the scores into modern notation and interpretation of the composers shorthand. The publisher … Continue reading Hyperion Records Ltd v Sawkins: CA 19 May 2005
Incorporation of Onerous Terms Requires More Care Photographic transparencies were hired out to the advertising agency defendant. The contract clauses on the delivery note included a fee which was exorbitant for the retention of transparencies beyond the set date. Held: The plaintiff had not managed to include the terms in the contract, which was only … Continue reading Interfoto Picture Library Ltd v Stiletto Visual Programmes Ltd: CA 12 Nov 1987
