Bushell and Others, Regina (on the Application of) v Newcastle Upon Tyne Licensing Justices and others: Admn 15 Mar 2004

Objection was made to the removal of an old on-license by the magistrates.
Held: The justices had had no jurisdiction under section 15 because, at the time the application came before the justices, the premises of Mim’s Bar were not ‘occupied’ or about to be ‘occupied’ for a ‘public purpose’ within the meaning of section 15(1)(a).

Judges:

Lightman J

Citations:

[2004] EWHC 446 (Admin)

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Licensing Act 1964 15

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

Appeal from – Bushell and Others, Regina (on the Application of) v Newcastle Licensing Justices and others Admn 31-Jul-2003
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 . .

Cited by:

At first instnce – Bushell and Others, Regina (on the Application of) v Newcastle Upon Tyne Licensing Justices and Another HL 15-Feb-2006
Licensees appealed against the grant of judicial review of decisions granting special removal of old on-licences for premises. The grant had been challenged on the basis that the magistrates had had no jurisdiction to make the award because the . .
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Licensing, Human Rights

Updated: 10 June 2022; Ref: scu.194699