Any Review of a Premises Licence is the most severe enforcement action that can be taken where any of the Licensing Objectives are being undermined by the way the Premises are being operated or where there is an association of the Premises with serious crime or serious disorder.
The course will involve a detailed examination of the relevant parts of the Licensing Act 2003, the procedures, the decision making processes and the possible outcomes and consequences. Both Standard and Expedited reviews will be considered, together with all relevant case law.
It is vital the legal advisors are fully conversant with the legislation and the processes, as it is complex and there is a wealth of case law. This is also an area where there is an increased expectation that the Premises Licence Holder will be legally represented.
The detail will be set against a case study to illustrate the significant points of law and procedure and to promote discussion.
This course is suitable for practitioners with some experience of licensing work and those involved in advising the licensing function and the Committee.
Stephen D. Turner, MStJ., MIoL, LLB
Stephen Turner is a solicitor with Kingston upon Hull City Council and specialises in regulatory prosecutions and licensing. He qualified in 1986 and was in private practice before moving into local government in 1994. Stephen has been solely responsible for advice to the Council and its Officers on all aspects of licensing law and procedure since 2004. He advises the Committee and Officers in connection with all applications, reviews, prosecutions, and appeals concerning licensing matters from taxis and private hire to sex shops, zoos and scrap metal dealers and is Legal Advisor to the Committee when in session. Stephen also deals with advocacy arising from decisions of the Committee by way of appeals or from the prosecution of offenders under all relevant legislation. Stephen is an experienced prosecutor for the regulatory departments of the Council dealing with all types of high-end cases from counterfeiting to food safety and fraud.
Stephen has presented lectures, workshops, and seminars to a variety of audiences including magistrates, solicitors, members of the Institute of Licensing, Council Members and Officers and others within his areas of interest and expertise.
Steve is a Past National Chair of Solicitors in Local Government (SLG now Lawyers in Local Government (LLG)), a former Chair and Branch Secretary of the Yorkshire and the Humber Branch of SLG/LLG, and the Litigation and Licensing Deputy National Lead (Licensing) for LLG. Steve is also the Vice Chairman of the Northeast Region of the Institute of Licensing (IoL) and an Independent Trainer, Lecturer, Mentor and Consultant. Steve chaired the IoL’s Working Party in 2018 which produced and published the Guidance on the relevance of previous convictions in Hackney and Private Hire Licencing.
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