Compulsory licence meaning

This Checklist should be read in conjunction with the Practice Note: Block transfer orders—the law and practice. Read this Checklist alongside the Practice Note: Block transfer orders—the law and practice. There are three principal scenarios that necessitate a block transfer of office-holder appointments: where an office-holder dies on the retirement of an office-holder from practice where an office-holder is otherwise unable or unwilling to continue in office. This may happen if an office-holder moves firms, or loses their licence to practise as a result of regulatory action The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 (IR 2016), SI 2016/1024, rr 12.35–12.38, govern applications to the court for the block transfer of cases from one office-holder to another. The block transfer application process applies to the following types of appointment: compulsory liquidation (winding up by the court) voluntary liquidation (both members’ voluntary liquidations and creditors’ voluntary liquidations) administration bankruptcy voluntary arrangement (both company voluntary...

The circumstances in which an incumbent office-holder needs to resign from their appointment are: ill-health retiring as, or stopping practice as, a licensed insolvency practitioner (IP) a conflict of interest, or a shift in personal circumstances, that prevents or renders impracticable the continued performance of duties Examples include curtailment or withdrawal of the IP’s licence to act, the IP changing firm with appointments not transferring, or alternative arrangements being put in place for those appointments. This Checklist should be read alongside the Checklist on the block transfer of office-holder appointments: Procedure for block transfers of office-holder appointments—checklist, as a block transfer order can often be the speediest and most economical means of addressing the situation. Further guidance appears in the Practice Note: Block transfer orders—the law and practice. An office-holder can also be displaced by creditors, which may need to be factored in. For more detail, see: Removal of an office-holder—checklist. While the various insolvency regimes share broadly...

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In this issue: Practice Compliance forecast Sanctions Fraud Data protection Cybersecurity Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Practice Compliance forecast New Practice Compliance forecast as at 17 March 2026 The latest Practice Compliance forecast (dated 17 March 2026) is now available. This edition highlights: (1) the government’s Fraud Strategy for 2026–29, (2) the Home Office’s call for evidence on economic crime information-sharing gateways, (3) the ICO’s intention to issue refreshed guidance on special category data, and (4) the forthcoming SRA keeping of the roll exercise. See News Analysis: Practice Compliance forecast as at 17 March 2026. Sanctions OFSI blog sets out updated approach to assessing reasonableness in sanctions licensing applications The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has released a blog describing its revised method for judging reasonableness in licence applications across all UK financial sanctions regimes. The change brings in compulsory, independent Costs Draftsperson’s Reports (CDPRs) for high‑value legal...

Moffat and another v HMRC [2025] UKFTT 663 (TC) The taxpayers disposed of their shares in CM Ltd. That company owned CYBC Ltd, which ran a pier in Chelsea providing houseboat berths alongside services and maintenance. Owners paid CYBC Ltd annual mooring fees and compulsory maintenance charges, the latter billed on an estimated-cost basis and covering: Utility connections Concierge service Nightwatchman patrols Some owners also obtained a formal mooring licence. The company additionally supplied optional services—such as boat repairs, renovation and leak remediation—charged separately at an hourly rate. The shareholders claimed entrepreneurs’ relief on the share disposal; following an enquiry, HMRC rejected the claims. Penalty assessments were then issued under Schedule 24 to the Finance Act 2007 on the footing that the claims had been made carelessly. The taxpayers appealed...

Film and TV glossary A–B Film and TV glossary E–H Film and TV glossary I–L Film and TV glossary M–P Film and TV glossary R–S Film and TV glossary T–W CAP Code for non-broadcast media The UK Code of Non-broadcast Advertising and Direct & Promotional Marketing (the CAP Code) serves as the principal framework governing non-broadcast adverts, promotional sales activity and direct marketing messages. It is drafted by the Committee on Advertising Practice (CAP), a self-regulatory body whose membership comprises organisations representing advertising, sales promotion, direct marketing and media industries. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) polices the CAP Code and may require the withdrawal or amendment of any advertisement that contravenes these standards. Refer to Practice Note: Advertising law and regulation. Channel 4 Channel 4 operates as a ‘publisher-broadcaster’: it produces no programmes internally, commissioning content from production companies across the UK. Cinematograph film Under the Copyright Act 1956 (CA 1956), films gained protection as...

A compulsory licensing regime for short-term let (STL) properties came into force on 1 October 2022 in Scotland. From that date, first-time STL operators must hold a licence before accepting reservations or hosting guests. Running an STL without a licence is an offence in criminal law, punishable on summary conviction by a fine of up to £2,500... This Practice Note aims to set out how applications are made to the local authority (the ‘licensing authority’). It does not address planning matters or appeals against rejected STL applications. For guidance on when a licence is needed, see Practice Note: Short-term let licences–Scotland—requirements... How to apply for a STL licence Legislative background Under Part 1 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (CG(S)A 1982), each licensing authority may specify activities that require a licence. For STL licensing, and subject to the modifications in the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2022, SSI 2022/32 (the 2022 Order), Schedules 2 and 1 of the CG(S)A 1982...

Mandatory licensing A house in multiple occupation (HMO) satisfying the statutory threshold in section 254 of the Housing Act 2004 (HA 2004) must hold a licence in law under that statute. This Practice Note explains when a mandatory licence is needed, the compulsory licence conditions, and the local housing authorities’ (LHAs) discretion to introduce additional licensing designations within their areas. HA 2004, Pt 2 places a duty on each LHA to administer mandatory licensing effectively throughout its district. Discretionary (or additional) licensing captures other private lettings of dwellings where the LHA alone considers it appropriate. In England, the Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (Prescribed Description) (England) Order 2018, SI 2018/221 specifies that mandatory licensing covers HMOs with five or more occupants comprising more than one household, without regard to the number of storeys. In Wales, the Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (Prescribed Descriptions) (Wales) Order 2006, SI 2006/1712 continues to confine mandatory licensing to HMOs of three or more storeys with five or more people forming two...

Electricity Act 1989 Section 10(1) of the Electricity Act 1989 (EA 1989) sets out two routes for electricity supply companies (being licence holders under the EA 1989) to secure rights over land. One route is compulsory purchase of the requisite land or interests under EA 1989, Sch 3. The alternative is obtaining a ‘necessary wayleave’, in accordance with EA 1989, Sch 4. For additional guidance, see Practice Note: Statutory wayleaves and rights of access. Compulsory acquisition Schedule 3 draws in, subject to important modifications, provisions contained in Part I of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965...