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Acquiring, leasing and transferring Scottish licensed premises: practitioner guide to licensing boards, applications, operating/layout plans, timing, overprovision, and planning, building standards and food hygiene certificates, and provisional licences

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This Practice Note sets out a high-level introduction and practical aid for solicitors, pointing to the matters to weigh up when buying or renting licensed premises in Scotland, noting the existence of separate licensing boards and their divisions, with variations in certain policies and application templates. Boards often require particular additional material when licensing applications are submitted. It outlines the core details that must be supplied by practitioners seeking premises or provisional premises licences, as well as variations and transfers of premises licences, including points to be assessed in respect of operating and layout plans. It is not meant to be an exhaustive statement of the law and does not address the full range of requirements of every licensing board in Scotland. It signposts the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 (L(S)A 2005), its numerous regulations, and assorted guidance produced by the Scottish Government and by individual licensing boards. Work on licensed premises is a specialist discipline...

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Audrey Ferrie

Audrey is a graduate of the University of Glasgow and trained with Hughes Dowdall & Co., a well-known Glasgow firm specialising in criminal law. On qualification she joined the litigation team at Moncrieff Warren Paterson, Glasgow in 1979 as an assistant solicitor and remained with the firm through various mergers until her retirement in April 2022. Audrey is established as a recognised expert in her field. She specialises in liquor, gambling and civic government licensing, with a particular focus on Scotland. She represents many well-known companies in the leisure and hospitality industry and appears regularly at licensing hearings throughout Scotland. Audrey is the Convenor a member of the Law Society of Scotland's Licensing Sub Committee and , a member of the Liquor Licensing Specialist Accreditation Panel. She was previously is also a member of the Scottish Tourism Alliance and the only Scottish member of the...

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