"Woods and Andrews on Liquor Licensing Laws offers comprehensive analysis, with a strong focus on practical matters and advice for professionals making applications before the Circuit and District Court along with Revenue licensing applications. This title is invaluable to legal practitioners, as well as Gardaí, local authorities and those working in the hospitality sector.
Licensing applications account for 12% of all matters that come before the District Court. The licensing code, as it is generally called, embraces a multitude of provisions contained in the Licensing Acts, statutes dealing with the Revenue Commissioners, illicit distillation, and the registration of clubs. Anomalies abound throughout the patchwork of statutes which constitute this code.
This practitioner-friendly title lays out each topic in an easily accessible manner, and includes the following: - The practice and procedure requirements relating to an application for a certificate leading to the issue of an intoxicating liquor licence before the Court - A ""proofs"" checklist section to assist practitioners when bringing applications before the Court
- An extensive precedents section - A section dealing with the grant of licences that do not require a Court certificate, which includes practical information to assist practitioners in advising clients on the character and nature of such licences and Revenue requirements leading to the grant of same.
All updated statutory requirements are set out along with the relevant court rules which must be followed. This Fifth Edition has been updated to reflect the many legislative developments in this area. These include changes in trading hours, the abolition of rateable valuation requirements, and the changes in hotel registration criteria. Along with this, the title also covers the creation of producer’s retail licence for distilleries and breweries with visitor centres, as well as The Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 and its provisions for labeling, pricing, advertising and restriction of sales."
By:
Nicola-Jane Andrews (Author Barrister Ireland)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Professional
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 5th edition
Dimensions:
Height: 248mm,
Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781526511591
ISBN 10: 1526511592
Pages: 752
Publication Date: 08 May 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Table of Cases Table of Statutes Part I General Provisions relating to the Licence, the Licence Holder and Premises Licensed for Retail Sale of Intoxicating Liquor Part II Jurisdiction, Court Practice and Procedure under the Licensing Acts generally Part III Exemption Orders, Occasional Licences Part IV Entertainments on Licensed Premises Part V Licensed Restaurants Part VI Renewal and Transfer of Licenses Part VII Grant of Certificates for New Off-Licences by District Court Part VIII Grant of Licences for Public Houses Part IX Grant and Operation of Licences for Certain Premises, Institutions, Vehicles, Vessels without Court Certificates Part XI Clubs Appendices
James Woods entered the civil service in 1959 as a Customers Officer, joined the District Court Service in 1963 and retired in 2002 as Chief Clerk of the Limerick District Court Office having qualified as a Barrister in 1985. His 15 books on the jurisdiction, practice and procedures of the District Court include four editions of the Liquor Licensing Laws of Ireland in 1981, 1992, 2001 and 2011. Nicola-Jane Andrews BL, specialising in licensing law, co-author of 4th and 5th edition of Liquor Licensing Laws of Ireland, practising in licensing law for circa 14 years, lectures all over in Ireland on the subject.
