Move to Curb Thugs 'Is Threat to Off-Licences'; Lawyer Says Scheme Would Fail Court Test

Evening Times › February 28, 2004

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A CLAMPDOWN on anti-social behaviour by shutting off-licences would lead to a cull of corner shops and breach human rights, a leading lawyer has warned.

Jack Cummins, one of Scotland's top licensing lawyers, claimed the scheme, trumpeted by justice minister Cathy Jamieson, could force hundreds of small traders out of business.

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Move to Curb Thugs 'Is Threat to Off-Licences'; Lawyer Says Scheme Would Fail Court Test

Licensing board figures, whose decisions can close off-licences, have also pri...

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