Star Pubs & Bars to pay £1.25m settlement for breaching Pubs Code
Star Pubs & Bars, a UK pub operator, has settled its long-running legal battle with the Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA). The dispute had centered around allegations that Star Pubs & Bars had breached the Pubs Code, which was introduced to protect the rights of pub tenants. Under the Pubs Code, pub tenants have the right […]
Sustained inflation shows no signs of coming to an end
Foodservice price inflation in the UK is starting to ease, but remains at a high level, according to recent reports. The cost of food and drink in the hospitality sector has been rising steadily in recent months, due to a range of factors, including supply chain disruptions and increases in the cost of raw materials. […]
Opposed pub lease renewals – a good year for our clients
Over the past year or so the trend has been for our pub landlord clients to achieve increasingly successful results in dealing with opposed lease renewals by pub company landlords under the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 (“the 1954 Act”). The majority of these have been by agreement with the landlord after we have issued […]