On Fri, 16 May 2008 17:13:07 -0700 (PDT), Ishtar
wrote:
>On 17 May, 01:09, Alasdair wrote:
>> According to yesterday's (Friday's) Sun newspaper (I cannot get it
>> online as only today's edition is visible) a hairdresser in Horsham
>> was threatened with prosecution for giving a free glass of wine to her
>> clients. The local council said it contravened licensing legislation.
>>
>> I know it is illegal to sell alcoholic drinks without a licence but
>> surely not giving it away for free.
>>
>> Does that mean that if I accept a drink from my solicitor or
>> accountant in their offices, they are committing a crime?
>>
>> --
>> Alasdair.
>
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>I've heard of restaurants which do not have a licence to SELL alcohol,
>but inform customers that they can bring their own bottles of wine and
>drink the contents with their meal if they wish.
Really?...that's really strange!...I've never known a restaurant (I
mean a real one not like McDonalds!) to not serve booze.
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