"Alasdair" wrote in message
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> 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.
>
Maybe someone should be standing outside giving away free bottles,
then customers can take their own inside.
> 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?
>
Probably not unless they're doing your hair!
> --
> Alasdair.
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