we think through that properly. gavin stevenson is the director for the mor rioghain group which owns a number of clubs and bars in inverness and aberdeen, and is a spokesman for the night time industries association in scotland. lovely to see you and thank you for joining us. let s pick up on that point about the passports, what is your view? we share the first minister s concerns that there are definitely issues around equity and discrimination where you start to look at mandatory vaccine passports. 0bviously look at mandatory vaccine passports. obviously the date will continue to change but i think from our perspective, as the vaccine programme rolls out, and hopefully cases continue to decline, and we see that it has, as it now appears,
Hospitality bosses launch legal action against SNP government over toxic Covid curbs
Success of vaccine means tough restrictions are no longer needed and breach human rights, group will tell Court of Session
30 April 2021 • 6:34pm
A group of men are seen drinking on April 26, 2021 in Elie
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Scotland’s bar and nightclub bosses have taken legal action aimed at overturning “toxic” coronavirus rules which they say can no longer be justified due to plummeting Covid-19 rates.
The Night Time Industries Scotland trade body is to seek a judicial review aimed at ending draconian curbs on venue capacity and opening hours, saying their continuation would amount to a breach of their human rights.
Pubs and clubs launch collective court action against negligent Scots ministers over toxic Covid curbs PUBS and clubs are launching a collective court action against negligent ministers over Covid restrictions which they believe breach human rights laws, while trying to avoid industry collapse and the loss of 39,000 jobs. The Night Time Industries Association in Scotland says it now intends to proceed with a judicial review in the Court of Session challenging the validity of legal restrictions being imposed upon hospitality and night-time economy in Scotland. The 10pm curfew being imposed as licensed premises started to open up from last Monday was described by the NTIA as devastating for its hundreds of members who cannot trade as most of the revenue is made after this time.
THE Scottish Government is to be challenged on laws restricting hospitality and night-time economy businesses by a group of industry bosses. The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) Scotland said that it was with an extraordinary sense of disappointment and frustration that the group will now commence legal action against the Scottish Government and challenge the validity of legal restrictions to their industry. They said that 39,000 jobs are at risk as a result of closures due to the coronavirus pandemic and that some businesses have now incurred unsustainable debt . Gavin Stevenson, director of the Mor-Rioghain Group and vice-chair and spokesman for NTIA Scotland, said: It is with an extraordinary sense of disappointment and frustration that we have commenced legal action against the Scottish Government. While Scottish Government Ministers have repeatedly paid lip service to the concept of consultation with the late-night, music, culture, and licensed trade se