Posted:15/08/2008
Pub Watch - confirmed in court that they are Legal....
Pubwatch bans are legal
The judge ruled that private bodies such as local pubwatches are not necessarily susceptible to the same level of scrutiny as public bodies.
The oral hearing followed a rejection of the man’s earlier appeal in writing that the ban breached his human rights. The ban resulted from an alleged attack on a member of bar staff.
“The consequences of the appeal being successful would have been hugely significant,” said Claire Eames of Poppleston Allen, who represented the Pubwatch.
“The whole fundamental status of pubwatches and other similar organisations, such as neighbourhood watches, would have been under threat.
“It would have called in to question the very existence of pubwatches, so it is great news.”
Remember Pub Watch is there to make is safer for you to enjoy yourselves on a night out
