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DIAGRAM DRAFTING FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq. on Thu, 22/08/2019 - 18:31

Law Offices of John P. Connell, P.C.: In every application for an alcoholic beverage license whether it be for a manufacturer, wholesaler or a retailer, a diagram of the proposed “licensed premises” will be required. Once an application is approved by the Trade & Tax Bureau (“TTB”), the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission (“ABCC”) and/or a local municipal licensing authority Continue Reading...

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THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS WHEN A BREWERY NEEDS TO FILE SUIT AGAINST A WHOLESALER

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq. on Mon, 25/03/2019 - 20:32

Law Offices of John P. Connell, P.C.: Every now and then a Massachusetts brewery will not be paid by a wholesaler due to some dispute that arises out of the parties’ contractual relationship, whether that contractual relationship is written or verbal. In March 2019, the state Appeals Court rendered its decision in Paper City Brewery Co., Inc. vs. La Resistance, Continue Reading...

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THE CITY OF BOSTON AND DEVALUING THE POURING LICENSE

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq. on Mon, 26/06/2017 - 20:05

Law Offices of John P. Connell, P.C.: On June 22, 2017, a Committee within the Boston City Council held a hearing seeking public comment on the City of Boston’s proposed request to the State Legislature to issue 152 new pouring licenses. The hearing generated arguments by and between those restaurants that already have purchased liquor licenses, particularly those located downtown, Continue Reading...

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THE HEARSAY RULE AT THE ABCC

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq. on Tue, 21/03/2017 - 18:21

Law Offices of John P. Connell, P.C.: In February 2017, the ABCC released its decision In Re: Rose Garden Restaurant and Lounge (February 3, 2017), wherein the ABCC found that the licensee restaurant committed no violation of 204 CMR 2.05(2) (permitting an illegality on the licensed premises) or M.G.L. c. 138, § 69 (sale or delivery of an alcoholic beverage Continue Reading...

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TOWNS AND CITIES PUTTING THE SQUEEZE ON NIPS

Submitted by John P. Connell, Esq. on Wed, 13/04/2016 - 13:55

Law Offices of John P. Connell, P.C.: Towns and cities in Massachusetts such as Framingham and Wareham in recent years have debated whether to impose municipal wide regulations that would ban the sale of so-called “nips” from liquor stores operating within those communities. Nips (a term derived from the word “nipperkin,” meaning a unit of liquid measurement containing less than Continue Reading...

Tag Archives: liquor law

DIAGRAM DRAFTING FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS

THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS WHEN A BREWERY NEEDS TO FILE SUIT AGAINST A WHOLESALER

THE CITY OF BOSTON AND DEVALUING THE POURING LICENSE

THE HEARSAY RULE AT THE ABCC

TOWNS AND CITIES PUTTING THE SQUEEZE ON NIPS