Decision
Pubs Code Adjudicator Published Arbitration Awards
Updated 12 September 2024
Applies to England and Wales
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The PCA routinely publishes awards made in Pubs Code arbitration cases, or where appropriate, summaries of the findings made in awards, in order to create greater transparency in the arbitration process. . This is intended to increase industry understanding about how the Pubs Code has been applied in individual cases.
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2024
| Arbitration Award | Key Code Areas |
|---|---|
| Award Summary – June 2024 – 2 | Non-MRO - Sustainable Business Plan, Premises, Business Development Managers |
| Stonegate - Award - March 2024 - 1 | MRO - Full Response |
2023
| Arbitration Award | Key Code Areas |
|---|---|
| Stonegate – Redacted Award – November 2023 – 1 | Non-MRO - Sustainable Business Plan, Premises, Business Development Managers |
| Award Summary – September 2023 – 1 | MRO – Duties of a pub-owning business in connection with tenancy agreement |
| Award Summary – July 2023 – 1 | Non-MRO Award – Time limits, Pubs Code rights during the Covid-19 emergency period |
| Marston’s – Award – May 2023 – 2 | Non-MRO Award – Rent Assessment and Business Development Manager |
2022
| Arbitration Award | Key Code Areas |
|---|---|
| Award summary – November 2022 – 2 | Market Rent Only option |
| Award summary – November 2022 – 1 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment, Arbitration referral procedure, Time limits |
| Punch – Award summary – June 2022 – 2 | Market Rent Only Full Response |
| Punch – Award – June 2022 – 1 | Market Rent Only option |
| Greene King - Award - April 2022 - 1 | Market Rent Only option |
| Marston’s - Award summary - March 2022 - 1 | Non-MRO – Business Development Manager and Detriment |
| Ei Group - Award summary - February 2022 - 2 | Market Rent Only option |
| Ei - Group - Award summary - February 2022 - 1 | Non-MRO Rent Assessment Proposal |
2021
| Arbitration Award | Key Code Areas |
|---|---|
| Award summary – December 2021 – 2 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment |
| Award Summary – December 2021 - 1 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment |
| Award Summary – November 2021 - 1 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment, Time limits, Functions of a Code Compliance Officer |
| Award Summary – October 2021 - 2 | Trigger event |
| Award Summary – October 2021 - 1 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment, Market Rent Only option, Trigger event |
| Award Summary – August 2021 - 1 | Market Rent Only option |
| Award Summary – July 2021 - 1 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment, Arbitration referral procedure |
| Award Summary – June 2021 - 2 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment, Time limits |
| Award Summary – June 2021 - 1 | Market Rent Only option, Unreasonable terms and/or conditions |
| Award Summary – May 2021 - 1 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment, Sustainable business plan, Gaming machines, Time limits |
| Award Summary – April 2021 - 1 | Sustainable business plan, Required information for new tenants, Premises/schedule of condition, Gaming machines |
| Award Summary – January 2021 - 3 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment, Time limits |
| Award Summary – January 2021 - 2 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment, Arbitration referral procedure, Time limits |
| Award Summary – January 2021 - 1 | Gaming machines, Arbitration referral procedure , Time limits |
2020
| Arbitration Award | Key Code Areas |
|---|---|
| Award Summary – December 2020 - 1 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment, Time limits |
| Award Summary – September 2020 - 1 | Market Rent Only option, Market Rent Only notice |
| Award summary – August 2020 – 1 | Duties in connection to Business Development Managers |
| Marston’s – Award July 2020 - 1 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment |
| Award Summary – June 2020 - 1 | Market Rent Only option, Unreasonable terms and/or conditions |
| Punch – Award - May 2020 - 1 | Market Rent Only option |
| Ei Group – Award - March 2020 - 1 | Market Rent Only option, Unreasonable terms and/or conditions |
| Star Pubs & Bars – Award - February 2020 - 2 | Market Rent Only option, Stocking requirement |
| Ei Group – Award - February 2020 - 1 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment |
| Award Summary - January 2020 - 1 | Market Rent Only option |
2019
| Arbitration Award | Key Code Areas |
|---|---|
| Stongegate - Award - January 2019 – 3 | Market Rent Only option |
| Ei Group - Award - December 2019 – 2 | Market Rent Only option |
| Award Summary – December 2019 - 1 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment |
| Star Pubs & Bars – Award - November 2019 - 1 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment |
| Ei Group – Award - October 2019 - 2 | Market Rent Only option, Unreasonable terms and/or conditions |
| Award Summary – October 2019 - 2 | Market Rent Only option, Unreasonable terms and/or conditions |
| Star Pubs & Bars – Award – October 2019 - 1 | Duties in connection to Business Development Managers |
| Award Summary – September 2019 - 3 | Market Rent Only option, Stocking requirement |
| Marston’s – Award - September 2019 - 2 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment |
| Marston’s – Award - September 2019 - 1 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment |
| Award Summary – August 2019 - 5 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment |
| Award Summary – August 2019 - 4 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment |
| Ei Group – Award - August 2019 - 3 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment |
| Star Pubs & Bars – Award - August 2019 - 2 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment |
| Ei Group – Award - August 2019 - 1 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment |
| Award Summary – July 2019 - 5 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment |
| Marston’s – Award - July 2019 - 4 | Market Rent Only option |
| Ei Group – Award - July 2019 - 3 | Market Rent Only option |
| Marston’s – Award - July 2019 - 2 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment |
| Marston’s – Award - July 2019 - 1 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment |
| Award Summary – June 2019 - 1 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment |
| Star Pubs & Bars – Award - April 2019 - 4 | Market Rent Only option, Stocking requirement |
| Punch – Award - April 2019 - 3 | Market Rent Only option, Unreasonable terms and/or conditions |
| Ei Group – Award - April 2019 - 2 | Market Rent Only option |
| Ei Group – Award - April 2019 - 1 | Market Rent Only option |
| Star Pubs & Bars – Award - March 2019 - 1 | Market Rent Only option, Stocking requirement |
| Star Pubs & Bars – Award - February 2019 - 3 | Market Rent Only option, MRO procedure |
| Star Pubs & Bars – Award - February 2019 - 2 | Market Rent Only option, Stocking requirement |
| Star Pubs & Bars – Award - February 2019 - 1 | Market Rent Only option, Unreasonable terms and/or conditions |
| Marston’s – Award - January 2019 - 3 | Market Rent Only option, Unreasonable terms and/or conditions |
| Ei Group – Award - January 2019 - 2 | Market Rent Only notice |
| Ei Group – Award - January 2019 - 1 | Market Rent Only option, Unreasonable terms and/or conditions |
2018
| Arbitration Award | Key Code Areas |
|---|---|
| Ei Group – Award - December 2018 - 3 | Market Rent Only option, Unreasonable terms and/or conditions |
| Star Pubs & Bars – Award - December 2018 - 2 | Market Rent Only option, Stocking requirement |
| Ei Group – Award - December 2018 - 1 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment |
| Marston’s – Award - November 2018 - 2 | Duty to provide notes of discussions with Business Development Manager , Tenant’s right not to suffer detriment based on exercising Pubs Code rights |
| Star Pubs & Bars – Award - November 2018 - 1 | Market Rent Only option, Unreasonable terms and/or conditions |
| Marston’s – Award - September 2018 - 2 | Duty to provide notes of discussions with Business Development Manager, Tenant’s right not to suffer detriment based on exercising Pubs Code rights |
| Ei Group – Award - September 2018 - 1 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment |
| Star Pubs & Bars – Award - August 2018 - 2 | Market Rent Only procedure |
| Ei Group – Award - August 2018 - 1 | Market Rent Only option, Unreasonable terms and/or conditions |
| Ei Group – Award - July 2018 - 1 | Trigger event |
| Ei Group – Award - June, July, August 2018 (consolidated cases) - 1 | Market Rent Only option, Unreasonable terms and/or conditions |
| Star Pubs & Bars – Award - March 2018 – 1 | Market Rent Only option, Stocking requirement |
| Award summary - February 2018 - 2 | Trigger event |
| Award summary – February 2018 - 1 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment |
2017
| Arbitration Award | Key Code Areas |
|---|---|
| Award summary – September 2017 – 1 | Market Rent Only option, Trigger event |
| Award summary – June 2017 - 1 | Duty to conduct a rent assessment |
| Award summary – May 2017 - 1 | Market Rent Only option, Market Rent Only notice |
| Award summary – March 2017 - 1 | Market Rent Only option, Arbitration referral procedure |