Liquor Licence = Property

Liquor Licence -  The Constitutional Court on 30 June 2015 held that a grocer’s wine licence constitutes property.   Nine of the eleven judges agreed that the right to sell liquor bears many of the traditional characteristics of property. They stated that our conception of property must be derived from the Constitution. The wider implications of the judgement will only become clear over time as our courts are asked to enforce this judgement.

Read more about the facts of the case on our Blog here.