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Lindsays

1 ROYAL BANK PLACE, BUCHANAN STREET, GLASGOW, G1 3AA, SCOTLAND
Tel:
Work 0141 221 6551
Fax:
Fax 0141 204 0507
DX:
LP 22 GLASGOW 6
Web:
www.lindsays.co.uk
Email:

Stephen Mcgowan

Tel:
Work +44 141 302 8414
Email:
Lindsays

Work Department

Licensing and gambling.

Position

Director, licensing and gambling. Acting head of licensing and gambling team. Overall supervision of the largest licensing team in Scotland, acting for a variety of clients, including Mecca/Grovesnor, Nobles, Sodexo, Caledonian Heritable, Gleneagles Hotel, Apex Hotels, GI Group, Town House Co, Festival Inns Ltd, Paddy Power, Novus Leisure and many more.

Career

Trained Tods Murray; qualified 2010. Licensing administrator, Glasgow Licensing Board 2001-03; licensing paralegal, Hill Brown 2003-08; trainee solicitor and licensing specialist Tods Murray 2008-10; director of licensing and gambling, Lindsays 2010 to date. Publications include ‘Licensing and Gambling Law in Scotland’ (2009); ‘Gaming in Licensed Premises’ (2010); and ‘Gaming in Pubs and Clubs’ (2008).

Member

ABII (Affiliate of the British Institute of Innkeepers); MIOL (Member of the Institute of Licensing); FSSP (Fellow of the Society of Specialist Paralegals); Incorporation of Maltmen; Incorporation of Coopers.

Education

John Paul Academy; Glasgow University (2001 MA laws); Strathclyde University (2007 LLB); GGSL (2008 DipLP).

Leisure

Music, guitar, reading.

Practice Areas

Licensing, gaming and betting; Local government

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