With a base in the Thames Valley, the group at Blandy & Blandy LLP offers specialist expertise and experience in venue licensing work, regularly advising on the major sporting and entertainment venues of household names such as Tottenham Hotspur Ltd, The FA Group and Wembley National Stadium Ltd. More widely, the team’s offering also includes assisting with operational and compliance issues and regulations related to such premises. Practice head Sue Dowling utilises her decades of experience in venue licensing to advise grounds, entertainment venues and hotels on alcohol and regulated entertainment licensing.

The Southampton-based team at Trethowans LLP handles a variety of licensing matters for clients in the retail, hospitality and sport sectors. Practice leader Karen Lush advises national clients on their entire national estates, and consultant solicitors Sandra Graham and Julia Palmer are integral to the team with the latter having experience advocating for clients. The depth of the team means that ‘specialists are available in other licensing matters where required‘, with significant experience in dealing with street trading licences nationally as well as temporary fast track pavement licences.

The practice at Field Seymour Parkes LLP, based in Reading, lies within the firm’s property litigation team and the wider property department, meaning the main focus on licensing issues is in relation to premises and property litigation. This enables the team to deal seamlessly with any issues that might arise with development schemes. Practice head Mark Banham assists with a range of transactions relating to licensed premises.