Hamlins LLP

Hamlins is a commercial law firm which has been established for over 100 years, specialising in real estate, hospitality and leisure, corporate, commercial and tech, employment, intellectual property, commercial disputes, reputation and privacy, media and entertainment, and sport.

Our clients describe us as a "big small firm". We work with industry-recognised companies and institutions as well as leading brands. We deliver exceptional service and are recognised for our expertise, our responsiveness, our team ethos and our friendly approach.

We are proud of the relationships we have built with individuals and organisations who consider us trusted legal experts with a shared goal to achieve the best outcome for our clients. We enjoy longstanding relationships with a broad range of exceptional clients, from large institutions and corporates to SMEs and entrepreneurs.

Our expertise
Hamlins supports clients across the following areas:

Banking and finance: the team acts for both borrowers and lenders and strives to make transactions happen as smoothly and quickly as possible, supporting an established and varied client base including high street banks, niche lenders, opportunistic funds, property companies and developers., with particular expertise in real estate finance.

Commercial: the commercial team advises on general commercial contracts, technology contracts (licensing and development), distribution arrangements, franchising and outsourcing.

Corporate: our corporate team provides a broad spectrum of corporate, commercial advice and business expertise, both in the UK and internationally, advising clients on M&A, MBO and MBI transactions and in relation to joint ventures, private equity transactions, corporate restructuring, securities offerings and general corporate advisory matters.

Commercial Disputes: the team advises on all manner of disputes including cross-border litigation and dispute resolution and we have significant experience acting for public and private companies and individuals on high profile and high value disputes. The team has a reputation for helping our clients resolve their disputes effectively and successfully.

Employment: our employment team advises employers and employees on all aspects of employment law. It offers support and guidance to clients on the full range of employment issues which arise during the employment life cycle, from recruitment through to redundancies, performance dismissals and executive exits.

Intellectual property: Hamlins’ IP team advises on contentious and non-contentious work including copyright, trade marks, and cross-border anti-piracy matters. Non-contentious expertise includes licensing, franchising and IP structuring.

Media and entertainment: the media and entertainment team is renowned for its expertise in media contracts, rights acquisition and protection, defamation and reputation management, production, publishing and recording. The team is also at the forefront of ground-breaking digital media law.

Real estate: our real estate team acts on investment, development and construction matters for clients ranging from investors to end-users, including property companies, funds, banks, entrepreneurs, retailers and restaurants. Our team of real estate specialists support clients on the full complement of property services including real estate disputes, real estate finance, and planning law

Real estate disputes: the real estate disputes team takes a pragmatic and robust approach to protecting our clients’ interests. We adopt an advisory and dispute resolution role as well as a litigious one in a wide variety of contentious property related disputes.

Reputation management: Hamlins’ Reputation and Privacy department handles cases involving print and digital media and is widely recognised for its expertise and notable client list in high-profile defamation and privacy cases. The team has established itself as the advisor of choice for public and private figures seeking advice in relation to defamation, reputation management, pre- and post- publication libel, and privacy law.

Sport: our sports team provides a unique offering to the industry, delivering a combination of commercial, IP, corporate, regulatory, privacy and reputation management expertise. The team supports clients working across multiple disciplines, including football, rugby, tennis, motorsport, cricket, triathlon, golf, rowing and sailing. We are widely recognised and consulted for our strategic advice and expertise on the structuring and launch of new sports events, initiatives and formats and for our expertise in the field of eSports and online fan engagement offerings.