Boasting a wide range of industry specific experience in sectors such as hotels, education and property management, the team at Burges Salmon LLP hosts a client roster of private individuals, small and medium-sized businesses, as well as large corporations and public bodies. The firm handles licensing and gaming matters including new alcohol and entertainment premises license applications, applications to vary licenses and general compliance matters. Practice lead Joanne Attwood is lauded for having ‘huge experience and licensing knowledge’.
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‘Extremely commercial approach to licensing issues.’
‘Joanne Attwood - good understanding of business issues.’
‘Key industry knowledge, top quality lawyers, excellent resources and latest technology.’
‘Joanne Attwood has huge experience and licensing knowledge. This combined with her client focused approach ensures she gets to the heart of the issue and determines the strategy which will best ensure a positive outcome for the client.’
Key clients
- Birmingham Museums Trust
- Crown Estate
- University of Bristol
- First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Limited
- Redline Competitions
- Atlas Hotels Limited
- London and Regional Group Hotel Holdings Ltd
- Pandox AB
- Churchcastle Limited
Work highlights
Advising Birmingham Museums Trust in relation to a major Premises Licence variation application.
Advising the University of Bristol in relation to its wide-ranging licensed portfolio.
Advising an international online retailer in relation to the licensing issues around remote sales.
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Practice head
Joanne Attwood