Licensing Law & Lawyers

Business licences, liquor licences, and regulatory approvals.

Need Licensing advice?

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Whether you own a bar, club, shop or restaurant, and whether you are applying for a new licence, varying an existing licence or whether your premises is the subject of a review, we are able to offer clear, practical advice to enable you to obtain the best result possible.

If you need legal help regarding any aspect of licensing law or have any licensing matter that you need assistance with, then please complete your free legal enquiry form on the right, or click here.

As well as our extensive specialised licensing services, licensing lawyers can also assist you with any matters relating to trading standards, planning enforcement, fire safety enforcement and regulatory crime, as well as criminal matters.

Services include:

Licensing Reviews & Enforcement
Bars
Clubs
Shops
Restaurants
casinos
Trading Standards
Planning
Fire Risk Assessment
Licence Applications

If you need legal help regarding any aspect of licensing law or have any licensing matter that you need assistance with, then please complete your free legal enquiry form on the right, or click here.

Are you a publican, restauranteur, hotelier or off-licence proprietor? If so then Licensing Lawyers can help in the transfer or amendment of an existing licence or an application for the grant of a new licence.

Licensing Lawyers can help you to protect your licence in the face of prosecution / breach and deal with appeals to court.

Licensing Lawyers can also help you with the following licensing law issues:

Licensing Acts and Licensing legislation
Regulatory crime
Premises licence Betting and gaming
Personal licence Planning
Pavement licences for tables and chairs
Licences for playing music in public
Cumulative Impact Policy

Licensing Lawyers offer advice and assistance in all aspects of Licensing matters to clients in the leisure and entertainment industries.

This includes assistance with:

Alcohol and Entertainment Licensing
Objecting to Applications for Alcohol and Entertainment Licences
Betting and Gaming Licensing
Alcohol and entertainment licensing
How can a Licensing Lawyer help you?
Applying for new Premises Licences and Club Premises Certificates
Applying to vary Premises Licences and Club Premises Certificates
Applying for Personal Licences
Dealing with contested applications and representing clients before Licensing Committees (and before the Court on appeal if necessary)
Advising on the sale, purchase and leasing of licensed premises
Advising on planning issues

Do you need a licence?

Genrally speaking, there are 4 types of licence:

(1) Premises Licence: This is a licence authorising premises to be used for one or more licensable activity

(2) Club Premises Certificate: this is a licence permitting premises occupied by and used for the purposes of a club to be used for one or more qualifying club activities

(3) Temporary Event Notice: this is a notice seeking permission to use premises for one or more licensable activity for not more than 96 hours

(4) Personal Licence: this is a licence granted to an individual authorising that individual to supply or authorise the supply of alcohol

Many areas of business depend on obtaining and maintaining a valid licence in place for your premises, without which your business would not be able to trade.

The Licensing Act has brought significant changes to the way in which relevant premises licences are to be sought, and whether you are looking to obtain a licence or gain a personal licence. Licensing Lawyers can advise you on all such issues.

Licensing Lawyers can assist you in obtaining a proper licence for your required use, dealing with any enforcement actions by Local Authorities or any reviews of premises licenses.

Depending on your circumstances, Licensing Lawyers can advise you as to whether you will need to obtain any additional licences or permissions and will provide you with practical advice about doing so.