Licensing

Our Licensing Solicitors work with the Property and Commercial department when necessary on sales and purchases of licensed property and are highly experienced in the following:

• Applications for new Premises Licences
• Variation or Transfer of Premises Licences
• Personal Licences
• Change of Designated Premises Supervisor
  
• Reviews of Premises Licences - acting for operators or residents
  
• Appeals against Licensing Sub-Committee decisions - acting for operators or residents
  
• Defence of prosecutions for breach of Licence, Fire or Health & Safety Laws
  
• Temporary Event Notices
  
• Large scale outdoor events and Festivals
  
• Security Industry Authority (SIA) matters
  
• Licence audits on behalf of head offices or other interested parties

Clients include:

• Owner-operated premises to International hotel chains
  
• Catering contractors
  
• Restaurant and bar chains
  
• Individually owned Bars and Restaurants
  
• Nightclubs
  
• Household name Football clubs
  
• Hostess and table dancing clubs
• Residents associations
  
• Off-licences
• Celebrity chefs
• Referrals from other firms of solicitors

Led by highly regarded practitioner Howard Timms. Having previously been employed as in-house Counsel to a major UK brewery and practised as a barrister, Howard understands the interests of his clients very well.

Howard has acted for operators in some of the largest contested licensing cases in London within the last few years and has advised on matters as diverse as crowd control and drinking at major sporting events, the supply of alcohol at 10 Downing Street, and at airport terminals. He also obtained a licence to supply alcohol in the new Home Office building and is often instructed by other firms of solicitors in licensing cases.