Premises Licensing

Our Licensing Team is one of the largest and most experienced in East Anglia, displaying not just strength in advocacy skills but a thorough understanding of the licensed trade.

For our clients, this means that our lawyers deliver not only a high level of technical expertise but also empathise with the increasingly complex demands of retailing within this sector.

We act for a range of clients including public houses, restaurants, hotels, convenience stores, supermarkets, nightclubs and a host of peripheral retailers such as health clubs and garden centres and are on hand to provide practical advice.

The team’s expertise covers the following areas:

• Premises licences and club premises certificates – applications for new grant, variations, transfers, interim authorities, closure orders, representation at review hearings and appeals
• Personal licences
• Betting and gambling
• Regulatory crime, including health and safety, food safety and underage sales
• Planning applications, appeals and enforcement notices.

Premises licence health check

Don’t let an outdated or absent licence restrict your business.

Your premises licence should reflect how your business operates today, not how it operated years ago. We frequently identify licences containing outdated, unnecessary, or overly restrictive conditions that may no longer be appropriate.

Since the introduction of the Licensing Act 2003, the operating environment for licensed premises has changed significantly. Shifts in consumer behaviour, economic pressures, and events such as COVID-19 have required businesses to adapt and diversify.

Whether you’ve taken over an existing licence, are considering adding new features such as outdoor areas, or are exploring alcohol sales to enhance your offering, it is important your licence fully supports your commercial objectives.

Arrange your health check

With a premises licence health check, you will get a clear, practical review to ensure your licence remains fit for purpose, with straightforward advice on next steps, including variations where appropriate.

For £495 + VAT, we will:

• review your premises licence and its conditions in detail
• identify any outdated, duplicated, or unnecessary conditions that may be holding you back
• provide clear, practical recommendations to help improve and future-proof your licence.

If further support is required, we can offer additional tailored assistance based on your needs.