Gambling & Licensing

Managing premises and personal licence applications, variations, transfers, reviews and hearings throughout Great Britain.

Advising on pavement, special treatment, marriage venue, music and alcohol wholesaler registrations, and delivering accredited training.

Resolving claims involving platforms, suppliers, data, licensed content, revenue share, withdrawals and duty of care.

Representing operators and individuals during investigations, reviews and other regulatory action.

Securing permissions for festivals, large-scale events, leisure schemes and bespoke venues.

Applying for and maintaining operating and personal licences for remote and non-remote, B2B and B2C businesses.

Advising on licensing conditions, social responsibility, anti-money laundering, marketing and technical standards.

Securing licences for betting, bingo, casinos, adult gaming centres, family entertainment centres and gaming machines.

Structuring compliant schemes and providing opinions to operators and platform providers.

Developing operating policies, training staff and conducting licence health checks.

Conducting regulatory due diligence, managing change-of-control applications and supporting acquisitions.

Our Partners take the time to understand what matters to each client and remain closely involved as work progresses. Their experience brings perspective, sound judgment and a clear sense of what may be needed next as we grow together. This continuity creates trusted relationships, keeps advice grounded in the wider context and gives clients direct access to the people responsible for guiding their most important decisions.

A relationship with us can develop as your ambitions, circumstances and priorities change, grow and evolve over the years. We bring together the right combination of legal and professional expertise from across the business, without losing the relationships and understanding already established. From our full spectrum of services for individuals and businesses alike through to our specialist services in chartered town planning, patent and trademark attorneys, tax, competition and regulatory with sector specialists across the board, you can draw on the broadest of capability while continuing to work with advisers who know what matters to you.

We believe clients shouldn't have to choose between accessibility and expertise. Our advisers are based in the communities where you live and work, providing the personal relationships and local understanding that come from being close at hand. Backed by a connected national business, you also get access to a wide range of specialist expertise.