Leisure, Hospitality & Tourism

At Harrison Drury, we have a team of solicitors across a range of legal disciplines who all have significant experience of supporting businesses in the leisure sector.

Whether you need help with your commercial contracts, sales and acquisitions, property, employment, regulation or disputes, our team can help you. With literally hundreds of years of experience of working with leisure businesses across the team, we know your challenges and opportunities and we speak your language. That means we are well placed to support you both proactively and reactively, tailoring our service and advice to meet your needs and ultimately achieving better results than advisors without the same specialism.

We combine the best of both worlds for our clients, with several of our lawyers considered leaders in their fields, providing the latest legal knowledge and insight with real experience of your sector.

The team has experience in dealing with:

Pubs and Pub Companies
Restaurants and Restaurant Chains
Nightclubs
Hotels and Hotel Groups
Sports clubs
Bars
Events businesses (such as festival organisers)
Tourist attractions
Caravan and camping parks
Breweries
SEV’s

In addition to first class technical lawyers who understand your business and the market it operates in, our advisors are passionate about the leisure sector – several of them are respected voices in the sector who are regular contributors to the media and who are advocates for businesses like yours. We are regular supporters of industry events and several members of the team are members of industry bodies.

Clients of the team range from newly-established micro-breweries to well-established hotel chains through to some of the largest pub companies in the UK as well as other household names.

The team are also proud members of the below associations.

We can help with:

Catherine was responsive, knowledgeable and professional!

Steven Graanhalf, InnFayre Ltd

A huge thank you to Catherine at Harrison Drury. She was responsive, knowledgeable and professional, with an attitude to overcome obstacles and ensure I was protected from any concerns within my commercial lease agreement

I can totally recommend Catherine Worthington.

I can totally recommend Catherine Worthington of the leisure team she is efficient precise and gets the job done I will need to look no where else in the future to find a totally professional solicitor who I would use again.

Samantha’s professionalism in pub licensing and property purchases has been nothing short of outstanding.

John McDonald, AJP Pubs

Her in-depth knowledge of pub licensing regulations ensured a smooth and efficient process, securing all necessary licenses for my business. Samantha’s clear communication and proactive updates kept me informed at every step, making the entire experience stress-free. Her professionalism, dedication, and client-focused approach make Samantha an invaluable asset to Harrison Drury.

I would highly recommend Harrison Drury for all legal requirements.

Tony Banks, Ruskin Hotel

Having used Harrison-Drury for several years, I would highly recommend them for all legal requirements. The professional services provided are of the highest standard, my recent Premise licence variation was seamlessly managed from application to completion with no drama or stress, it was a dream to have an expert who proficiently handled the entire process. Thank you Harrison Drury.

I had a great experience working with Tim!

Sri Raghavan , Biz Sciences

Tim and his team at Harrison-Drury helped me with a leisure real estate transaction. Tim is a very competent, thoughtful, and detail-oriented solicitor. Above all, Tim listened and understood my needs and worked to ensure that I was able to accomplish what I wanted in the deal in the best possible way. Overall, I had a great experience working with him.

Malcolm Ireland provided us with invaluable guidance and support!

Jon Russ, University of Central Lancashire Student’s Union

We recently worked with Harrison Drury, under the guidance of Malcolm, to consolidate three licences into one for easier operation of our different licensed areas. From the very start, Malcolm provided invaluable guidance during the early stages of the process, even before we formally instructed the firm. His thorough understanding of our sector and trading style was evident throughout, ensuring every aspect of the application was managed with care and precision. His strong working relationships with the relevant authorities were invaluable, making what could have been a complex process feel seamless. We are delighted with the outcome and would highly recommend Harrison Drury for their professionalism, expertise, and dedication.

We were extremely pleased with the great service that Wendy and the team at Harrison Drury provided for us during the purchase of our pub.

Wendy was incredibly knowledgeable about the needs of our business and went above and beyond to ensure that the purchase went through in a very short time frame. The team at Harrison Drury helped us to tie up all the necessary legal requirements to operate the Barley Mow as a free house, which was a fantastic result. We would be happy to recommend her and the Team.

We were advised to use Harrison Drury Solicitors in relation to Court proceedings that were brought against us. From day 1, they were absolutely brilliant, they sorted everything out, and kept us informed daily.

I think they went above and beyond – my wife was very worried about things, but whenever she spoke to David Edwards, he made her feel much calmer – the professionalism was second to none. If it was not for David and for his team, we would not have got the case result that we did, and which we are delighted with and relieved about. I would not hesitate to recommend David and Harrison Drury to anyone.

I have had the pleasure of working with Malcolm and his team on a couple of premises licences over the past few years.

I’m very happy with their work and their approach and I would highly recommend them.

Harrison Drury made the whole sales process effortless.

The advice received was put in simple layman terms and they coordinated with 4 other parties to get the deal over the line in no time at all.

Meet our Leisure, Hospitality and Tourism Team

Amanda Marwood

Partner Commercial Property

t: 01539 751464

m: 07825 017243

Leisure, Hospitality & Tourism

At Harrison Drury, we have a team of solicitors across a range of legal disciplines who all have significant experience of supporting businesses in the leisure sector.

The team has experience in dealing with:

The team are also proud members of the below associations.

We can help with:

Meet our Leisure, Hospitality and Tourism Team

Amanda Marwood

Catherine Worthington

Danielle Jesson

David Carmichael

David Edwards

Emma Butterworth

Hannah Hughes

Jack Stephenson

James Robbins

Jennifer Potts

Katy Parkinson

Kerry Webster

Lara Watts

Laura Bradley

Lois Parker

Lucy Benton

Luke Holden

Malcolm Ireland

Mark Traynor

Nicola Beneduce

Richard Williams-Bulkeley

Robert Orkney

Roberto Bonaminio

Samantha Faud

Timothy Grover

Wendy Newbury

Our clients

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