If responsible authorities, businesses or residents have serious concerns about the operation of your licensed premises, they can apply for your licence to be reviewed. Both standard and summary licence reviews must be taken seriously.
Licence reviews, appeals and licensing prosecutions
If you are facing a licence review or licensing prosecutions, our highly-experienced lawyers can support you by meticulously analysing your situation.
We review all the possible outcomes and then advise you on how to minimise your risk and expenditure.
Once the most appropriate approach has been established, our licensing solicitors will defend your position and mitigate the impact on your business, ensuring that you are able to continue to operate your licensed premises as smoothly as possible.
For details on the general offences under the Licensing Act 2003, click here.
Licence reviews, appeals and licensing prosecutions
No matter how serious the situation has been, we have always managed to reach a satisfactory outcome for our clients.
The excellent relationships that we have developed with local authorities and police forces throughout the UK build communication bridges in difficult situations and enable us to respond to and resolve issues quickly and effectively.
We have represented numerous premises where very serious crimes have been committed, including murder and grievous bodily harm, as well as having acted on behalf of premises where staff have been involved in the consumption, production and distribution of illegal drugs.
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