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Sectors

Leisure, food and drink

Serving up the future of leisure, food & drink

We create opportunities for what’s next in a sector that’s continually evolving where experience, innovation and sustainability drive success in a highly competitive market.

Curious and creative, we’re strategic advisers who understand the dynamics of hospitality, leisure, and consumer trends and invest the time to know your brand, your customers, and your ambitions.

We advise owners, operators, funders and investors including national pub companies and leading restaurant chains to prestigious sports venues and major festivals. Our experience is with national businesses working at scale, well-known brands, start-ups and international businesses launching in the UK.

As one of Europe’s most innovative law firms, we combine deep commercial and regulatory expertise with technology-driven transformational solutions to help you stay competitive, resilient, and ready for what’s next.

As members of UK Hospitality, SIBA, the Leisure Property Forum and more, we bring a distinctive perspective on the legal, commercial, and consumer forces shaping leisure, food, and drink, helping you anticipate challenges, navigate complexity, manage risk, and seize growth opportunities.

Valued for our values, we put people, planet, and progress at the heart of everything we do. Our teams become a natural extension of yours. Ambitious for your success, challenging convention, and consistently exceeding expectations. Together, let’s shape the future of leisure and create opportunities for what comes next.

Experience

Advised the shareholders of a specialist sports travel provider and long-term partner of the British & Irish Lions and England Rugby, on its acquisition by a global leader in sports travel. 

Advised LDC, the private equity investor which is part of Lloyds Banking Group, and the management team on the exit of Cakesmiths.

Secured a venue for Kindred Concepts to bring F1® Arcade, the first Formula 1® licensed premium experiential venue of its kind, to Birmingham.

Advising Celtic Football Club on Scottish licensing law for stadium events and football games and the full range of implications across health and safety, fan management and crowd control and auditing compliance with evolving legislative framework.