Chris Liddall

Legal Director

A corporate lawyer with over 25 years' experience in the UK and New Zealand.

Chris has extensive experience of acting on the buy and sell side of M&A transactions in both jurisdictions, acting for both domestic and international clients.

He also routinely advises on reorganisations, shareholders' agreements, governance matters and capital raising. His experience includes transactions in the supermarket and leisure industries.

Jurisdiction: England & Wales, New Zealand

Experience

+44 (0) 117 917 7808

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Related sectors

Leisure, food and drink

Retail & Consumer Goods

Grocery

Legal services for the Attractions, competitive socialising & tourism sector

Legal services for Bars, Restaurants, Cafes and Nightclubs

Related services

Corporate

Company Secretarial lawyers - international and UK listed and non-listed companies

Corporate governance

Turnaround

Joint ventures

Mergers and acquisitions UK lawyers

Reorganisations & redundancies

Venture capital lawyers - start-ups, investors, high growth, entrepreneurs

International transactions

Insights & events

Insight

February 10, 2026

Employment Rights Act 2025: Top 5 Reforms for Retailers

Insight

February 10, 2026

DMCC Act - The next chapter for CMA Consumer Law Enforcement

Insight

January 23, 2026

Navigating Green Claims: CMA Guidance for Supply Chain Actors

Insight

November 14, 2025

Contract dispute management

Insight

November 13, 2025

M&A fundamentals: Earn-outs in M&A transactions

Insight

November 11, 2025

The Employment Rights Bill Shaping the details through four new consultations

Insight

October 13, 2025

Licensing Reform - A New Era for Hospitality

Insight

September 4, 2025

Agentic commerce - The next legal frontier in AI-powered shopping

Insight

August 28, 2025

Competition Appeal Tribunal dismisses second subsidy control challenge

Insight

August 14, 2025

Employee Ownership - How an EOT can support your ESG agenda

Insight

August 12, 2025

Pub and bar: The growing importance of knowing your supply chain

Insight

July 23, 2025

Keeping up with technological change - landmark product safety regulation (the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025) receives royal assent

Insight

July 18, 2025

Impact of the Getty Images v Stability AI Case on the Retail Sector

Insight

July 15, 2025

Are we about to see the end of upwards-only commercial rent reviews in England and Wales?

Insight

July 10, 2025

Climate transition plans - legal opinion on disclosure liabilities for directors and companies

Insight

July 7, 2025

Extended Producer Responsibility - hospitality sector in focus

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Publications

June 4, 2025

Future Energy M&A Market Monitor 2025

Publications

May 8, 2025

Retail Risk Outlook 2025

Publications

February 13, 2025

M&A Market Monitor 2025

Publications

January 27, 2025

Retail Agility: The rise in retail crime

Publications

May 16, 2024

TLT AI Navigator | Steering you through the legal AI landscape

Publications

April 16, 2024

Retail Agility: Navigating the AI frontier in retail

Publications

March 13, 2024

TLT's Guide to Scottish Licensing Board Policy Statements 2023-2028

Publications

February 29, 2024

Retail Risk Outlook 2024

Publications

June 20, 2023

Retail Agility: Unlocking Retail Resilience

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Publications

May 23, 2023

Rethinking Hospitality: Embracing Challenges, Unlocking Growth

Publications

May 9, 2023

Future Energy MA Market Monitor 2023

Publications

April 6, 2023

Retail Risk Outlook 23

Publications

February 20, 2023

M&A Market Monitor report 2023

Publications

January 19, 2023

Green claims outlook 2023

Publications

November 18, 2022

UK company directors' duties under threat of insolvency

Publications

November 9, 2022

The fast and the curious: Empowering in-house lawyers to create business value

News

December 12, 2025

TLT advises on rescue of two endangered UK zoos

News

November 3, 2025

TLT consolidates national corporate strength with new Partner appointment

News

September 25, 2025

TLT advises Dalmore Capital on acquisition of seven river hydropower sites

News

September 18, 2025

TLT advises K3 Capital Group on investment into two financial advisory firms

News

August 22, 2025

TLT acts for Pollen Street Capital on acquisition of Leonard Curtis

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News

June 16, 2025

TLT advises shareholders of ABEC on sale to Magnesium

News

June 4, 2025

TLT advises Praetura Ventures on funding for sustainable manufacturing start-up

News

May 19, 2025

TLT grows real estate offering with appointment of commercial expert

News

April 8, 2025

TLT enhances corporate practice with appointment of new partner

News

February 14, 2025

TLT amongst finalists at Legal 500 ESG Awards 2025

News

February 5, 2025

TLT assists pioneering clinical-stage diagnostics company on investment

News

January 22, 2025

TLT advises UK shareholders of Barry‚ in connection with the private equity investment by Princeton Equity Group

News

January 10, 2025

TLT advises Innova on sale of Stokeford Solar Farm to global renewable infrastructure managers

News

December 12, 2024

TLT acts for Northwest startup businesses on landmark investment

News

December 2, 2024

TLT advises administrators appointed to rescue iconic Typhoo Tea

News

November 6, 2024

TLT completes sale of Inside Travel Group to new investors

Podcast

15 August 2024

World View: The International M&A podcast episode five

Podcast

26 June 2024

World View: The International M and A podcast - Episode four

Podcast

14 December 2023

World View: The International M&A Podcast episode three

Podcast

06 December 2023

World View: The International M&A podcast episode two

Podcast

28 November 2023

World View: The International M&A Podcast

Podcast

13 December 2022

Employment law focus - Winter 2022 and the cost of living crisis

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Podcast

29 June 2022

Employment law focus: An update on gender equality issues at work

Podcast

11 April 2022

Employment Law Focus: Race discrimination

Podcast

20 December 2021

Five new challenges with returns to work

Podcast

14 July 2021

Employment Law Focus - Employee wellbeing post-pandemic

Podcast

19 April 2021

Employment Law Focus: Technology

Podcast

17 June 2020

The Future Fund - one month on | Scale-up insights episode eight

Podcast

20 April 2020

Scale-up Insights episode six - Employee incentives

Podcast

20 February 2020

Scale-up Insights - episode one - the funding landscape

Podcast

14 February 2020

Scale-up Insights: episode two - Head of Terms

Podcast

04 September 2019

Employment Law Focus Podcast - Burnout & workplace stress

Events & Webinars

After the Budget: the latest thinking on exits via an Employee Ownership Trust

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Client stories

05 October 2020

Case study: Part VII Transfer for Triodos Bank in response to Brexit

Client stories

TLT oversees an international acquisition of a specialised South West business

Client stories

TLT advises on the £90m sale of long-standing client's business

Client stories

Advising a fast-growth eCommerce consultancy on a share capital sale and reinvestment

Video

12 December 2022

Managing legal risks in the metaverse

Video

21 October 2021

Licensing law in Northern Ireland

Video

21 July 2021

Capturing capital: how to succeed in an evolving environment

Video

22 April 2021

Interview with Louise MacLean, Signature Pubs

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Video

05 February 2021

TLT’s Fintech School – trainee interview

Video

18 January 2021

Interview with Mark Kelly, Ashton Gate Stadium

Video

12 January 2021

Interview with Inverarity Morton and Simple Things Fermentations

Video

11 December 2020

Alternatives to redundancy for the leisure, food and drink sector

Video

17 November 2020

Interview with Thom Elliot, Pizza Pilgrims

Video

31 October 2019

Document automation for in-house legal teams | Contract management

Video

12 February 2018

International expansion for retailers

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Legal insights & events