Working With Us
Working closely with stadium directors, finance and operations directors, in-house legal counsel, external lawyers and other advisers, we have been advising on high profile venue licensing matters for several decades.
Our clients include some of the UK’s best known sports stadia and entertainment arenas, internationally-renowned events, London theatre operators, large commercial caterers, hotels, bars and restaurants. We are also instructed by City lawyers without the necessary specialist expertise on behalf of their clients.
Our wealth of experience and established relationships with relevant responsible authorities and professional experts (in aspects ranging from noise management to crowd modelling) can help to significantly reduce the likelihood and impact of unexpected and potentially costly issues and delays.
A large proportion of our work comes through personal recommendations from longstanding clients, the majority of whom we have worked with for many years.
Experienced Venue Licensing Solicitors
We continue to be recommended in the UK’s leading guides to law firms, Chambers UK and The Legal 500, whilst our successful approach is further reflected in the excellent client feedback we continue to receive. For many years Sue Dowling has also been recognised as one of the leading lawyers in the country advising on major venue licensing projects.
You can read about our latest project, advising in relation to Co-op Live, in Manchester, now the UK's largest live entertainment arena with a capacity of 23,500, here. The venue is located opposite Manchester City’s stadium, on the Etihad Campus, and is a joint venture between Oak View Group and City Football Group.