New Premises Licences
We advise clients on all aspects of applying for a new premises licence. Whether you are seeking a licence for on-sales, off-sales or both, let us expertly guide you through the process.
We offer strategic advice on overprovision, drafting the application and liaising with the police and licensing officials. We will be with you every step of the way - up to and including representing you at the hearing before the licensing board.
Our fixed fee service gives you complete budgetary certainty.
Premises Licence Variations
If you are considering a change to your licensed hours or adding new activities to your premises licence we offer a free licensing health check to identify any wider changes your business could benefit from.
Our fixed fee service covers all aspects of a major variation including drafting/lodging and representing you at the hearing before the licensing board.
We also offer competitive fixed fees for minor variations including layout changes and changing the designated premises manager.
Complaints and Premises Licence Reviews
Your licence is your livelihood and any loss of licence or restriction imposed would be a disaster.
Having advised hundreds of clients on interventions we can offer strategies to avert a Premises Licence Review Hearing.
If a Review Hearing is called we can support and represent you.
Unlike other firms we offer a step by step fixed fee for all compliance matters.
Civic Licensing
Let us take the complexity out of applying for any Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 licences, including-
Public Entertainment
Market Operators
Late Hours Catering
Short Term Let
HMO
Taxi and Private Hire
If you have applied for a licence and need representation at a hearing, please feel free to get in touch for a fixed fee quote.
Gambling
We offer expert legal advice on all types of gambling matters including -
Operating licences
New concepts
Premises licences
Due diligence
Advertising and marketing
Street Cafe Permits
Post Covid being able to allow customers to enjoy food and drinks al fresco can be critical to driving and maintaining footfall.
We offer advice on applications under s. 59 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 and the interplay with other statutory regimes (e.g. planning).
We offer a combined fixed fee service for all applications covering both the permit and the occasional licence, if required.
