Do you own a business within the hospitality sector?
25th September 2020 by Philip Day
Covid-19 has had a detrimental effect on all pubs, bars, restaurants and other hospitality venues in England, and continues to do so with the 22:00 closing time as of yesterday, but don’t let anything else that’s gone wrong ruin your business.
Laceys Solicitors are the only firm in Bournemouth to have a specialist licensing department and are here to help you if things go awry.
Two recent client successes have been;
- Avoiding revocation of a licence in Southampton for a premises that hosted a birthday party which ended up with over 200 attendees at a time when there was a restriction on more than 30 people gathering together – the premises were also in breach of a number of conditions on its licence.
- Securing a variation of a licence in Bristol City Centre to allow the premises to do hot food deliveries until 4 a.m. instead of midnight.
If you have been threatened with the loss of a licence, or need any further information on Licensing please contact Philip Day on p.day@laceyssolicitors.co.uk or 01202 755980 and he will be happy to help.
Philip Day
Consultant — Licensing and Regulatory
Direct dial: 01202 377867
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“Philip is a leading figure in the world of licensing. If he doesn’t know it, it’s not worth knowing. I’ve known Philip for over 10 years and have benefited greatly from his experience over the years both when paying for his services and as a friend. If you need somebody to represent you, look no further.”
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“As one of the highest profile licensed events in the local area, it is vitally important to us that we carefully manage our relationships with the local authority and community whilst concurrently being able to manage the commercial performance of the business. The professional management of our Premises Licence and execution of our responsibilities is fundamental to this and we are lucky to count Laceys, and Philip Day in particular, as a formidable cornerstone of this process. We consider ourselves extremely fortunate to have one of the UK's most prominent licensing solicitors on our doorstep and appreciate his ongoing support for our continued growth.”
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“A fantastic service given by Philip, with great advice and clear communication at every stage – always delivered with confidence and no small amount of charm. We're delighted with a fantastic result, much of that down to the skills, experience and approach at Laceys.”
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“Philip continues to be the foremost licensing solicitor in Bournemouth (and no doubt far and wide). Excellent analysis of current licensing conditions and valuable advise as to likely outcomes.”
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“I really appreciated Philip Day’s advice and the way he dealt with this matter, he was very responsive which was really important for me.”
Philip graduated from Trinity College Cambridge in 1978 with an Upper Second BA in Law and was admitted as a solicitor in January 1981 having been articled in the Government Legal Service. After working as a prosecutor for HM Customs and Excise for two years, Philip moved into private practice in Reading. There, he specialised in criminal work both prosecuting for agencies such as British Transport Police, Hampshire Police, The Department of Trade and Industry and the RSPCA and defending private clients before beginning to specialise in licensing in 1985.
Philip moved to Bournemouth in 2001 and has ever since specialised in alcohol and entertainment licensing for pubs, clubs, hotels, restaurants, off-licences and events, including large scale outdoor festivals and fairs as well as betting and gaming. His practice and experience includes associated work such as noise and environmental issues.
Outside of work, Philip has a busy family life as well as being a Town Councillor and organises events on behalf of Ringwood Council, including Fireworks displays and the annual Christmas lights switch-on and festive market.
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