Crime, fraud and licensing • South West
Burges Salmon LLP
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Joanne Attwood
Burges Salmon LLP, South West
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Work Department
Licensing
Position
Heads up Burges Salmon's Licensing practice. Advises clients on all issues arising under the Licensing Act 2003 and Gambling Act 2005 as well as a number of other licensing regimes including applications, variations, reviews, contractual drafting and general regulatory compliance issues. Also advises clients on the commercial aspects of event organisation. Clients come from a variety of industry sectors including leisure and tourism, charities, education, transport, retail and real estate development as well as smaller independent operators and private individuals. Work highlights include advising on licensing issues for a globally recognised event, advising on the management of a multi-million pound licensed property portfolio and advising on licensing issues connected with a major group company restructure.
Career
Qualified 2008; associate 2012; senior associate 2014. Secondment to regulatory body (2010-2011).
Memberships
Institute of Licensing; Gambling Commission’s Industry Lawyers Forum.
Education
Attended University of Bristol (Geography BSc (Hons), 2003) and College of Law Birmingham (Graduate Diploma in Law, 2005; Legal Practice Course, 2006).