England - London • Crime, fraud and licensing

Woods Whur

The Leeds based team at Woods Whur is ‘incredibly knowledgeable’ in all applications for the sale of alcohol, as well as for dealing with applications of new and varied premises licences. Andrew Woods - who leads the team - has considerable expertise in applications for new licences in all areas within the London market, especially on premises situated within the Cumulative Impact Zone. Christopher Rees-Gay and co-founder Paddy Whur are also highly recommended.  

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Chris and the team were incredibly knowledgeable when tasking them to manage our premises license variation. The plan we submitted came back without any issues and we were very pleased with the way the communicated and dealt with our enquiries / site visits throughout.’

  • ‘Personable, available and are able to advise on matters where it was not considered to be able to achieve the best outcome.'

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Key clients

  • Everyman Media Limited
  • Camden Market Management Company Limited

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Work highlights

  • Dealing with a number of successful applications under the Licensing Act 2003 in Cumulative Impact Areas in Camden, in which there is a presumption against the grant of new licences or variations to licences. All applications granted before Camden Licensing Committee.
  • Dealing with a number of applications relating to Everyman Media Limited cinemas, and advice given to them during the pandemic with regard to general trading and regulations.

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