England - London • Industry focus
Hamlins LLP
Hamlins LLP’s hospitality and leisure team is seen as a ‘go-to’ practice for brand management, site developments and acquisitions, and day-to-day operational issues, including those affecting timeshare-related products. Recent work has involved helping clients navigate lower demand and increased construction and energy costs. Ben Kilshaw leads the team, while commercial disputes and intellectual property specialist Martin Ochs handles the full range of relevant matters, from operational work to international litigation, for hotels and travel-related clients. Previously based in the United Arab Emirates, John Leasure handles portfolio acquisitions and disposals, and refinancing for both landlords and tenants.
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Testimonials
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‘A great personal practice bringing together good quality lawyers, a personal touch, efficiency and good technical knowledge.’
‘John Leasure is a great commercial property lawyer. He understands the detail whilst not losing site of the bigger/commercial picture.’
‘Hamlins has supported the rapid growth of our hospitality offerings and our complex property arrangements. Their team have consistently provided sound advice and legal strategies that have resulted in the successful operation and growth of our business.’
‘We have worked with Ben Kilshaw who has always given excellent advice and feedback regarding our complex property queries.’
‘Hamlins is my go-to firm for reliably smart, clear and concise advice, with industry-leading market knowledge and a highly commercially-aware team focused on getting the best results in a sensible time frame. Unlike other firms we have worked with, advice is presented to us in a way that makes it highly digestible, and results-focused, and goes above and beyond in order to offer us multiple avenues to achieving good results.’
‘I work with Ben Kilshaw and Stephanie Brown, both of whom are very personable, and relationship focused. Both have in-depth knowledge of our past transactions which they bring to each new piece of work and use this to our clear advantage whenever we work together allowing us to very effectively complete transactions in good time. As a business we feel extremally confident in their capable hands.’
‘Hamlins are a good legal firm with good knowledge and commercially minded.’
‘Ben Kilshaw and Stephanie Brown are excellent to work with and have the ability to explain complex matters simply.’
Key clients
- Burhill Group
- CitizenM Hotels
- Ego Restaurants Limited
- INKD Limited
- Koko (music venue)
- Leon Restaurants
- Pizza Pilgrims
- Pizza Union
- Park Plaza Hotels
- Powerleague
- Roko Health Centres Limited
- Rosa’s Thai
- The Light Cinema
- Lucky Saint
Work highlights
- Advised The Light Cinema on pre-let agreements for a cinema, bowling and e-karting complex at a redevelopment in Huddersfield Town Centre and a new cinema and bowling and leisure premises at a new development at Redhill Surrey.
- Advised The Hope Lease on its new leases at Koko following the £70m refurbishment at the iconic music venue at Camden which reopened last spring.
- Advising Rosa’s Thai on its ongoing expansion.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ben Kilshaw