Lauded for having an ‘impressively unique practice’, Glovers Solicitors LLP has ample experience in advising restaurant operators, cinemas, and retail luxury brands. The group is well-versed in property acquisitions and disposals, real estate portfolio management, and lease renewals. The experienced Philip Shotter heads the team and concentrates on occupier work in the hospitality and leisure industry. Shotter is ably supported by Paul Jagger, who assists asset managers on licenses and lease interpretation matters.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Incredibly approachable and available at all times.'

  • ‘Great team - very efficient & through in dealing with our acquisition.’

  • ‘Paul Jagger was absolutely exceptional from start to finish! Always available at hand to give expert advise. Never too late for a chat.’

  • ‘No other team has the same level of expertise and client base in the hospitality sector. The team have an impressively unique expertise in understanding the relevance and complexities of advising hospitality operators. Their commercial knowledge is unparalleled.’

  • ‘Paul Jagger and Philip Shotter are legends in the sector. They must have handled more hospitality sector leases than any other firm.’

  • ‘The Glovers team are experts in their field, their knowledge and expertise are superb.’

Key clients

  • Agnes B UK Limited
  • ASK Italian Restaurants Limited
  • Aqua Restaurant Group
  • Bayley & Sage Limited
  • BDL Restaurants Limited (Bocca di Lupo, Plaquemine Lock)
  • Carroll and Rogers Limited
  • Club Mexicana Limited
  • Deep Blue Restaurants Limited
  • Dishoom Limited
  • Doma Hospitality Group
  • Everyman Media Limited
  • Flat Iron Steak Limited
  • Nuoc Cham Limited (Hop Vietnamese)
  • Hybrid Fitness Franchise Limited
  • Jack Wolfskin Ltd
  • Lane7 Ltd
  • McMullen and Sons Limited
  • Nando’s Chickenland Limited
  • Nightcap Plc
  • Noble Rot Limited
  • Oaxaca Restaurants Limited
  • Perilla Dining Limited
  • Pizza Express Restaurants Limited
  • Prezzo Trading Limited
  • State of Play Hospitality Group
  • Townhouse Group Limited
  • Wagamama Limited
  • ZLC London Limited (The Palomar and The Barbary)
  • Zizzi Restaurants Limited

Work highlights

  • Continuing to act for Everyman Media Limited on its acquisition of four cinemas, which involved lettings of sites in Lichfield and Windsor.
  • Acting for Townhouse Group Limited on the roll-out of its luxury nail salon brand, ‘Townhouse’, which entailed acting for the company on fourteen acquisitions during the year.
  • Acting for Carroll and Rogers Limited on the acquisition of The Devonshire at Piccadilly Lights, Soho.

Lawyers

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Next Generation Partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Philip Shotter

Other key lawyers

Paul Jagger