Clients in the leisure and retail sectors, including the food and beverages space, frequently seek out Sintons LLP’s licensing team for advice on obtaining a new premise license. Newcastle-based team head, Sarah Smith, leverages her connections with licensing authorities and responsible bodies, and also has expertise in the taxi licensing field. Drafting responses to public bodies on behalf of trade associations also forms part of the team’s mandates.
Testimonials
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‘Excellent staff and approach to clients.’
‘We have been dealing with Sintons for over 20 years. The licensing team have dealt with adult gaming centre premises licence variations, applications as well as submitting an annual return to the gambling commission.'
Key clients
- Danieli Holdings Ltd
- Ladhar Group LLP
Work highlights
- Obtained a new premises licence for Anson House 8 Limited for a new entertainment and event space with a customer capacity of around 2000 people in a city centre.
- Obtained an extension of hours on a premises licence for Pumphreys Blues Café Limited for a busy city centre location in a special stress area.