About
Provided by Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
We combine sector knowledge and legal expertise to achieve successful outcomes for a wide range of licensed organisations across Scotland.
We advise clients in the hospitality, retail, education, transport and leisure sectors, among others. They include sports clubs, sole trader businesses, hotels, convenience stores, petrol stations, individuals and community organisations.
We advise on everything from licence applications to health and safety to civil appeals. For every client, we work with the relevant licensing board, applying both our legal expertise and our understanding of the sector to achieve a successful outcome. We are particularly strong in contentious matters: hearings for new applications, major and minor variation hearings, review hearings, personal licence hearings, appeals to the Sheriff Court and judicial reviews.
Our expertise includes:
- Applications for premises (liquor) licences
- All licences required to operate a taxi or private car hire business
- Public entertainment licences, short-term lets licences and HMOs
- Variations to licences
- Transfers of licenses
- Licensing board hearings, committee hearings and review hearings
- Personal licence applications, including representation before the licensing board if required
- Civil appeals when a licence is refused, suspended, or revoked
- Judicial reviews
- Criminal prosecutions arising from legislative offences
- Health and safety advice