Philip Kolvin KC

Practice Areas

Licensing, Local Government, Public Law.

Philip Kolvin KC has specialised in licensing law for over 20 years. He is a creative and dedicated lawyer, often to be found in the leading cases and issues of the day. His clients include national operators, independents and local and national regulators.

Career

Philip took silk in 2009. He is a Patron of the Institute of Licensing, an Associate Fellow at Westminster University’s Centre for Law, Society and Popular Culture and a Recorder of the Crown Court. He is Chair of the Night Time Industries Alliance, co-Chair of Crystal Palace Park Trust and a board member of The Loop and The Edge Theatre. He is a past Chair of the London Mayor’s Night Time Commission, Best Bar None, Purple Flag and the Institute of Licensing.

Professional Memberships

Patron of Institute of Licensing, Fe low of Royal Society of Arts.

Publications

Philip is widely published in his field. His books include Licensed Premises: Law, Practice and Policy; Sex Licensing; Gambling for Local Authorities; Encyclopedia of Forms and Precedents on Licensing; Atkins Court Forms on Licensing; and Councillors' Conduct (Editor). As Chair of the London Mayor’s Night Time Commission, he wrote the Mayor’s Vision for the Night-Time Economy, From Good Night to Great Night.