We’ve represented one of the country’s leading bookmakers for many years and we continue to make successful applications under the Gambling Act 2005.

Our expert team have had many years’ experience in advising clients in the leisure industry. Richard Taylor, our head of department, handles gambling licensing for some of the UK’s leading leisure companies.

Key Contact: Richard Taylor

We deal with all applications under the Licensing Act 2003 – from changing designated premises supervisors to contested applications for new premises licences.

Our experienced licensing department is also experienced in representing interested parties, making appeals to the magistrates’ courts and advising on applications for judicial review.

Key Contact Richard Taylor

Our distinguished team advise and make applications for licences required by leisure and retail businesses in Scotland.

We can advise and represent you on all applications made under Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 and applications for late hours catering licences and public entertainment licences made under Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982.

Key Contact: Richard Taylor

It’s a fact that prosecutions under the Licensing Act 2003 are increasing. We’ve successfully defended a number of individuals and companies facing prosecution.

Our licensing team also advise operators on best practice and how to avoid prosecution. With many years’ experience in this field and a dedicated team of specialist lawyers, we’ll make sure you and your company are given the best possible support and advice.

Key Contact: Richard Taylor

We have an established pedigree for dealing with property acquisitions and disposals, most notably in the licensed property sector. From single premises to multi-million pound portfolios involving hundreds of properties, we have the requisite skills and experience to ensure the job is completed on time and to budget no matter how complex the deal may be.

Key Contacts: Licensed premises: Andy Bell - Non-licensed: Mark Teal

We’re here to defend your rights, protect your business and resolve your disagreement.

We’ve one of the largest property and real estate litigation teams in the North of England. We advise both local and national companies, including the biggest names in the pub and betting industries, on a range of property disputes including:

• Landlord and tenant
• Building and rights of way
• Planning
• Restrictive covenants
• Squatters’ rights

We’re praised by independent guides for being “very experienced and reliable”, with a fast, dependable approach to our work.

Speak to our key contacts today to see how we can help you resolve your dispute.

Key Contacts: Victoria Quinn and Matthew Fletcher

We understand how challenging it can be to manage a large property estate. With many years’ experience in acting for a broad range of clients throughout the UK, our multi-disciplined team is here to help lift that burden from you.

We’ll work hard to help you realise the full potential of your estate. We’ll get to know your precise requirements and objectives, handle the legal aspects and help you to manage your estate efficiently.

Key Contacts: Licensed premises: Andy Bell - Non-licensed: Mark Teal

We can handle all the legal aspects of your rent review from working with surveyors to advising you on the rental value of your property, term and even negotiating the rent on your behalf. It's what we do every day on behalf of well-known national clients with large estates as well as an array of smaller operators too - you can rely on us to provide the best advice and achieve the best possible result.

Should a dispute arise during the review process, our hugely experienced property litigation team will be on-hand to quickly avoid unnecessary expense, protect your interest and get you the right result.

Key Contacts: Matthew Fletcher, Mark Teal, Victoria Quinn

We can advise you on everything from the terms of your lease, to licensed to underlet and assign. If you need us to manage yor renewals, we can take care of that too.

Key Contacts: Mark Teal, Charlotte Chilcott

Landlord? This is your business. Your livelihood. Whether you’re an individual shopkeeper or responsible for a national company with a large portfolio.

You need your transactions to go smoothly, for disputes to be resolved quickly and to get the best return on your investment. That’s exactly where we can assist.

Tenant? there are a lot of pitfalls to be aware of in your lease arrangement. We will make sure you’re aware of every complication, put measures in place in order to avoid them, and work hard to protect your best interests throughout.

Key Contacts: Licensed premises: Andy Bell - Non-licensed: Mark Teal

Our expert lawyers will aim to settle your disagreement without the need to go to court. Where this isn’t possible, we’ll give you the right guidance throughout, fight your corner to resolve your dispute quickly and painlessly, and protect what matters to you.

No one wants to be involved in a long, costly dispute. Our team will help you take the preventative steps needed to avoid prolonging disagreements and put you in the strongest possible position should the dispute go to court.

Through expert advice and a practical, tailored approach, our specialist litigation lawyers will safeguard your best interests and fight to achieve the best outcome for you. We know how draining court proceedings can be on your time and resources. That’s why we always aim to achieve an early resolution, and make the whole process as quick and painless as possible for our clients.

We also educate clients on the measures to take in order to avoid disputes before they happen. Our dispute resolution training will teach you the importance of a preventative approach.

Key Contacts Matthew Fletcher

Minutes. That’s how long it takes get our hands on your deeds and important documents. For many other law firms, this can take days.

With storage space spanning five and a half miles we have mobile racking running the entire length and width of our building – our on-site purpose-built secure archive vault is where we store our client’s deeds, files, wills and trusts. From here, our full-time archivists can locate and scan important documentation to your inbox in minutes.

For our clients this is a real benefit. Competing firms often store client deeds at remote storage facilities run by third parties you’ve never heard of. At Gosschalks, our property team can have your deeds on their desk in no time at all ready to deal with your queries.

If we advise on any element of your property estate, deeds storage is provided free of charge.