Leisure & Tourism
Michelmores' Leisure & Tourism team advises a wide range of operators in the leisure and tourism industry on the legal issues that regularly affect their businesses.
The team's know-how and commitment keep them at the forefront of legal developments in this sector. Our clients value the team's clear communications, speed of service and cost effectiveness as well as its commercial approach and sector specific expertise.
Our clients include:
- Holiday and home parks
- Sports grounds, clubs, associations
- Leisure providers
- Visitor attractions
- Hotels
- Licensed trade
We have recently advised on the following matters:
- Acquisition of a public house in Exeter (negotiating overage provisions as part of the purchase) then acting in connection with the grant of a lease to an occupational tenant
- Advising a holiday park operator on dealing with absence and performance issues of seasonal staff
- Advising on the sale of a large South West based holiday park group to a private equity buyer
- Advising a hotel on the requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act in relation to access and services for disabled customers
- Advising a national pub retailer and brewer in a contractual dispute over fees charged by a recruitment agency
- Acting for a South West based hotel chain in a dispute with one of its customers
- Acting for a firm of architects for a fees claim relating to a major "Sports Village" development
- Advising a holiday company on the establishment of a new corporate structure and advising on ancillary employment issues arising out of the restructure
- Acting for one of the UK's leading providers of family holidays and short breaks in a dispute with one of its marketing affiliates. The case involved successfully obtaining a freezing injunction through the High Court to prevent the affiliate moving assets out of the jurisdiction
- Advising a sub-contractor on a mechanical and electrical works contract for the 2012 London Olympics media centre
- Acting for a major South West holiday park in relation to a negligence claim against an architect in respect of high value swimming pool defects. A favourable result was achieved via mediation
- Acting for a South Devon hotel, successfully bringing a claim for defective building works
We can provide legal assistance in the following areas:
- Clubs, societies and associations
- Property and construction
- Planning and environmental
- Commercial trading arrangements
- Health and Safety
- Employment Law
- Sales and Purchases
- Charity law
- Raising finance
- Commercial disputes and debt recovery
For more information, please contact Annelie Carver, Head of Leisure & Tourism.
