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Food Standards Agency tightens regulation of CBD food products
Shannett Thompson
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Chambers and Partners
The hospitality and leisure sector faces complex licensing and regulatory requirements. At Kingsley Napley, our cross-practice team delivers practical, commercially focused solutions to help you navigate these challenges.
Our Services
We advise on the full spectrum of regulatory matters affecting hospitality and leisure operators:
Licensing Enforcement
Whilst we don't handle initial licensing applications, we specialise in defending businesses facing enforcement action, including licence condition breaches and premises licence reviews.
Health, Safety & Environmental
Employment & Safeguarding
- Prevention of illegal working
- Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
- Unlawful discrimination claims
- Directors' liabilities and duties
Criminal & Regulatory
- Police station representation
- Trading standards and weights and measures offences
- Corporate criminal liability
- Private prosecutions (dishonest employees, assault, property damage)
Additional Support
Our Team
Led by Partner Melinka Berridge, former Head of Licensing at a leading UK pub company, our team brings decades of sector-specific experience and unique breadth of expertise to support hospitality and leisure businesses through their regulatory challenges.
Jessica Clay
Partner
Hannah Eales
Partner
Julie Matheson
Partner
Iain Miller
Partner
Julie Norris
Partner
Andrew Sanderson
Partner
Shannett Thompson
Partner
Sarah Atkinson
Legal Director
Colette Best
Director of Anti-Money Laundering
Jenny Higgins
Legal Director
Harriet Farquhar
Senior Associate (Foreign Qualified Lawyer)
Clare Hastie
Senior Associate
Ian Ko
Senior Associate (Foreign Qualified Lawyer)
Louise Murphy-King
Senior Associate
Stephen Nelson
Senior Associate
Laura Vignoles
Senior Associate (Barrister)
Sophie Allen
Associate
Kate Baggs
Associate
Zoe Beels
Associate
Jane David
Associate
Jac Davies (Cymraeg)
Associate (FCILEx)
Jac Davies
Associate (FCILEx)
Jessica Etherington
Associate
Jack Garden
Associate
Cameron Hughes
Associate
Mariella Leeman
Associate
Natasha Savovic
Associate
Irène Schell
Associate
Huda Abdilahi
Case Support Paralegal
Tajmina Begum
Case Support Paralegal
Sam Binymin
Senior Paralegal
Antonia Corbin
Case Support Paralegal
Ella Felstead
Senior Paralegal
Lorna George
Senior Paralegal
Lakisha Gravell
Case Support Paralegal
Cerys Hughes
Senior Paralegal
Amicie Knowles
Senior Paralegal
Megan Lewis (Cymraeg)
Senior Paralegal
Megan Lewis
Senior Paralegal
Lily Matthews-Cook
Senior Paralegal
Georgia Morris
Case Support Paralegal
Madeleine Noton
Senior Paralegal
Nimra Shamas
Case Support Paralegal
Harrison Wisson
Senior Paralegal
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