Examples of Our Work
We have worked with venue and events clients over many years clients on a full range of legal issues arising from venue and event tendering and bids, development, launch and opening, ownership, lease arrangements, operation, management, event services and the full range of commercial rights exploitation. We have worked with some of the leaders in major live entertainment and conference arena and stadia, here in the UK and further afield in Europe, the Middle East, South-East Asia and Australasia.
For 15 years acted as lead legal adviser in the UK, Europe, and beyond, to a recognised global leader in venue development, ownership, management and operation, working at the cutting edge of the industry. Highlights include helping to establish a top 10 UK arena all the way from planning to opening night, the operating contract for the Commonwealth Games, the World Swimming Championships, and a number of record-breaking music and comedy tours.
Retained by public development corporation owners of world-renowned stadium to advise and represent on wide range of contractual and commercial legal issues and retained as lead legal adviser on tender processes and negotiations for hosting and managing major annual sporting events and sell out music events.
Lead legal adviser to team that delivered the National Speedway Stadium in Manchester, UK.
Lead legal adviser to teams that have bid for, developed and delivered major arenas/ venues, including a 14,000 seater Northern arena.
Lead legal adviser and negotiator on multiple naming rights deals for major UK arenas/venues.
Lead legal adviser in respect of multiple venue/resident sports team arrangements in the UK and Europe including in Manchester, Belfast, London and Wroclaw (Poland).
Retained by large venue in SW England to advise on and prepare venue hire agreements.
Lead legal adviser on countless other commercial partnership deals and commercial rights sharing deals including (but not limited to) event management contracts, promoter and venue hire agreements, supply agreements (eg drinks providers, catering services to venues); pouring rights deals; ticketing deals; hospitality agreements, merchandise deals, venue outsourcing agreements inc stewarding, policing, cleaning; venue WIFI deals; and IP licence arrangements.
Frequently work with various Premier League football clubs.
Frequently work with various Championship football clubs
Sole legal services provider to UK’s leading elite netball club.
Retained by number of other elite sports teams, personalities, and celebrities to advise/represent in respect of contractual issues, intellectual property issues, sponsorship and endorsement deals, online commercial activity and personal brand exploitation and protection.
Acted for and advised owners of iconic leisure and event venues based in NW England in relation to numerous projects.
Acted for and advised international trade show organisers in respect of all commercial and contractual aspects of their shows.
Provided sponsor licensing support to a number of venues on the entry of long-term skilled worker hires, and short-term sponsorship of performers and technical staff.
Advising Concert Halls, Theatres, Museums and Galleries in relation to charity law, governance, service level agreements, artist agreements, operating agreements, café concessions, and branding.
Advising funders and local authorities in relation to the operation of venues, creating new bodies to operate venues, and advice relating to ending venue contracts, mergers and transfers.