Meet the Leisure & Hospitality team

Natalia Aguilar

Senior Associate
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Helena Davies

Partner, Head of Retail sector
t: 0161 836 8925
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Daniel Hayhurst

Partner
t: 0151 600 3155
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Zainab Hussein

Associate
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Lee Jefcott

Partner
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Carys Keeble

Trainee Solicitor
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Sara Ludlam

Partner
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Ikram Malik

Partner, Head of Business Immigration
t: 0161 836 8819
m: 07918 680 630 Email

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Danielle Phillips

Solicitor
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m: 07876 880 706 Email

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Mark Rathbone

Partner, Head of Corporate
t: 0151 600 3124
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Joseph Shelston

Partner
t: 0151 600 3162
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Latest Leisure & Hospitality thought leadership

‘Martyn’s Law’ — what venues need to know

Here, our regulatory team explores how Martyn’s Law will apply to venues and obligations for duty holders.
Faking it — online reviews, reputation management and legal options

If you’ve received an inaccurate negative or fake review, you may be able to take legal action.
Allocation of Tips Act — challenges and opportunities for leisure & hospitality employers

The way that tips, gratuities and service charges are to be distributed to employees is set to become fairer.
New alcohol duties and tax overview — a guide for sole trader and limited company breweries

How will the new rates of alcohol duty affect the taxes payable by our breweries and their shareholders?
Hospitality and retail employers ‘named and shamed’ by Government for minimum wage failure

Here we consider the ways that employers in the retail, leisure and hospitality sectors avoid paying minimum wage.
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Immigration Solutions for Hospitality: What next for the sector?

We look at the alternatives available for businesses looking to recruit non-UK nationals into the hospitality sector.
Harpur Trust v Brazel: the impact on organisations within the retail and hospitality sector

Organisations which employ seasonal workers may have to re-calculate annual leave and holiday pay entitlements.
Advice for Craft Breweries: Debt Recovery and Contractual Enforcement

Looking at the legal options available to breweries when they need to pursue payments.
Equity Investment: Time for another round?

Three options for small or medium sized business looking to raise equity finance.
Casks, kegs and contracts: the importance of a well-drafted employment agreement

A well-drafted employment contract can help to protect intellectual property like brewing methods and marketing plans.