Licensing
Deans Court Chambers offers specialist advocacy, advisory and drafting expertise at every level of seniority.
- Our Areas of Expertise
- Licensing
Areas of work undertaken are:
 - Licensing Act 2003
 - Alcohol
 - Betting
 - Gaming
 - Sexual Entertainment
 - Personal and Premises licenses
 - Temporary event notices
 - Firearms
 - Street Trading
 - Hackney Carriages
 - Private Hire vehicles
Deans Court licensing team are regularly instructed to represent and advise applicants, local authorities, objectors and interested parties in respect of all matters for which a licence is required.
The team offers formidable advocacy combined with a thorough knowledge of the law and a sensitive approach to client care. Clients can rely on the team to deliver highest quality representation at all levels from local authority licensing committees through to appeals to the High Court.
At Deans Court Chambers we recognise that licensing matters can often involve controversial, sensitive and difficult issues, and we seek to provide a sense of direction for our clients in an area of law subject to ongoing legislative change and public scrutiny.
We can make ourselves available at short notice to respond to closure notices which can prove costly to businesses if not dealt with appropriately.
Our Licensing team
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Michael Hayton KC
Call: 1993 Silk: 2013
Head of Chambers
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Lewis Power KC
Call: 1990 Silk: 2011
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Ciaran Rankin
Call: 1988
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Robin Kitching
Call: 1989
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Fraser Livesey
Call: 1992
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Rosalind Scott Bell
Call: 1993
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Jacob Dyer
Call: 1995
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Adam Lodge
Call: 1996
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Elizabeth Dudley-Jones
Call: 1997
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Joseph Hart
Call: 2000
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Rosalind Emsley-Smith
Call: 2001
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Michelle Brown
Call: 2005
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Harriet Tighe
Call: 2014
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Zoe Dawson
Call: 2015
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Colette Renton
Call: 2015
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Megan Tollitt
Call: 2018
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Niamh Ingham
Call: 2018
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Eleanor Myers
Call: 2019