Regulatory & Compliance
Licensing

Commercial Licensing Lawyers Helping Businesses Thrive.

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Clear, commercial licensing advice across regulated sectors.

From securing the grant of your premises licence to defending a review at short notice, our Licensing team helps businesses operate smoothly, stay compliant, and achieve their commercial goals.

Acuity Law’s Licensing Team acts for national groups, developers, and independent operators across a range of sectors including healthcare, construction, infrastructure, energy, real estate development, and food & beverage. Working in close partnership, often as an extension of their in-house teams, we provide our clients with end-to-end support on alcohol and entertainment licensing, pavement licences, event permissions, sexual entertainment permissions, regulatory enforcement action (such as noise issues or food safety) and cosmetic procedures licensing.

Our Licensing team combines technical expertise with a genuine understanding of the industries we support and the sectors they operate within. We pride ourselves on providing innovative commercial solutions that make a real difference to our clients, working in close partnership to understand their business and the challenges they face.

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Our Licensing Legal Services

We advise on the full range of licensing and financial services regulatory matters, from wholesale markets regulation and FCA compliance through to consumer credit, payment services and fintech products. Our services include:

  • New premises licences and provisional statements
  • Full and minor variations (layout, hours, and conditions)
  • DPS changes and licence transfers
  • Personal licences and training for managers
  • Temporary Event Notices (TENs) and permissions for large-scale events
  • Licensing due diligence for acquisitions, developments, and investments
  • Sexual Entertainment Venues

How our Licensing Team works

Whether securing new licences, managing regulatory compliance or responding to enforcement action, our team brings extensive experience and a proven track record. We have a clear and well defined approach that works and makes a real difference.

Early risk mapping

Identifying hotspots early, from operating hours to cumulative impact considerations.

Stakeholder engagement

Building relationships with authorities and residents to reduce friction.

Evidence-driven approach

Drafting operating schedules, dispersal plans, policies, training documents and impact assessments to support applications.

Advocacy ready

Experienced representation at hearings, reviews, and appeals.

Why choose our specialist Licensing Team

Our team brings market-leading experience advising healthcare providers, developers, hospitality operators, and infrastructure businesses on complex licensing matters.

Licensing Work Highlights

Some of our work licensing work highlights include:

Multi-site healthcare operator
Securing licences for a multi-site healthcare operator, balancing CQC and local licensing frameworks.
Real estate development
Advising on licensing strategy for a major mixed-use real estate development in a cumulative impact area.
National rollout licensing programme
Delivering national rollout licensing programmes for high-growth restaurant and bar groups.
Large scale energy projects
Acting for infrastructure developers on site-specific permissions linked to large-scale energy projects.
Defending contested licence reviews
Successfully defending contested licence reviews for flagship hospitality venues, national operators and independent venues.

Our Key Sectors

We understand the licensing challenges unique to regulated and fast-moving industries. We operate across a wide range of sectors including:

Advising hospitals, care providers, pharmacies, dental practices and private clinics on alcohol licensing and regulatory overlaps with CQC and NHS frameworks.

Our Expertise. We Also Advise and Support On

Our licencing team of experts often work closely with other areas of business and commercial law. In addition to advising on the full range of licencing, we also provide a comprehensive range of legal services that can support your wider business objectives. Some of these include:

Regulatory

We can provide a full range of regulatory law and compliance advice to support and protect your business.

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Real Estate

Property due diligence, acquisition and disposal support for transactions with a real estate element.

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Commercial & Technology

Contracts and technology agreements that underpin the businesses you are buying or selling.

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Commercial Litigation

Our expert litigation lawyers can assist businesses in resolving commercial disputes quickly and efficiently, from initial risk management to litigation. When appropriate we will always explore alternative disputes resolution options.

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Health & Social Care

Expert health & social care legal advice for providers, investors and operators across the UK. From healthcare transactions to social care support.

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Sustainable Development

Commercially focused legal advice on sustainable development, covering planning, environmental compliance, real estate, transactions and governance across the UK.

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