Sectors /
Food & Agribusiness /

Restaurants, Pubs & Clubs

Our Leisure team offers a top tier legal service to clients operating within the leisure industry. The team has been ranked number one for the last six years by both Chambers UK and Legal 500, the leading guides to the legal profession.

Our lawyers are immersed in the leisure sector and many of our lawyers have either been on secondment or have worked with many of the leading leisure operators prior to joining BCLP.

Our lawyers have a particular specialisation in the Pubs, Clubs and Restaurants sector and have been advising clients within these disciplines for many years, during which time we have advised the operators themselves, in addition to developers and banks lending to the industry.

We have established and developed long term relationships with our clients, which enable us to understand the nature of their business and their requirements. Our lawyers offer the full range of legal services to operators within the pubs, clubs and restaurant arenas, and in particular have notable strength in real estate, planning, finance, commercial contracts, health and safety, food safety and licensing.

Our team has worked on some of the industry’s largest, most original and high profile deals and we pride ourselves on being at the forefront of change, innovation and growth in the sector.

Our team is entrepreneurial team. Our ability to adapt to the market conditions has kept BCLP as the go-to firm, for clients operating within the pubs, clubs and restaurants sector.

We have seen an increase in insolvency and restructuring advice, real estate workouts and private equity investments into distressed portfolios. Our ability to advise on the full range of legal services and our seamless multi-disciplinary approach has kept us as the number one firm for clients operating within this sector.

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News
Apr 26, 2024

BCLP acts on Arlington – the reimagination of the former Le Caprice restaurant

News
Aug 09, 2021

BCLP Advises LS Global Franchise L.P. in Sale of GFG to FAT Brands

Insights
Jul 22, 2021

To-Go Alcohol Becomes Permanent in Several States

Insights
Dec 08, 2020

Stay at Home (Again): California’s Regional Stay At Home Order Goes into Effect

Insights
Nov 17, 2020

California Pulls the "Emergency Brake" on Re-Opening

In response to the 50% increase in COVID-19 cases over the prior week, Governor Gavin Newsom issued an order on November 16, 2020, that modifies California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy. As a result, the majority of California counties have reverted to the strictest “Widespread,” or purple, re-opening tier effective immediately.

Insights
Nov 16, 2020

New St. Louis County COVID-19 Restrictions

As with many other places across the country, St. Louis County is experiencing a surge of COVID-19 cases, and has enacted a new round of restrictions as a result. As of November 13, 2020, there were 38,620 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in St. Louis County, with 900 new cases reported on November 12thalone. St. Louis County’s positivity rate reached a staggering 15.1%, the highest since April of 2020. Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 are on the sharp rise. In response, the St. Louis County Executive, Dr. Sam Page, announced a series of new restrictions: Restaurants and bars will close indoor service but not outdoor dining, curbside, delivery, and take-out service; All businesses will be reduced to 25 percent of their occupancy limits (currently at 50 percent); Gatherings will be reduced to a maximum of ten people (currently at 49 people); Residents should only leave their homes for specified reasons articulated in the Safer at Home Order; and Telework is encouraged, if possible. The restrictions will begin on November 17, 2020, and will be in effect for four weeks with the option to extend the date if necessary.

Insights
Oct 23, 2020

CDC Guidance Expands “Close Contact”

On October 21, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) broadened the definition of “close contact” for purposes of COVID-19 contact tracing and quarantining requirements. Since many state and local government COVID-19 orders rely on the CDC definition of “close contact” to determine who should stay home, monitor, and be tested, the expanded definition will have repercussions across the country. Businesses may need to re-train their employees so that they follow the correct contact tracing protocols, and additionally, businesses may need to re-write COVID-19 protocols and standard operating procedures to reflect the new definition.

Insights
Sep 08, 2020

Back to Work: California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy

On August 28, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a new plan for the reopening of California’s economy following the closures ordered in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which replaced the county watch list system that was previously in effect. The new plan provides for a four-tier system in which counties must show consistent progress in reducing the transmission of the coronavirus before allowing for greater flexibility in the reopening of businesses, schools, and resuming group activities. The stated intent of the plan is to be “statewide, stringent and slow,” and to impose uniform limits on what businesses can be open depending on a county’s infection rates.

Insights
Jul 15, 2020

Back to Work: California Re-Closes Businesses In Response to Increased Infection Rates