Licensing
Gough Square Chambers advises on a wide range of licensing matters. Members frequently appear in alcohol, taxi and private hire, sex establishment, and HGV operator licensing cases. Chambers acts in licence applications and reviews, appeals, prosecutions, and judicial review claims. Members also advise local authorities, companies, and individuals on licensing policies and strategy.
Gambling
Chambers has a well-established gambling regulation practice.
Members advise on operating licence applications, licence reviews, and alleged regulatory breaches. This includes online gambling, lotteries, and prize promotions, and the regulation of remote operators. Chambers advises on whether arrangements may constitute illegal lotteries and on advertising complaints brought before the Advertising Standards Authority.
Chambers has experience of contentious proceedings in this field. Members have defended criminal prosecutions involving gambling operations and represented operators in High Court litigation concerning gaming transactions. Members also advise on related regulatory issues, including credit arrangements in gaming and the interaction between gambling law and wider consumer protection legislation.
Members of Chambers include leading specialists in gambling regulation. Their work often has an international dimension and involves advising operators on the regulatory implications of operating in multiple jurisdictions.