Gary Grant

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Gary Grant is one of the UK’s leading licensing barristers. He is top-ranked in both of the major independent legal directories where he is described as: “the go-to counsel for licensing matters” (Legal 500) and “Star Individual: the best licensing lawyer in the country" (Chambers UK Guide). He also has a wealth of experience in the criminal courts.

Clients have included the Tate Modern, Hard Rock Cafe, Chiltern Firehouse, Amazon, McDonald’s, Pacha, Spearmint Rhino, Hilton and Marriott Hotels, the nightclubs of Rekom UK ("Atik", "Pryzm"), the restaurants of Sir Terence Conran and Alan Yau OBE ("Park Chinois", "Wagamama", "Busaba" etc), Secret Cinema, Everyman Cinemas, AO Manchester Arena, the Inception Group's bars ("Mr Foggs" "Bunga Bunga" etc), Ola Cabs, Notting Hill Carnival, Tottenham Hotspur FC, Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Chief Constable of Manchester Police, and various music festivals, live music venues, large event spaces and major mixed-use developments. He obtained a 5am premises licence for a new London nightclub, which Time Out described as “a landmark ruling…unprecedented”. Gary has advised authorities in relation to the fatal crush incident at Brixton’s O2 Academy and following the Manchester Arena terrorist attack. He has a reputation for pursuing his clients' interests with fierce independence, skill, tenacity and integrity

He is Vice-Chairman and a Fellow of the Institute of Licensing, a Consultant Editor of Paterson’s Licensing Acts (“the bible of licensing law”), Principal Contributor to the “Clubs” volume in the Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents (Lexis Nexis) and the author of numerous articles in licensing journals.