The Legal 500
‘Exceptional’ licensing boutique Thomas & Thomas Partners LLP is made up of two partners, Alun Thomas and Thomas O’Maoileoin, and associate Jack Spiegler, who are regarded as ‘super practical, super charming and super calm’, respectively. The group has received new instructions from The Ritz Hotel and continues to act for longstanding clients such as Westfield.
Chambers UK
Boutique licensing firm handling all aspects of liquor licensing. Boasts a range of high-profile clients from the retail, restaurant and property industries. Well equipped to deal with licensing issues arising from new developments of entertainment venues and shopping centres.
Clients Say:‘The team had a thorough knowledge of licensing law and a really good understanding of our objectives.’
‘The lawyers are very personable; they have the ability to make the layman understand the law.’
Work Highlights:Assisted Burberry with obtaining a licence for a restaurant and bar in its Regent Street store.
Advised Street Feast on its premises licence applications for four food markets in London.
Notable Practitioners:Thomas O'Maoileoin successfully acted for Ignite Group on a review of its nightclub Boujis’ licence. Clients say that he is ‘great at explaining his point of view and legal processes in an easy to understand way’.
Interviewees describe Alun Thomas as a ‘phenomenal fountain of knowledge’. He is often called upon by high-profile clients such as Shaftesbury and Westfield to advise on a range of licensing issues.
Significant Clients:5 Hertford Street, The Fat Duck, The Ritz, Harvey Nichols, Imperial College.
