The hotel and leisure sector has been a dynamic, progressive and rapidly expanding force within the Irish economy, and despite the current difficult economic conditions it remains a very important industry.

Our Hotel and Leisure Unit comprises a cross departmental team of 3 partners and 2 associates with combined expertise and commercial experience in acting for a wide portfolio of clients across all aspects of the sector. We act as advisors to owners, managers, operators and developers across the industry as a whole, including hotels, restaurants, public houses, leisure centres, cinemas, golf clubs, sports clubs, equestrian centres as well as representing investors and funders.

Owners and operators of hotels and leisure facilities have a significant and ever increasing level of legal responsibility in the way they conduct business and towards their employees and guests who visit their premises.

We advise our clients in this sector across a broad spectrum of business law issues including:

• Franchising
  
  
• Management and Operator Agreements
  
  
• Branding / Trade Marks
  
  
• Development Sales and Leases
  
  
• Corporate Recovery and Insolvency
  
  
• Licensing
  
  
• Employment Law
  
  
• Health and Safety Compliance
  
  
• Consumer Law
  
  
• Data Protection
  
  
• Advertising
  
  
• IT and eCommerce
  
  
• Tax Litigation issues including consequences of changes in tax situation