We partner with hospitality businesses to help them grow, adapt, and thrive in a highly regulated and competitive environment. Whether you are a landlord, tenant, operator or licensee, we work with you to navigate the complex legal landscape and unlock opportunities across every part of your business.

Our clients span the full spectrum of the hospitality industry – from family-run venues and boutique wineries, to spirit producers, restaurants, and national operators of licensed premises. With this depth of experience, we provide commercial, practical advice tailored to your specific needs.

We offer integrated legal support across all key areas affecting hospitality businesses, including property and leasing, licensing and regulatory compliance, business acquisitions and sales, procurement, employment and industrial relations, migration, dispute resolution, intellectual property and corporate governance.

As your business evolves, so do your legal needs. Our multidisciplinary team is trusted by leading South Australian and national businesses for our ability to anticipate legal challenges, deliver strategic solutions, and achieve commercial outcomes. We pride ourselves on building strong, long-term relationships by understanding your goals and helping you achieve them.

• Sale and purchase of licensed premises and businesses (including the transfer of liquor and gaming licences)
• Transaction structuring and due diligence
• Property advice and transactional work (including sales, purchases, leasing and licensing arrangements)
• Redevelopment projects
• Various liquor and gaming licence applications (including initial applications and variations)
• Objections to liquor licence applications
• Specialist advice regarding compliance with the Liquor Licensing Act and Gaming Machines Act
• Representation before the Liquor Licensing Court and Supreme Court of South Australia
• Commercial dispute resolution, including leasing and other property disputes
• Workplace, industrial relations and health and safety issues
• Migration
• Intellectual property protection and commercialisation
• Procurement and supply chain
• Corporate governance and regulatory compliance

• We are trusted to protect and promote the interests in South Australia of one of Australia’s largest operators of licensed premises. Those interests cover the full field of licensing and gaming operations, as well as property related matters including leasing, and sale and purchase of businesses and land.
• Our team regularly deals with and appears before the Liquor and Gambling Commissioner and the Licensing Court of South Australia.
• We have dealt with the Licensing Enforcement Branch of South Australia Police regularly in respect of disciplinary matters brought before the Licensing Court of South Australia, achieving practical and sensible outcomes for clients.
• We have assisted both vendors and purchasers of leasehold and freehold interests associated with the liquor and hospitality industry by preparing and reviewing leases.

• We have acted for wineries and distillers in respect to both local and national licensing issues.