Our Retail & Leisure specialism partners with retailers, restauranteurs, hoteliers and leisure operators at every stage of their journey - from launch and growth through to scale an exit. We combine deep sector understanding with extensive expertise across our seven specialisms, giving clients a single, joined-up view of their business, risks and opportunities.
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Julian Hindmarsh | Partner, Head of Retail and Leisure
chambers uk 2026An ability to translate complex legal matters into simple, understandable terms, which is very comforting as a client.
Retail and leisure businesses operate in a fast-moving and highly competitive environment, bring challenges of rising costs, managing multi-site portfolios, workforce challenges, regulatory change to digital transformation. Our team help by aiding clients to not only make quick, but informed decisions.
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Our advice is grounded in a detailed understanding of the realities of operating in the retail, hospitality, restaurant and leisure sectors. By combining legal insight with commercial awareness, we work closely with clients to understand their ambitions and tailor our advice around what drives impact for their business, whether that is expanding a footprint, protecting a brand, managing risk or responding to change.
Retail and leisure businesses rarely face challenges in isolation. Legal, commercial and operational issues are deeply interconnected, particularly as businesses scale, diversify or adapt to market conditions.
We bring together expertise across our specialisms to support clients throughout the business lifecycle. From securing a first site and launching a brand, to scaling operations, raising capital, managing workforce issues, resolving disputes or restructuring, we coordinate the right people at the right time to maintain momentum and keep strategies on track.
Our clients benefit from an integrated London team that understands the full context of their business and delivers joined-up advice at every stage, reducing friction and enabling clearer decision-making as circumstances evolve.
Advising high end luxury cashmere retailer on their flagship store in Mayfair.
Advising high end luxury Belgian brand on their flagship store in New Bond Street.
Advising a high end luxury watch retailer on their flagship store acquisition in New Bond Street.
Acting for a leading retailer for expectant mothers and children's merchandise in relation to their asset management programme.
Acting for Rigby & Peller on their continued acquisition programme.
Advising an international designer eyewear retailer on their continued store acquisition programme.
Advising a French designer swimwear brand on their acquisitions at Westfield, Regent Street and Ledbury Road.
We advise a wide range of retail and leisure businesses, including luxury and premium brands, high-street retailers, restaurant groups, hotel owners and operators, leisure concepts and experiential businesses, as well as investors acquiring or supporting consumer-facing portfolios.
Our work spans property-intensive rollouts, employment and immigration strategy, IP and brand protection, commercial and digital operations, M&A and investment, restructuring and dispute resolution. This breadth allows us to support clients through periods of growth, transformation and challenge with advice that is both commercially grounded and legally robust.
Clients choose our Retail & Leisure team for our clarity, commercial judgement and understanding of the realities they face. We help businesses navigate complexity, manage risk and unlock growth while protecting brand value and long‑term performance.
Working closely with you, we'll find the best way to get you quickly and easily from where you are to where you want to be.
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