Poppleston Allen is the UK’s largest firm of solicitors dedicated to licensing law, with specialist expertise in alcohol and entertainment licensing, food hygiene, regulatory crime and related training.

Each year, we handle more than 8,000 licensing applications, including premises licence applications, variations and Temporary Event Notices. We also have extensive experience in complex and contested applications and premises licence reviews, with a significant proportion of this work undertaken in London.

Our clients include some of the UK’s leading restaurant, pub, bar, club, retail and leisure brands. However, our expertise is not limited to large national operators: we also work closely with independent businesses and small and emerging groups, providing the same specialist advice and support regardless of their size.

“Poppleston Allen are without doubt the very best in the business; their in-depth knowledge not just of the law but local knowledge, local planning teams, residents and more allows them to deliver a very relevant and local solution for a national business.” - The Legal 500, 2026 Edition