Pictured: Neil Ireland
A Coventry licensing lawyer has gained a greater insight into
the industry after qualifying to become a licensee himself.
Neil Ireland, partner and licensing expert at Button Legal LLP,
in Warwick Road, Coventry, has earned the British Institute of
Innkeeping (BIIAB) Level 2 Award for Personal Licence Holders, and
now holds a Personal Licence which enables him to sell, or
authorise the sale of alcohol, in premises which hold a Premises
Licence.
Mr. Ireland said the qualification added another dimension to
his knowledge of licensing issues and would enable him to
appreciate matters even better from his clients' side of their
business.
"Rather than purely advising clients on black letter law
relating to licensing issues, this qualification has given me a
fresh perspective in seeing things from my clients' point of view,"
he said.
"It's one of the most interesting courses I have taken and the
additional industry insight it has given me will be invaluable,
putting myself in the position of my clients. It also entitles me
to be named as a Designated Premises Supervisor on a Premises
Licence, as well as enabling me to apply for Temporary Event
Notices on a client's behalf."
Button Legal was set up in 1988 and offers a range of services
including conveyancing, commercial property, landlord and tenant
issues and debt recovery, family & matrimonial and Probate and
Administration of estates law. It now has eight lawyers and
seventeen support staff.