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Hotels & Leisure

Whether you’re an owner, investor, lender or operator in the hotels and leisure sector, you have complex business needs that call for expert solutions. As well as managing real estate assets, you may face corporate, tax, financing, construction, environment, litigation and employment issues, often across borders. With over 300 experts in 43 countries, our International practice can advise you on M&A, financing, development & construction, leases, management and franchise agreements and tax structuring. In addition to our core client base of investors and lenders, we also advise operators, brand owners, administrators, construction companies and technology providers.

CMS lawyers lead strategically in the sector, advising the top investors, funds and lenders in the market. We consistently advise on more transactions in this sector in Europe than any other law firm. This means you get access to the latest information, ideas and opportunities. If you are involved in a distressed situation, our real estate restructuring lawyers can help sell your hotel or leisure asset out of insolvency. In the event of a dispute, our industry experts can guide you through the litigation process, ensuring you the best outcome.

Being so immersed in the sector, means that we can also introduce you to other sector players, including operators, purchasers, vendors, construction firms, financiers and investors - as well as developed hoteliers looking for growth in new and undeveloped markets. Such contacts can prove invaluable to your business.

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Bars and Pubs
CMS’ leading Hospitality and Leisure Team provides domestic and international support to some of the world’s fastest growing bar and pub b
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Esports & Games
Our lawyers are at the forefront of the Esports and Games revolution. Esports and Games sit at the intersection of many of our core areas of expe
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Gambling
The gambling industry is constantly in a state of change. While regulatory liberalisation is creating new opportunities in some jurisdictions, tighten
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Gyms
The CMS Leisure practice has tremendous experience acting on the sell and buy side of gym operators and private equity investors in the gym and person
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Hotels
Whether you are an operator, investor, developer, asset manager or lender, our hotels team has an intimate understanding of the operating models, grou
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Restaurants
CMS’ leading Hospitality and Leisure Team provide domestic and international support to some of the world’s fastest growing restaurant bus
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Sport
Sports law is a complex maze, from acquiring and exploiting media and content rights, sponsorship, branding and endorsements contracts, over licensing
Holiday
Travel
The leisure industry is an exciting place to be. With longstanding clients operating in travel and leisure generally, our team operates at the heart o
Highlights of our experience in Hotels & Leisure in the UK
Taiwanese hospitality firm Sunrider In­ter­na­tion­al on the high profile GBP 185m purchase of the St Ermin’s Hotel in Westminster from Angelo, Gordon & Co. Deerbrook Group on The GBP 150m acquisition...
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02/07/2018
Finding the balance: human touch versus high tech
Hotels and restaurants are increasingly expected to deliver a new and different experience; one that leaves a lasting memory, distinguishes them from their competitors and embraces not just technology...

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12/01/2024
A new tool in the fight against online infringement
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12/12/2023
Environmental claims continue to be a key focus area for the ASA after...
Last week, the Advertising Standards Authority upheld three complaints about environmental claims in advertisements published by three different airlines, finding all three misleading. The ASA identified...
01/12/2023
Supreme Court clarifies position on uncontroverted evidence - TUI Ltd v...
The Supreme Court has now clarified the position in relation to uncontroverted evidence.After nine years, TUI Ltd v Griffiths [2023] UKSC 48 has reached a conclusion which most practitioners were expecting...
28/11/2023
CMS advises fitness app Runna on Seed+ fundraise round
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17/11/2023
Proposed legislation would radically expand the UK’s class action regime
15 November 2023 saw publication of two proposed amendments to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill that would have significant impacts on the UK’s class action regime:First, a proposed...
02/11/2023
Gambling Commission announces changes to Licence Conditions and Codes of...
Following a consultation in February 2023, the Gambling Commission (the “Com­mis­sion”) has confirmed that it will proceed with three key changes to its Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice (the...
25/10/2023
CMS advises D&D London on acquisition by Calveton and Breal Capital
International law firm CMS has advised longstanding client D&D London on its acquisition by UK-based private companies Calveton and Breal Capital.D&D London, previously Sir Terence Conran’s ‘Conran...
Kernel - webinars for the Food & Drink sector
The CMS Scotland Food & Drink team is delighted to share details of Kernel, our webinar series.   The sessions are designed to support you on current legal issues affecting the Scottish Food & Drink industry and provide regular updates on key developments.
09/08/2023
Luxembourg ratifies amendments to UK-Luxembourg tax treaty - key con­sid­er­a­tions...
On 19 July 2023 Luxembourg ratified the text of the new tax treaty between the UK and Luxembourg (the Treaty). The UK ratified the Treaty last year. Changes that we addressed in our previous article will...
28/06/2023
Gambling Commission evaluates Online Games Design changes
On 8 June 2023, the Gambling Commission (the “Com­mis­sion”) published its assessment of the online game design changes that were introduced in October 2021. The Commission’s changes focused on online...
26/06/2023
The Gambling Review White Paper: Land-based gambling “lev­el­ling-up”?
The Government takes a noticeably different approach in respect of land-based gambling, to that of online gambling, in the proposals for gambling regulatory reform put forward in its White Paper. Whilst...
20/06/2023
Tip-top: new legislation on tipping
The new Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act (the Act) will make it unlawful for employers to withhold tips and service charges from staff.There is no immediate date scheduled for implementation, although...