About Licensing Law Consultancy
LLC is an innovative licensing service for the leisure and hospitality industry, providing cost effective specialist advice.
LLC was established as a consultancy rather than a law firm to enable us to maintain a high quality of service whilst minimising costs. The savings are passed on to our clients who benefit from genuine fixed fees and price transparency.
LLC also provides access to around 1000 scheduled APLH Personal Licence courses in over 70 locations in England, Wales and Scotland throughout the year which can be booked online or by contacting us. In addition it provides access to online training courses including bespoke products.
LLC works independently with a number of law firms and other professionals and therefore we can recommend the appropriate specialist to provide advice where your requirements fall outside of our expertise.
Principal Consultant
Walaiti Rathore
Walaiti Rathore was a partner in a law firm specialising in all aspects of licensing and gambling as well as licensing prosecutions and related regulatory matters before establishing his own company, Licensing Law Consultancy (LLC).
He is an experienced advocate and represents applicants and premises licence holders at licensing sub – committee hearings across England and Wales and has dealt with all aspects of licensing appeals to the Magistrates’ Court.
Walaiti acts for independent, multiple and national operators and is experienced in advising sub-committees as well as acting as their advisor at hearings.
He has worked with the Home Office, delivering training to local and responsible authorities and he regularly speaks at national and regional conferences and licensing training events. He is also a BIIAB approved tutor to provide training to operators.
Walaiti is a regional officer for the East Midlands Region of the Institute of Licensing, a member of the Institute of Licensing Alcohol and Entertainment Panel and he is a regional Council member of the British Institute of Innkeeping. He is also a member of the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers.
His work has resulted him in being invited to speak to politicians at an enquiry held at the House of Lords debating controversial local authority initiatives.
Walaiti was included in the Nottingham Post’s 2016 edition of the Most Influential People in Nottinghamshire.
He has also been recognised in Chambers and Partners UK guide as follows:
- Clients report that he ‘is very flexible in accommodating and understanding our needs’, whilst peers recognise him as ‘a very talented associate’.
- Sources note that he is ‘very knowledgeable’ and also impressive in hearings.
Walaiti has contributed to “Paterson’s Licensing Acts” (Butterworths) for 3 consecutive years. This is the leading source of reference for licensing law.
He is also a board member of the British Indian Business Forum and a board member of SHINE, a Multi Academy Trust for primary schools in Nottinghamshire.
