HOTELS, HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM

Our dedicated team of lawyers have specific industry experience working with both large and small businesses in the hotel, hospitality and tourism sector and we understand the complexities and challenges that businesses face. Our experience includes working as in-house legal counsel for hoteliers and hospitality operators and advising generations of small business operators across regional Victoria and Metropolitan Melbourne.

We have a nimble and multidisciplinary team who can provide specialist advise to the hotels, hospitality, and tourism industry. Recent examples of our work include:

  • advising on planning schemes and requirements for the industry

  • providing advice about casual and short-term seasonal workers and OH&S obligations

  • acting on the sale of a large winery (land and business)

  • acting on the sale of a large hotel in metropolitan Melbourne.

  • advising on commercial and farm leases

  • advising on the sale of licenced restaurant and cafes

  • providing specialist advice on the protection of intellectual property assets for a tourism business

  • advising business operators about their personal and business estate and succession planning goals;

  • corporate governance advice for large hotels

  • liquor licence applications, transfers, and variations.

We are committed to supporting the Tourism industry, and have partnered with Tourism Greater Geelong and the Bellarine (TGGB). This partnership helps us to understand the sophistication of the tourism industry and visitor demands. Through this partnership we provide regular commentary on legal issues to members of TGGB and we have provided guidance to some of the nation’s most innovative and successful tourism and hospitality operators.

We are proud to be a full-service firm which enables us to provide our clients with holistic advice in various areas of law as set out below:

Industry Insights

TOURISM TEAM