A heritage of success.

Hospitality and Leisure

Holmes have a proven track record and understanding of the hospitality and leisure sector for in excess of fifty years. We advise some of the largest and most prestigious hotel chains and investors on a full range of legal services including acquisitions, disposals, developments and construction, equity capital market fundraisings, bond issues, whole business securitisations, litigation and M&A.

Key Contact

Harry Fehily

Managing Partner

Litigation and Mediation

We regularly act for brand operators, cinema operators, publicans, funders and investors and hotel and leisure developers.

We advise a selection of international and indigenous clients on the range of commercial real estate issues that challenge the hotel and leisure industries. We actively mitigate risk by advising clients on comprehensive structured financing, acquisition and development of operational spaces, selection and negotiation of property leases, pre-opening and post-opening issues, disposals and ownership reorganisations. We have sector specific expertise in drafting and negotiating business transfer agreements, employment and TUPE advice, joint ventures, franchising, branding and competition matters.

Allied to this sector insight is our unmatched international network amongst elite global law firms through our membership of the International Lawyers Network which allows us to advise on matters globally.

Trusted By

"I regularly get a summary of each claim and anything that might have happened in the last week or so," says one client, further noting: "The lawyers are proactive in trying to get a claim resolved." Notable practitioners: Harry Fehily, Michael Murphy and Robert Kennedy.

Insurance Dispute Resolution | Chambers Europe 2021

The team earns praise for proven capacity to handle diverse claims across EL/PL, motor insurance and financial lines. Defends insurers and self-insured companies or associations in personal injury claims filed by employees or third parties.

Insurance Dispute Resolution | Chambers Europe 2021

Holmes earns praise for its proven capacity to handle diverse claims across employers' and public liability, as well as motor insurance claims. It defends insurers and self-insured companies or associations in personal injury claims filed by employees or third parties.

Insurance: Dispute Resolution

Chambers & Partners Europe 2023