Gill Sherratt
Head of LicensingGill Sherratt is head of licensing at Napthens Solicitors and manages the AfterHours service, based in the firm's Blackburn office.
Gill is the head of licensing at Napthens, manages the AfterHours service and is a member of Napthens’ leisure sector team.
She has worked as a licensing consultant since the inception of the Licensing Act 2003 and since then has been involved in all elements of the licensing process.
Gill has acted for a wide range of clients and has dealt with every type of licensing application including new licences and variations, and handles enforcement, mediation and negotiation.
She has more than eighteen years’ experience of appearing before licensing committees and in 2017 Gill was requested to give evidence on behalf of the trade to the House of Lords Select Committee during their review of the Licensing Act.
Gill has won two business awards, the ‘Special Services to the Industry’ award from the National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) and the Bandaoke award from the Institute of Licensing.
Experience
Gill spent five years working as a police licensing officer, so she understands how enforcement works and how to work in partnership with all authorities.
That experience is invaluable when working on challenging cases, in particular where there have been problems at venues and improvements are needed.
Gill has a wealth of experience acting for all types of businesses across the hospitality and leisure sector including pubs, clubs, restaurants, hotels, shops, forecourts and breweries.
Affiliations
- Accredited trainer for all types of licensing qualifications
- Member of the British Institute of Innkeeping
- Member of the Institute of Licensing
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