Darren is an established Licensing Coordinator with almost a decade of licensing experience. He has also gained significant knowledge whilst working as a senior licensing officer at Westminster City Council, including how applications are processed at local authority level and how cases progress and are viewed by the local authority. Darren has also helped coordinate the applications in the licensing departments of two leading licensing firms. He is able to foresee difficulties at an early stage of any application process, giving him a competitive edge.
Expertise
- Licensing Act 2003
- Sex establishments and sexual entertainment venues
- Massage and special treatment venues
- Marriage venues
- Tables and chairs applications
- Personal licences
Experience
- Handling in excess of 4,000 applications whilst working at Westminster City Council, ranging from new licence applications to reviews
- Compiling complex due diligence reports and certificates for large acquisitions for Gaming and Licensing premises
- Re-engineering IT processes to make the lawyer and client’s digital communications more efficient
- Assisting in the successful submission of applications for new premises licences in stress areas for large hotels and developments
Please note: The experience list above may include examples of work completed prior to joining Keystone Law.
Recognition
BIIAB Level 2 –Award for Licensing Practitioners (Alcohol)
BIIAB Level 2 –Award for Licensing Practitioners (Gambling)
Career
Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2016, Darren worked at the following firms:
- Gordon Dadds
- Westminster City Council
- Jeffrey Green Russell Solicitors