With us in your corner, the commercial side of your business is in safe hands.

Practical, focused and fast when you need us to be, we pay attention to the detail while keeping things moving – leaving you to stay focused on your next move.

Whether you’re buying, selling, structuring or investing in your business, let us do the heavy lifting so you don’t have to.

Legal expertise that supports your employees and your business. We’re always available and always ready to step in when you need us. 

Our breadth of expertise means you’ll be prepped and ready to handle the unique challenges of this fast-paced and ever-changing sector. 

Your business is unique. We’ll help you keep it that way. 

Our deep level of sector expertise means we’re the go-to law firm for clients leading the way in the low-carbon industry. 

Hospitality

When it comes to hospitality, we know our stuff

Our breadth of expertise means you’ll be prepped and ready to handle the unique challenges of this fast-paced and ever-changing sector.

You’ll get a custom-built legal team so you get access to the specialist legal support you need, whether that’s helping you take care of your team, sort your premises, navigate post-Brexit rules or accelerate your growth.

We’re genuinely passionate about supporting our hospitality clients too. Based in the South West, we’ve played a role in many inspiring growth stories that have emerged from the region. And with our reputation growing fast, we now support hospitality businesses across the UK.

Managing equity investment

We’ve worked with fast-growing restaurant chain Hubbox since its first year, helping the team navigate the legal complexities that come with investment and a rapidly-growing commercial property portfolio. 

Fuelling entrepreneurial growth

Starting life in a kitchen, artisan bread company Baker Tom has grown to operate five shops and supply direct to pubs, hotels and restaurants. Our no-nonsense employment law advice has helped support the company’s strong and sustained growth.

An employee-ownership success story

We helped independent café and retailer, The Great Cornish Food Store, restructure and transition smoothly into employee ownership by transferring the company into an employee ownership trust (EOT). 

Our sector experience, coupled with our specialist knowledge of relevant areas of business law put us firmly in your corner when you need help with the specific legal challenges associated with running your hospitality enterprise.

We can help you:

They have a wealth of experience in our sector

“I have used Murrell Associates for many years now and have always found the team incredibly knowledgeable and insightful in their approach. They have a wealth of experience in our sector as well as local knowledge of the market which has been invaluable.”

Martin Barlow, Managing Director, Budock Vean Hotel

Meet our hospitality team

David Williams

Partner

David Williams

Partner

David is the lead contact for our hospitality and commercial property teams.

Praised by the Legal 500 for his ability to unpick complex issues, David specialises in advising corporate occupiers and portfolio holders. He’s advised the estates and property team at St Austell Brewery for many years and is a moderator for appointments to the British Institute of Innkeeping’s advisory panel.

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David.Williams@murrellassociates.co.uk 07734 230275 LinkedIn

Henry Maples

Partner

Henry Maples

Partner

Henry supports businesses at every stage of their journey, using his extensive knowledge on mergers, acquisitions, sales and equity investments to help clients navigate complex restructures and shareholder agreements. Henry gets to the core of our clients’ challenges and delivers advice that’s fuss-free and rooted in common sense. His no-nonsense approach recently helped the sale […]

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Henry.Maples@murrellassociates.co.uk 07539 278903 LinkedIn

Melanie Rowe

Legal Director

Melanie Rowe

Legal Director

Employment issues can be tricky, but employment law expert Melanie is regularly praised for making painful processes easier.

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Melanie.Rowe@murrellassociates.co.uk 07854 029922 LinkedIn

Rebecca Anforth

Legal Director

Rebecca Anforth

Legal Director

Rebecca leads our intellectual property team and is recognised by the Legal 500 for her in-depth knowledge of intellectual property law.

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Rebecca.Anforth@murrellassociates.co.uk 07984 692100 LinkedIn

See some of our hospitality work

Murrell Associates supports the regeneration of St Ives’ Old Lifeboat House

David Williams and Anna Bevan from Murrell Associates’ hospitality team advise Paul & Ylenia Haase the owners of The Old Lifeboat House, on a new lease to Onzo Limited, a new venture between established local operators, St Ives Restaurants and Symons Retail.

Natasha’s Law and what it means for your business

The UK Food Information Amendment, also known as Natasha’s Law, came into effect on 1 October 2021.

Murrell Associates helps The Great Cornish Food Store to become 100% employee owned

The Great Cornish Food Store, based in Tregurra Park, Truro and exclusively stocking food and drink sourced from around 200 local suppliers, celebrated its sixth anniversary and transitioned to employee ownership on 30 June 2022. Nikki Reid, supported by Megan Bingley, was delighted to provide assistance and advise on the legal aspects of the transition.

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