Using solicitors for your catering business

If you are considering starting a business centred on catering, solicitors can help with every aspect of setting up your business and ensuring that it stays within the law. If your business includes any form of catering, solicitors will inform you that you need to register your business with the local authority, who may then visit the premises to check for compliance with relevant regulations, including food hygiene regulations.

Any business will need solicitors to assist with set-up from the outset; including a business that specialises in catering. Solicitors can advise on the right format for the business, such as whether a partnership is most appropriate, or perhaps a company. If you decide that a company is the most appropriate format for your business, you will need to file the necessary paperwork to register your company. If you decide on a partnership as the best means of running your business, then a solicitor will be required to draw up a partnership agreement.

A catering business may wish to sell alcohol as well as food, depending on the intended type of catering. Solicitors can help by advising on licensing and applying for the necessary licenses on your behalf. For example, if your business is involved in late-night catering, solicitors will advise of specialist licenses that allow you to serve alcohol with food between certain hours. Whatever your requirements, solicitors can advise on different options available and can make the correct applications for your business.

If you would like to obtain legal advice on licensing and regulations applicable to your catering business, Contact Law can put you in touch with a local specialist solicitor free of charge. So, if you have any questions or would like our help in finding solicitors please call us on 0800 1777 162 or complete the web-form above.