Travel businesses are all about selling a dream and delivering on that promise.  Behind the huge and diverse range of holiday products and services available to consumers is a complex framework of legislation and case law (both domestic and European).  Compliance is a further challenge in what is an extremely competitive and crowded market.  We provide our clients with practical advice which comes from a solid understanding of the law and the commercial context in which our clients operate.  We have been advising travel businesses for many years and have first-hand experience working in-house providing legal advice at the coal face.

The legal needs of a travel business are much like any other.  In addition to travel industry specific advice, Dawsons' cross-firm travel group advises on all the legal aspects of doing business, delivering joined up advice which wins applause from our clients and recognition from the legal directories:

Chambers & Partners a Guide to the Legal Profession 2009:

BEST OF THE UK - TRAVEL
After moving to Dawsons LLP from K&L Gates, Laura Harcombe continues to impress sources as "a thorough and experienced lawyer and a great player in aviation." She advises clients such as Virgin Holidays, Holborn Travel and Norfolk Plaza Hotel on regulatory, commercial and litigious matters, and is also involved in insolvency, health and safety and employment-related work.

Our Expertise
We are expert in all aspects of travel law including:

Litigation
• Class actions
• Commercial disputes
• Coroner's Court
• Crisis management
• Debt actions
• Defamation, marketing and media issues
• Dispute Resolution
• Insolvency
• Mediation
• Passing off and trademark disputes
• Shareholder disputes

Regulatory
• ATOL/ABTA
• Compliance and liability under the Package Travel Directive
• Consumer protection
• Competition issues
• Health and Safety
• Weddings abroad

Corporate
• Corporate structures
• International taxation and group structures
• Joint ventures
• Listings on stock exchanges
• Mergers and acquisitions

Commercial
• Agent and Supplier contracts
• Brand protection
• Brochure terms and conditions
• Commercial agreements
• Emergency Procedures
• Fractional ownership
• Licensing
• Pricing strategies and sales campaigns

Employment
• Contentious or potentially contentious claims
• Dismissal, grievance and redundancy advice
• Employer's Handbooks
• Employer's Liability claims
• Service Agreements and Employment contracts
• Severance packages and compromise agreements
• TUPE

Property
• Acquisition and management of property portfolios
• Development and construction agreements
• Environmental
• Leasehold enfranchisements
• Planning
• Sale and acquisition of properties and sites