Our Founding Partners

Jeremy Allen and Susanna Poppleston are the founding partners of Poppleston Allen. They are recognised as two of the foremost licensing solicitors in England and Wales.

In the 2008 issue of Chambers, (the 'Who's Who' directory for the legal profession), Jeremy Allen and Susanna Poppleston are the only licensing solicitors in the country to have been awarded a star-rating. This means that they have been awarded top ranking by their peers as "an outstanding duo" who, "remain firmly at the top of the tree among the national licensing fraternity for their standout presence and reputation as the most experienced and knowledgeable pair in the market."

Jeremy and Susanna both have an impressive reputation for advocacy, having practised in criminal and family law before they established successful licensing practises. In 1994, they co-founded Poppleston Allen Licensing Solicitors.

Susanna and Jeremy have also co-written a book entitled 'Alcohol and Entertainment Licensing Law', with Professor Colin Manchester, published by Cavendish Publishing, April 2005 and this is being updated for a second edition in early 2008.

Nick Walton, Solicitor

Nick joined Poppleston Allen in 2004 and specialises in applications for Private Members' Clubs, Cinemas, Race Courses and large complex open areas.

He currently works with several large Clients for Poppleston Allen as well as researching specific areas of Licensing Law and their impact on licensing in general.

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