This online webinar delivers 60 minutes of CPD and is FREE TO MEMBERS. Available to watch on video.
A ‘coffee shot’ style webinar that will bring you up to date on the urgent implementation of Martyn’s Law, now legally mandated following Royal Assent in April 2025.
Martyn’s Law was designed in direct response to the horrific events of the Manchester Arena bomb attack in 2017. It is intended to improve security at public premises and will require venues and events to take steps to prepare for and respond to potential terrorist attacks. The legislation is expected to become law at the expiry of a two-year implementation period.
It will have a particular impact on the leisure sector and in a time of numerous challenges for landlords, investors and operators within the sector, the webinar will explore how the sector will respond to the upcoming legal requirements. It will offer insight on some of the practical steps that venues expect to see introduced over the coming years.
The panel discussion will feature perspectives from leading leisure landlords, operators and Martyn’s Law policy-makers, and will be moderated by Lisa Sharkey of Poppleston Allen.
The Leisure Property Forum has assembled a panel of experienced industry experts in this field.
Our panellists:
Moderator: Lisa Sharkey – Owner, Poppleston Allen Licensing Solicitors
Lisa has specialised in alcohol licensing for 29 years and has been with Poppleston Allen since its inception; becoming Managing Partner in April 2018.
She has experience in all sectors of the industry from pubs, bars and restaurants to the more complex matters surrounding late-night licensing, particularly in cumulative impact areas.
There isn’t much in the way of licensing that Lisa hasn’t experienced. This is reflected in Lisa’s Band 1 ranking in Chambers & Partners legal guide and her Leading Individual status in the Legal 500.
Nick Aldworth MPA CSyP – Founder & Director, Risk2Resolution
Nick Aldworth is in his 42nd year of working in security and counter-terrorism. Across that time he has enjoyed multiple operational roles, including being the UK National Coordinator for Protect and Prepare.
Nick is the author of the original proposal for the UK Protect Duty (Martyn’s Law) working with Mrs Figen Murray OBE, and Mr Brendan Cox, to campaign for its implementation.
He runs a not-for-profit management consultancy offering a range of services, across a number of sectors, including security, policing, higher education, aerospace, and transport.
Mike is the Director of Security and Resilience for Landsec PLC. He is the strategic leader of their security teams and has developed and leads a robust Resilience Programme.
He is the Co-Chair of the Counter Terrorism Business Information Exchange (CTBIE). The CTBIE has Commercial, Government and National police leadership representation at its table, delivering projects in partnership with National Policing, which helps protect the UK from terrorism. They are directly engaged with the Home Office and NaCTSO in developing the Protect Duty and to make our publicly accessible locations in the UK safer.
He was the former UK lead for Crowded Places at the National Counter Terrorism Security Office, London and held responsibility for the national development and delivery of counter terrorism protective security advice across UK industry. He is also a Non Executive Director of the UK Safer Business Network.
Schedule:
Available Online On Demand from 25th September
Intro and Expert presentations – 15 mins
Panel discussion & Q&A – 45 mins
Presentations will be available to all registrants for this webinar.
*Please note – our panellists confirm their availability in advance. If any of our panellists cancel due to unforeseen circumstances, we will use our best efforts to replace them, but cannot guarantee that all advertised panellists will always be in attendance.