Golf Club Solicitors

There are over 100 golf clubs in Surrey alone. TWM is legal adviser or has advised a significant number of clubs over the years, both from within the county and further afield.  We work with both proprietary clubs and members' clubs.

Selling Golf Clubs

We have been involved in the legal aspects of the sale of over a dozen golf clubs across the country.  The purchasers are varied, including existing landlords, but there is also interest from overseas with buyers from Korea, China and Russia amongst others. 

General Commercial Legal Advice for Golf Clubs

• Amendment of Management Services Agreement

• Data protection advice

• Business rate relief

• Amendments to Articles and Bye-laws for clubs involving amongst other things advice on Equality Act and Licensing Act.

• Contract advice to a club negotiating to stage a high profile televised championship  

Employment Law Issues

The case of Aldeburgh Golf Club, Suffolk who agreed to pay an ex-employee £50,000 for unfair dismissal shows that clubs can be heavily penalised if procedures are not followed or complaints not investigated properly. As employers, clubs are no different from any other businesses with a payroll.  We have been called upon to assist in the following areas:

• Revision of employment contracts for all golf club staff

• Advising a golf club resisting a claim brought by an ex-employee for unfair dismissal

• Pensions auto-enrolment

• Advising golf clubs on issues around redundancy

Property and Land

• Property and golf club land in relation to covenants, easements, expansion and land acquisition

• Transfer of title to freehold property owned by a club following a change in trustees.