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UK Venues Face New Security Requirements Under ‘Martyn’s Law’

By Ashia D. Adams & Rachel Whittaker on April 14, 2025
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On 3 April, the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 received Royal Assent. The Act, also known as “Martyn’s Law” in tribute to Martyn Hett, one of the 22 people killed in the 2017 Manchester Arena attack, is intended to improve protective security and organisational preparedness for terrorist attacks at public venues across the UK.

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Ashia D. Adams has experience advising a wide variety of clients including private equity investors, developers and institutional landlords and tenants across the office, industrial, mixed-use, retail and hospitality space. She has broad experience dealing with multifaceted real estate transactions, including the property…

Ashia D. Adams has experience advising a wide variety of clients including private equity investors, developers and institutional landlords and tenants across the office, industrial, mixed-use, retail and hospitality space. She has broad experience dealing with multifaceted real estate transactions, including the property elements of corporate and finance transactions. She undertakes a variety of commercial real estate work including investment focused property acquisitions, forward funded development acquisitions and related restructuring, financing (onshore and offshore), major lettings and management work. Ashia has also spent time working in-house with a large corporate client.

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Photo of Rachel Whittaker Rachel Whittaker

Rachel Whittaker is a commercial real estate lawyer with deep experience on a wide range of commercial real estate matters, including acting for institutional landlords on major lettings, joint ventures, high-value investment acquisitions and disposals, large-scale developments and complex pre-lets, investment and development…

Rachel Whittaker is a commercial real estate lawyer with deep experience on a wide range of commercial real estate matters, including acting for institutional landlords on major lettings, joint ventures, high-value investment acquisitions and disposals, large-scale developments and complex pre-lets, investment and development financings, and property and asset management arrangements. She also has experience in the real estate finance, hotel, health care, and residential sectors.

Rachel has acted for a broad and eclectic mix of clients, including two in-house secondments with global real estate fund manager, Invesco Real Estate. She has also worked on various pro bono matters, including acting for a mental health charity and a women’s rights’ group.

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    GT London Law Blog
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    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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