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Gordon Ramsey’s PR department does a great job with his public image: his aggressive interactions with would-be chefs is perfectly offset by his kind and encouraging demeanor toward children getting their start in fine dining. The department he seems to be lacking in is legal — he might not have a $16M squatters dispute if he had some real estate attorneys on the situation. From Business Insider:
Squatters have taken over one of Gordon Ramsay’s restaurants in London, saying they aim to create a “community space” for everyone in one of the city’s wealthiest areas.
At least six people have taken up residence in York & Albany, an eatery and hotel in Camden Town, The Sun and BBC reported.
York & Albany was temporarily closed while the celebrity chef finalized a new lease, The Sun reported…The news outlets reported that the group had locked themselves inside, boarded up the windows, and threatened legal action against anyone who attempted to remove them.
Ramsay has threatened legal action in response to the squatters, which is far less aggressive than how he treats undercooked salmon:
A strong legal team arriving late is better than never arriving at all, after serving the squatters papers their plans to hi-jack the pub into a soup kitchen seem to be thwarted. From Daily Mail:
[I]n a post on their Instagram profile, the masked activists – who ran away from reporters at the weekend – say they have been served with papers and have had to cancel their opening today.
The statement reads: ‘Apologies to everyone who was going to come along today. Papers served, cafe cancelled!’
Nice while it lasted. Some advice to Ramsey: may be worth it to invest in some security guards.
Squatters Have Taken Over Gordon Ramsay’s Restaurant In London And Are Threatening Legal Action [Business Insider]
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at cwilliams@abovethelaw.com and by tweet at @WritesForRent.
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