Real Estate Litigation and Disputes

Representative experience

Advised Ernst & Young as administrators of the Luminar Group, in successfully defending a landmark High Court action relating to payment of rent as an administration expense.

Securing vacant possession of a large development site in London's West End, including terminating more than 30 Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 protected leases.

Successfully defended two financial institutions in litigation relating to a transfer of a portfolio of real estate and entities for roughly US$1.4bn.

Represented a large shopping mall developer in New York in defense of RICO claims.

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Landlords have freedom to decide how to apportion service charges between commercial tenants in McKinsey case

26 February 2021

The High Court has ruled that a landlord has authority to decide the “due proportion” of the service charge that is payable by each of its tenants. Criterion Buildings Ltd v...

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Try, try (and try again)? – The meaning of contractual “endeavours” clauses

16 February 2021

The tension over COVID-19 vaccine supplies has thrust the thorny issue of interpreting “endeavours” clauses back onto centre stage. But what are they, why are they used and what ...

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Public land and the “Right to Regenerate”

03 February 2021

In a bid to increase the amount of land available for development, the government has launched a consultation seeking views on the proposed relaunch of the existing "Right to...

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New judgement on § 313 of the German Civil Code (BGB) in connection with COVID-19

03 February 2021

Consequences for the hotel industry According to a recent judgement of the Regional Court of Munich, the circumstances of the specific individual case must still be taken into account when ...

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COVID-19 news for the hospitality sector in The Netherlands: rent reduction confirmed

29 January 2021

On 21 January 2021, the sub-district court (kantonrechter) in The Hague ruled in one of the first proceedings on merits (bodemprocedures) regarding this subject that the measures and...

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Happy News Year for Leasehold Homeowners

14 January 2021

In the first working week of the New Year, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick announced major reforms to the way that houses and flats are owned in England and Wales. The changes could affect ...

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