Mr David Eminton > Paris Smith LLP > Southampton, England > Lawyer Profile
Paris Smith LLP Offices
WEST PARK HOUSE
23 CUMBERLAND PLACE
SOUTHAMPTON
SO15 2BB
England
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Mr David Eminton
Work Department
Dispute Resolution
Position
LLP Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution
Career
I head up the firm’s Disputes Resolution department and lead the Property Litigation team. With experience of all fields of commercial litigation I now specialise in property litigation a field in which I have over 30 years experience. Work undertaken regularly includes:
- commercial landlord and tenant;
- residential landlord and tenant;
- business lease renewals under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954;
- dilapidations;
- possession claims;
- property rights on insolvency;
- option agreements and other land sale agreements;
- electronic/telecommunications code issues;
- joint ownership disputes;
- boundary disputes/adverse possession claims;
- rights of way – public footpaths, private easements;
- town and village greens; and
- mortgage repossessions and other banking and finance issues.
Other work undertaken includes:
Professional negligence typically in the areas of construction, conveyancing, valuation, survey and other property related negligence issues.
Negligent financial advice
General commercial and insolvency related litigation – prior to narrowing my focus to property disputes, I spent over ten years as a general commercial and insolvency litigator including contractual, corporate and commercial disputes and despite the property focus continue to undertake such work. I recently successfully concluded a high court trial of a shareholder dispute.
I assess each case to give thorough advice on the legal merits but crucially combine this with a strategy to fulfill my client’s objectives, approach to risk and financial strength. I have contacts which I can use to help facilitate alternative ways of funding cases where appropriate.
Memberships
I am an active member of the Property Litigation Association and Southampton Property Association for whom I and my team have regularly presented seminars.
I am also a trustee at UTC Portsmouth.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Real estate > Property litigation
Headed by David Eminton, the Southampton-based property litigation practice at Paris Smith LLP is typically instructed by national retail companies, HNWIs, and charities to handle all aspects of contentious property matters. Nicola Davies is an expert on landlord and tenant disputes affecting commercial and residential property. Solicitor Lucy Taggart focuses on residential work for private individuals, while Lisa White deals with commercial lease renewals.
South East > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Hampshire
Boasting significant strength in the recruitment, finance, and manufacturing spaces, the Southampton-based Paris Smith LLP team specialises in all aspects of disputes arising out of corporate transactions. The firm has recently expanded its public and pharmaceutical sector work, with Christopher Holliss bringing in-depth experience of advising emerging and international pharmaceutical and tech companies to the group. David Eminton heads up the practice, operating out of Southampton, and routinely dealing with all fields of commercial litigation. Helen Brown supports clients with disputes ranging from IT contracts to shareholder issues.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial litigation: Hampshire South East > Dispute resolution
- Property litigation South East > Real estate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: Hampshire
- Employment > Employment: Hampshire
- Private client > Family: Hampshire
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Hampshire
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Hampshire
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Hampshire
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Property litigation