Lewis Silkin

Real Estate and Dispute Resolution

Partner specialising in all areas of real estate litigation: landlord and tenant (commercial and residential), property valuation, contract and conveyance, development disputes (overage easements, restrictive covenants, rights of light, telecoms) propertyrelated finance and insolvency, nuisance/trespass, professional negligence, party wall and related disputes. Reported cases: Re Vedmay Ltd (disclaimer); Virgin Group Ltd v de Morgan plc (professional negligence); Baron Dynevor v Richardson (profits a prendre); R v Environment Agency ex p Dockgrange Ltd (waste management); R v ITC ex p Flextech plc (judicial review); Morells v Oxford United Football Club (restrictive covenants); Montalto Monella v Pizza Express (rent review); Dunster Properties Ltd v First Secretary of State 2 P&CR 26 (planning), McGuckian and others Lands Tribunal (collective enfranchisement), Blom-Cooper and others v Social Security Commissioners (housing benefit).

Trained Denton Hall, qualified 1992; partner Lewis Silkin 2000. Dilapidations Forum Steering Committee.

Property Litigation Association; RICS; Dilapidations Steering Committee Member.

Tonbridge School, Kent; Oxford University (BA Jurisprudence).

Family and music.