Ms Lydia Robinson > Michelmores LLP > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile

Michelmores LLP
10 Victoria Street
BRISTOL
BS1 6BN
England
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Work Department

Real Estate

Position

I am an Associate in the Specialist Real Estate team at Michelmores. My practice areas include property, planning and public law.

I advise a wide range of clients on contentious and non-contentious aspects of property and planning related work, including lease extensions (statutory and non-statutory), boundary disputes, possession proceedings, title advice and dilapidations claims.

I advise generally on planning matters, including on applications and appeals for certificates of lawful use, permitted development rights, and the drafting and negotiating of section 106 agreements. I also enjoy working on matters of public law, particularly where they overlap with planning and property issues. I have experience in judicial review, compulsory purchase and advising on compliance with statutory duties.

During 2022, I undertook a secondment to a public limited company on a part-time basis, assisting the company’s in-house legal team on a broad spectrum of commercial and property focussed issues. This was a fantastic opportunity to really get to know the business and understand how I could provide best-value. Having in-house experience allows me to better understand the environment of public and private companies and the unique challenges they face.

I enjoy getting to know my clients to understand how I can best assist. I appreciate the importance of being contactable and endeavour to minimise the difficulties of litigation as much as I can, by explaining the steps, undertaking the legal legwork and advising on strategy, so that my clients feel empowered to make the right decision for them.

I joined Michelmores in 2018, having obtained a first-class honours degree in Human Geography (BA) from the University of Exeter and distinctions in both the GDL and LPC (LLM) from the University of Law in Guildford. I am a member of the Property Litigation Association.

Expertise

Lydia Robinson – Associate – Specialist Real Estate | Michelmores

Lawyer Rankings

South West > Real estate > Property litigation

Described as ‘pragmatic and precise’, Michelmores LLP advises a range of housebuilders, developers, and landowners on a range of disputes relating to sizeable development and redevelopment projects, landlord and tenant issues, and corporate occupier mandates. Dividing time between Exeter and Bristol, the team is led by Andrew Baines who is well-versed in advising public and private sector clients. In Bristol, Ben Sharples is an experienced mediator and arbitrator, and leads the firm’s natural capital and sustainable agriculture team. Exeter-based Charlotte Curtis and Bristol-based Lydia Robinson are also active members of the team, with clients describing the pair as ‘sensible, easy to contact and a pleasure to work alongside’. Hannah Venn-Munns joined the practice in August 2024.