Paul Greatholder > Russell-Cooke LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Russell-Cooke LLP Offices
8 Bedford Row London
WC1R 4BX
England
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Paul Greatholder
Work Department
Property litigation
Position
Paul Greatholder is a partner in the property and housing litigation team.
He advises businesses, charities and individuals on all aspects of property disputes and their avoidance. Paul’s work covers enforcement of lease terms, recovery of money, real estate property disputes, and he has particular interests in business tenancy law, restrictive covenants and rights of light.
Career
Trained Wragge & Co, Birmingham; qualified 1995; solicitor 1995-97; solicitor Denton Hall 1997-2000; solicitor Russell-Cooke 2002 to date; partner 2005
Languages
Spanish.
Memberships
Member and former Chair of the Property Litigation Law Association
Education
New College, Wellington; University of Birmingham (1990 BSocSc political science)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Property litigation
Known for offering ‘strategic and pragmatic advice’, the property litigation team at Russell-Cooke LLP advises ultra-high-net-worth individuals and leading retailers on various disputes. The team is led by Paul Greatholder, who handles contentious matters involving business tenancies and the enforcement of lease terms. Edward Cracknell covers landlord and tenant disputes and the termination of telecoms leases, private rental sector expert Stephen Small also focuses on commercial and residential disputes, and the ‘outstanding’ Shabnam Ali-Khan concentrates on enfranchisement work and residential leasehold issues. Pauline Lam is well versed in cladding and building safety claims, and Harriet Allsop advises on contentious commercial property matters. Previous co-head Jason Hunter has retired.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Court of protection
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Public sector > Education: individuals
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Immigration
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Employment > Immigration: human rights
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Employment > Senior executives
- Real estate > Social housing: tenant
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Real estate > Planning
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Private client > Agriculture and estates