Mr Luke Maidens > Blacks Solicitors LLP > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile

Blacks Solicitors LLP
CITY POINT
29 KING STREET
LEEDS
LS1 2HL
England

Work Department

Real Estate Litigation

Position

Partner and Head of Real Estate Litigation

Career

Luke Maidens joined Blacks Solicitors in 2021 as Partner and Head of the Real Estate Litigation team.

Luke was previously a Property Litigation Partner at a major international law firm and has some 15 years of experience and expertise in the full range of property litigation matters. He will always strive to resolve any issues in the most practical and commercial way possible.

In addition, Luke is a leading expert in the telecommunications sector and has been at the forefront of precedent-setting litigation, following the introduction of the new Telecommunications Code, in December 2017. He deals with all issues and technical queries arising from the installation of telecommunications apparatus on land.

Luke is the co-author of the leading telecoms law text ‘The Electronic Communications Code and Property Law; Practice and Procedure’, published by Routledge in 2019.

Lawyer Rankings

Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate > Property litigation

The real estate litigation team at Blacks Solicitors LLP provides advice on a variety of contentious matters, acting frequently in complex dilapidation claims, contested break notices and lease renewal proceedings on behalf of both landlords and tenants. The team is well regarded for its expertise in the telecoms and energy sectors. Luke Maidens leads the team and is praised by clients, alongside Paul Sagar, who is ‘highly knowledgeable when it comes to telecommunications and the Electronic Communications Code’. Aimee Hutchinson is the key contact in the team for parks law advice.