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Shomik Datta
Property; landlord and tenant; commercial disputes., Cornerstone Barristers
- Phone020 7421 4986
- Email[email protected]
Work Department
Property; landlord and tenant; commercial disputes.
Position
Shomik is a property and commercial litigator with two decades of experience. A highly regarded practitioner, his client base includes large PLCs, property developers, local authorities, registered providers and high net-worth individuals. Examples of his recent cases include: Rail for London v London Borough of Hackney [2022] EWHC 2929 (Ch), concerning a dispute about the interpretation of a commercial lease, implied terms and estoppel by convention; enforcement of a £15m restoration obligation relating to the largest open-cast mine in Europe, which went to the Court of Appeal on issues of construction; the first Court of Appeal case to consider the Council Tax Scheme and recovery of putative over payments; numerous disputes between employers and former employees concerning restrictive covenants and confidentiality provisions; right of light disputes concerning developments in Milton Keynes and Winchester; advising upon several applications to modify or remove freehold restrictive covenants to permit development; and telecommunications code disputes.
Education
Loughborough Grammar School; Magdalen College, Oxford (MA Jurisprudence); Inns of Court School of Law (BVC).