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Lina Mattsson

Lina Mattsson

Position

Lina is a specialist property practitioner who is widely recognised as an excellent trial advocate and for her common sense commercial advice.  She is recommended for property work in both Chambers UK and Legal 500.

Lina practises in the full range of property disputes, including commercial and residential landlord and tenant disputes, easements, restrictive covenants, adverse possession, and land registration. She has particular expertise in commercial property disputes, including development and joint venture agreements. She also acts in professional negligence claims involving property transactions.

She is regularly instructed in High Court, Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber), FTT Property Chamber, and County Court hearings as well as a junior to leading counsel in the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal. She also frequently represents clients at mediations and other forms of ADR.

Lina regularly writes “Did you miss”, the monthly update on recent case law in Gatehouse Chambers' property team newsletter.

Career

Call: 2010

Languages

Fluent Swedish and Spanish.

Education

LLB (European Legal Studies) Hons, Lancaster University, Lancaster, First Class (2004-2008) Erasmus – Socrates, University of Seville, Spain, First Class with special mention (2006-2007) Master of Laws, London School of Economics, London, Merit (2008-2009) Bar Vocational Course, College of Law, London, Very Competent (2009-2010) 2009 Sir Thomas More Bursary 2008 Hardwicke Scholarship 2007 – 2008 F H Lawson Prize 2006 – 2007 Hart Publishing Prize 2004 – 2005 Sweet and Maxwell Law Prize

Leisure

In her spare time Lina enjoys hiking, diving and a Sunday roast with her family and friends in the pub.

Mentions

London Bar

Property litigation

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Lina Mattsson – Gatehouse Chambers ‘Lina is a tenacious and determined litigator. She fights her clients' corner hard.'