England - London • Real estate

Farrer & Co

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Farrer & Co regularly handles high-profile, complex real estate disputes across a range of specialisms, particularly for charities, schools and other not-for-profit organisations. 'Top-notch lawyer' Siobhan Jones has over twenty years' experience acting for commercial and residential property owners and managers in landlord and tenant, insolvency and neighbourly disputes. Jo Ord has significant experience in dealing with real property issues like rights of way and the enforceability of covenants.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The people combine a traditional focus on serving the client with sound commercial instincts.’

  • ‘Siobhan Jones is approachable and has sound judgment; Jo Ord is a very able and efficient solicitor.’

  • ‘The team bats above its weight in all real estate litigation. They are routinely involved in high-value, heavyweight cases with thorny legal and practical issues. They work collaboratively across all levels to achieve excellent, commercially-focused client outcomes.’

  • ‘Tom Dobson has brilliant global vision of his cases, is clear and decisive in his advice and is a shrewd tactician.’

  • ‘Siobhan Jones is excellent - patient, calm, and inspiring. She has very good client-handling skills as well as being a top-notch lawyer.’

  • 'Proactive, robust and most of all sensible and pragmatic giving great advice.’
  • ‘Siobhan Jones is a haven of sensible and robust, pragmatic advice in the sea of chaos which always seem to be the case with property litigation'

  • 'Jo Ord is wonderful and has a real can-do attitude’

Key clients

  • Charities Property Fund
  • University of Oxford
  • Duchy of Lancaster
  • Duchy of Cornwall
  • Royal College of Surgeons
  • Artesian Property Partnership
  • BNP Paribas
  • Citibank
  • Victoria & Albert Museum
  • Diageo Pension Trust Limited

Work highlights

  • Advised the Victoria & Albert Museum in relation to one of the world's most significant new museum projects; V&A East will comprise two sister sites currently under construction in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.
  • Acting for Artesian Property Partnership, a major London property developer, in this ongoing dispute in the Technology and Construction Court.
  • Representing 8 Artillery Row Residents Association, which was formed in response to concerns of owners of individual flats the in this building on Artillery Row following a finding that the building’s cladding was defective.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Siobhan Jones

Siobhan Jones

Farrer & Co

Siobhan specialises in all aspects of property related litigation and dispute resolution. Her clients include commercial and residential property owners and developers. Her expertise includes commercial and residential landlord and tenant disputes, property related insolvency (i.e. administration, liquidation, CVAs and pre-packs), disputes relating to interpreting and enforcing land contracts, possession claims, beneficial interests in property, leasehold enfranchisement, lease extensions, and professional negligence. Siobhan has substantial experience of court proceedings, property tribunals and alternative forms of dispute resolution, and is often instructed in an advisory capacity to pre-empt and avoid possible disputes.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Siobhan Jones

Other key lawyers

Jo Ord, Tom Dobson