England - London • Real estate
Glovers Solicitors LLP
Covering both residential and commercial work, Glovers Solicitors LLP is known for its work in the hospitality and leisure sector, as well as in disputes relating to property finance and insolvency. Kenny Friday, noted as being ‘at the top of his game’ leads the team with extensive knowledge of professional negligence, insolvency and commercial litigation matters. Friday co-leads the team with Paul Dench who specialises in forfeiture, lease renewal and boundary issues.
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Testimonials
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‘A tight-knit firm of real property specialists with a really efficient client handling service.'
'Great collaboration over contentious correspondence and emergency work with a really effective handling of electronic documentation. Fast pickup of gaps in the evidence by research with the land registry and other sources. A real ability to add value by seeing the wood for the trees in matters with a convoluted or complex background.'
‘Paul Dench is a specialist with real breadth of experience. He is very reasonable in his approach, easy to talk to and a writer of very potent letters. Quick to pick up the essentials and find the killer points.’
‘Glovers has extensive specialist property experience and in progressing property transactions for banks’.
‘Kenny Friday is highly efficient with an ability for rapid turnaround.’
‘Kenny Friday is at the top of his game.’
Key clients
- Zizzi Restaurants Limited
- Coco di Mama Limited
- Prezzo Trading Limited
- Nando’s Chickenland Limited
- Wagamama Limited
- McMullen & Sons Limited
- Everyman Media Limited
- Oaxaca Limited (t/a Wahaca)
- Dishoom Limited
- Flat Iron Steak Limited
- Bayley & Sage Limited
- Deep Blue Restaurants Limited
- Italian Bear Chocolate Limited
- Miscusi UK Limited
- Cove Construction Limited
- The Adventure Bar Group
- The London Cocktail Club Limited
- Superbowl UK Group
- State of Play Hospitality Group
- Investec Bank Plc
- United Trust Bank Limited
- Hampshire Trust Bank plc
- Close Brothers Limited
- Strata Residential Finance plc
- Shawbrook Bank Limited
Work highlights
- Acted as principal property litigation advisers to several leading restaurant operators including ASK Italian, Zizzi, Prezzo, Nando’s, and Wagamama across a diverse range of property matters affecting their extensive estate portfolios.
- Acting as property litigation advisers to several lenders including Investec, Close Brothers, Hampshire Trust Bank, United Trust Bank and various insolvency practitioners concerning different property-related matters, including the enforcement of mortgages and other security, professional negligence disputes and insolvency options.
- Acting as property litigation advisers to corporate occupiers in negotiations with landlords concerning rent and service charge arrears payable during the Covid period, including acting for Superbowl UK and The State of Play Hospitality Group in the statutory arbitration process as set out in the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Kenny Friday, Paul Dench