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Property litigation

Maples Teesdale LLP

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The real estate litigation team at Maples Teesdale LLP places a particular emphasis on management and development work. Rent arrears are a particular area of expertise, alongside rights of light, contested break notices, insolvency and telecoms. Dellah Gilbert is the head of the team, with a particular specialism in rights of light matters and disposals, she advises across the whole spectrum of property litigation. Rosalind Cullis advises on all aspects of commercial property litigation, particularly in matters concerning Covid.

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  • 'A partner-led service at an affordable fee.'
  • 'Rosalind Cullis works hard to understand client objectives and then develop tactics to deliver.'
  • 'Hardworking and very accessible and attentive to the clients' concerns.'
  • 'Rosalind Cullis and Claire Munn are very efficient and easy to work with, excellent for discussing tricky strategic and tactical decisions.'

Key clients

  • Cineworld/Picturehouse
  • Rosedale ADL Limited
  • Abrdn
  • CLS Holdings
  • Workspace plc
  • Columbia Threadneedle Investments
  • Legal & General

Work highlights

  • Defending the client as tenant/guarantor in respect of numerous claims for rent arrears falling due during the pandemic and period of enforced business closures.
  • Acted for the landlord in debt proceedings brought against a tenant of an office block for arrears in excess of £300k following the tenant’s failure to comply with break conditions.
  • Provided advice to CBRE IM for a number of years and currently advise them in relation to five of their shopping centres.

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Dellah Gilbert

Dellah Gilbert

Maples Teesdale LLP

Dellah is the Head of Dispute Resolution at Maples Teesdale and has extensive experience in a wide variety of property-related contentious commercial property issues through negotiation, mediation or proceedings, including high value dilapidations claims, hostile lease renewals, multi-million pound development disputes, rights of light, rent review and development issues and professional negligence. Dellah is the co-Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Maples Teesdale.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Dellah Gilbert

Other key lawyers

Rosalind Cullis, Claire Munn

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