England - London • Real estate
Clifford Chance LLP
Clifford Chance LLP is experienced in handling property disputes at all levels of court. Key areas of expertise for the team are contract disputes, professional negligence, covenant disputes, insolvency and property finance-related litigation. The team is led by the 'outstanding' Ben Hatton, who specialises in development issues such as rent reviews, rights of light and professional negligence. Jane O’Leary specialises in insolvency disputes for real estate clients.
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‘Ben Hatton is outstanding. Not only extremely bright, but highly experienced in property litigation.’
‘The team are capable of dealing with the largest property disputes, and are particularly good at dealing with issues which cross departmental lines, where they can call on their huge resource of expertise.’
‘Ben Hatton is a friendly and enthusiastic leader of the team. Incredibly hardworking, he leaves no stone unturned in pursuit of his clients' interests.’
Key clients
- Bank of America
- Canary Wharf Group plc
- (Official Receiver of) British Steel
- (Official Receiver of) Cardwool Limited
- American International Group
- Angelo Gordon
- Asphaltic Land Limited
- Colony Capital
- Elliott Management Corporation
- Flatfair Limited
- General Electric International
- GIC Private Limited
- Goldman Sachs
- Heimstaden Bostad AB
- Hemisphere
- Hondo Enterprises
- Horizon Nuclear Power Wylfa Limited
- King Abdallah District Management & Development Company
- Mitsubishi Estate London Limited
- Native Land
- Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
- Nuveen Real Estate
- Wells Fargo Bank
- Zetland Capital Investors LLP
Work highlights
- Acting for Horizon Nuclear Power (a subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd), a UK energy company developing a new generation of nuclear power stations.
- Acted for Mitsubishi Estate London Limited in relation to its redevelopment of Warwick Court in the heart of London in order to commence the redevelopment by obtaining vacant possession of the premises, which constituted several floors of office space, a gym, and two restaurants.
- Advising longstanding client Canary Wharf Group plc on the development of the Canary Wharf Estate and issues arising with its tenants.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ben Hatton