At Clyde & Co, the property litigation department handles a broad range of commercial property and landlord and tenant disputes, and frequently operates in the office, retail, and industrial industries. Keith Conway anchors the practice and resolves disputes in high court proceedings, often in relation to joint ventures, rights of light, and neighbour and nuisance disputes. ‘Master tactician’ Jeremy Stephen advises build-to-rent providers and major developers on issues relating to land development, while Robert Wood focuses on complex commercial property disputes. Sarah Buxton and Claudia Fletcher are both proficient in asset management issues, whereas Elizabeth Nicholls handles litigation concerning trespassing and adverse possession.
Testimonials
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‘A really solid choice for property disputes, great client service and they know their stuff.’
‘Jeremy Stephen is a master tactician. He is creative and finds solutions to the most knotty of problems.’
Work highlights
- Advising a client in respect of a £5bn waterfront land regeneration scheme, where the client commenced proceedings against its neighbouring vendor seeking damages in excess of GBP20m for breach of various contractual commitments.
- Advising a client in defending multiple claims by buyers of high end ‘off-plan’ apartments who, in default on their sale contracts, have failed to complete and are seeking the return of deposits.