The ‘outstanding’ team at Dentons operates across the retail, industrial, and commercial sectors, and handles landlord and tenant, rent review, and service charge disputes. ’Vastly experienced property litigator’ Bryan Johnston heads the group and advises on litigation related to business rates, rights of light, and the Electronic Communications Code. Thomas Nolan focuses on high end residential property litigation, and the ‘competent’ Leanne Norton focuses on contentious property work involving complex land law.
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Testimonials
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‘Bryan Johnston - a star individual in the property litigation world.'
- 'Leanne Norton - a very able and competent senior associate.’
‘The Dentons property litigation team is outstanding.'
- 'They have an exceptional eye for detail - both factual and legal - which is consistently deployed in the matters in which they have instructed me.'
- 'I have full confidence in the Dentons team and know that by the time we get to the courtroom, the solicitor and counsel team will be in the best possible position to succeed on behalf of the client. I would not hesitate to fully endorse the Dentons property litigation team.’
‘Bryan is a vastly experienced property litigator in all property contexts. His nuanced thinking and strategic insight is invariably of massive value to the client.'
‘Bryan Johnston is exceptionally responsive and has gone above and beyond to ensure client satisfaction.’
‘The Dentons real estate disputes team is a high-quality outfit operating across the board in terms of the type of clients and disputes.’
Key clients
- Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd
- Co-operative Group
- The Official Receiver
- Taylor Wimpey
- ATS Euromaster
- Argos
- London Borough of Southwark
- Sainsbury's Bank
- Prestbury
- Secure Income REIT
Work highlights
- Acting for the official receiver of the liquidation of Carillion Construction Limited.
- Acting on behalf of a Singaporean real estate fund as landlord, in opposing an application for an injunction at the High Court.
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Bryan Johnston