Myerson Solicitors's Altrincham office houses a property litigation team with ‘fantastic leader’ Laura Pile at its head. Disputes regarding lease renewals, break notices and maintenance issues, form a significant part of the team’s workload. ’Really safe pair of hands’ Vikki Wright is a key figure within the team, as is Karen Taylor who is experienced assisting property portfolio management disputes.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Myerson's property litigation team is a small but dedicated team who I highly rate for landlord and tenant matters. Approachable and easy to work with but with expert knowledge in the field.’

  • ‘Laura Pile is excellent - extremely knowledgeable and approachable. An expert in the field of landlord and tenant. She is ably assisted by Jennifer Hartley who is a pleasure to work with. She is conscientious and works hard for her clients.’

  • ‘The diligence of this team shines through in everything that they do. Every piece of work is treated with the high-level of care and concern for the client. There is great legal knowledge here along with the confidence to make difficult but correct tactical decisions when needed.’

  • ‘Laura Pile is a fantastic lawyer with a keen eye for the best approach to any issue or dispute. Karen Taylor combines in-depth legal knowledge with an ability to identify the best route to a commercial and practically workable outcome.’

  • ‘A fantastic team headed by Laura Pile. The team really pull together to deliver efficient, cost effective but importantly spot-on legal advice. I really highly rate them.’

  • ‘What Laura Pile is a fantastic leader and great with clients; Jennifer Hartley really knows her stuff and works very hard to achieve great results; Karen Taylor really goes above and beyond with deep level legal understanding and great empathy; and Vikki Wright is going places - a really safe pair of hands.'

  • 'Myersons has grown from strength to strength over the years and the property litigation team benefits from a range of really experienced lawyers who can hold their own with any of the city real estate teams. I can highly recommend them for property litigation.’

  • ‘I have no hesitation in recommending Laura to my clients.’

Key clients

  • Akzo Nobel NV
  • Imperial Chemical Industries Limited
  • Philip J Davies (Holdings) PLC
  • Atmore Investments Limited
  • LB Europe Limited
  • AQA Education
  • East Ham Regeneration Limited
  • Stroud Regeneration Limited
  • Dransfield Properties Limited

Work highlights

  • Acting for Akzo Nobel and Imperial Chemical Industries PLC in respect of its multimillion-pound rental portfolios lease renewals.
  • Advised LB Europe Limited and Sealed Air Limited in respect of exercising its break right, with a potential multi-million pound liability.
  • Advised East Ham Regeneration Limited in relation to an overage dispute worth over £1.2m.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Laura Pile

Other key lawyers

Karen Taylor, Jennifer Hartley, Karen Taylor, Vikki Wright