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Addleshaw Goddard

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The practice at Addleshaw Goddard, led by Leeds-based Julie Middlemass, is noted as ‘one of the best teams of property litigators in the country’. It is renowned for its ability to act for high-profile tenants and some of the UK’s largest institutional investors on the full range of high-value, complex matters, which reach High Court and Supreme Court level. ’Reassuring person to have on your side’ Charles Jagger has expertise assisting on exit strategies and in complex dilapidation claims, as does Chris Perrin, regarded as ‘one of the leading lights in the property world’, in addition to his strengths in business rates and development work. The ’exceptional’ Andy Feehan is another name to note for his focus on property management issues. ‘Completely brilliant’ managing associate Patricia Love stands out and the ’fiercely intelligent’ Vicki Sandbrook is a standout associate . Legal director Joanne Mills joined from Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP in May 2022.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Andy Feehan is exceptional, responsive and accessible - he goes above and beyond. Effective communication is crucial in the legal profession, and Andy communicates complex legal concepts clearly to our project team and understands the commercial objectives of our project, providing advice that is not only legally sounds but commercially astute.'

  • ‘Patricia Love is the standout - she's completely brilliant.’

  • ‘One of the best teams of property litigators in the country, not just the north west of England.’

  • ‘Chris Perrin is one of the leading lights of the property world. An extremely experienced and tenacious litigator who is highly regarded in the marketplace. Julie Middlemass is very experienced litigation partner who instils confidence in her clients.'

  • 'Chris McGrath has excellent manner with clients and sound commercial judgment. Vicki Sandbrook's clients adore her and for good reason - she is extremely hard working and fiercely intelligent.'

  • ‘Addleshaw Goddard's north west property litigation team is simply the best in the area - full stop. They have a fantastic client base served by lawyers who combine great substantive knowledge with a real sense of what matters commercially for their clients. On the top of that, they are very easy to work with.’

  • ‘Charles Jagger epitomises the strengths of the team as a whole; an excellent substantive and procedural lawyer whose advice is always commercial, and whose approach is always pragmatic. He is just such a reassuring person to have on your side. Annie Armstrong is a really sensible, responsive, and reliable young lawyer.’

  • ‘Chris Perrin and Joanne Mills are 'thinkers' - they think rather than just apply, which allows for the exploration of a broader range of solutions to legal problems. They spend time very early on getting to grips with the client's objectives, which they never lose sight of.’

Key clients

  • abrdn
  • Bruntwood Group of Companies
  • Co-operative Group
  • Hillview Group
  • Mapeley Estates
  • Marks and Spencer
  • Network Rail
  • Santander UK Plc
  • Property Alliance Group
  • Vue Cinemas

Work highlights

  • Acting in relation to a long-running claim for historic business rates, successfully striking out 2 out of 3 grounds of claim at the Supreme Court.
  • Acting for CarVal Investors concluding over 100 lease renewal claims raised re various effects of Covid on the valuation managing the matters through to a series of batched trials.
  • Advising various landlords and a few tenants on the property aspects of various schemes to replace cladding on tall buildings and deal with landlord and tenant issues.

Lawyers

Hall of Fame

The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

Charles Jagger

Hall of fameAddleshaw Goddard

Partner specialising in all forms of property litigation including dilapidations, lease renewals, rent review, professional negligence, insolvency and issue arising from the development of land such as easements, restrictive covenants and rights of light.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Julie Middlemass

Other key lawyers

Andy Feehan, Chris Perrin, Charles Jagger, Chris McGrath, Patricia Love, Vicki Sandbrook, Joanne Mills, Annie Armstrong