Jointly headed up by Hilary Waters and Angus Ashman, the ‘very impressive’ property litigation team at Sintons LLP has particular expertise acting for faith-based institutions, including churches and dioceses, on the full range of contentious property work. Waters has a broad commercial litigation practice and handles contentious property matters for landlords and clients in the leisure sector, while ‘consummate litigator’ Ashman takes point on lease forfeiture, service charge and dilapidation claims, and breach of covenant mandates.
Testimonials
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‘Hilary Waters has been helping me with a very complex litigation case which has been very difficult due to it being a family matter. Hilary put me at ease from the outset and had a very clear understanding of my circumstances. I have found her to be very professional, extremely knowledgable and very empathetic.
- Hilary surpassed expecptations with the speed and depth at which she comprehended the intricacies of a higly complex case . She has excelled in managing my expectations particularty concerning finances and prospective outcomes. Hilary exhibits a highly personable demeanour and is easily approachable for conversation. ’
Work highlights
- Acting for the corporate owner of a multi-million-pound chemical manufacturing estate in preventing the registration of a sub-tenant’s lease on the site which would have significantly reduced the value of the estate.
- Successfully challenging the application of complicated and archaic land law principles to prevent a faith-based charity on its sale of valuable former Church land, avoiding the entire loss of the land.