About

Provided by Burges Salmon LLP

Our real estate dispute resolution team provides market-leading advice on managing real estate disputes and mitigating risks related to real estate assets.

Time-sensitive real estate disputes require swift, high-quality legal advice, and the size and expertise of our team enable us to consistently meet client expectations, even in the most challenging cases.

We focus on early resolution through pragmatic, commercial, and innovative strategies. However, we also bring extensive experience in successfully litigating in courts and tribunals when necessary to meet our clients’ commercial objectives.

We maintain strong relationships with a wide range of clients, span commercial property institutions, banks, investment companies, and high net worth individuals, who trust us to deliver results efficiently. Clients include Severn Trent Water, St.Modwen, Tritax BigBox, The Post Office, St James’s Place, Virgin, John Lewis Partnership, Pennon Group, the Greater London Authority, and the Competition and Markets Authority.

Our expert service covers everything from initial advice in the early stages of a dispute to handling technically complex litigation and asset management for large-scale property portfolios.

From commercial landlord and tenant matters to property-related professional negligence claims, we ensure comprehensive support and guidance to help you manage risks and resolve disputes efficiently.

Chambers Review

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Real Estate Litigation - South West

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What the Team is Known For

Burges Salmon's expertise covers commercial landlord and tenant matters along with disputes concerning development agreements, insolvency, land law and property-related professional negligence. It serves an impressive client roster that features public bodies, retailers, energy companies and high net worth individuals. It also handles issues arising from significant redevelopment projects, including listed buildings.

Work Highlights

  • Burges Salmon assists Waitrose & Partners and John Lewis & Partners with all contentious real estate matters across their retail store portfolio and at the Leckford Estate.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Chris Preston
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Chris Preston
Head of Real Estate Litigation
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Band 2

Chris Preston regularly advises on property litigation in a variety of sectors, with a particular specialism in telecommunications disputes.

Chris is really good at getting to the nitty gritty and thinking through issues as well.

Chris has excellent knowledge of property litigation, bringing case law and practicalities to the fore.

James Sutherland
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James Sutherland
Head of Real Estate Litigation
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James Sutherland is head of the real estate litigation department at Burges Salmon. He offers clients guidance across a broad range of contentious property matters, including breach of covenant disputes and dilapidations claims.

James has a very considered approach and is technically very good. He is collaborative and very commercial.

James has particular strength in dealing with clients and giving them the assurances they require.

Rebecca Lee
Associates to watch

Rebecca Lee is a senior associate at Burges Salmon. She regularly represents clients in real estate property disputes.

Rebecca Lee is a strong litigator and good to deal with.

Ranked Lawyers at
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South West

Real Estate Litigation

Chris Preston
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Chris Preston
Head of Real Estate Litigation
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Band 2
James Sutherland
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James Sutherland
Head of Real Estate Litigation
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Band 2
Rebecca Lee
Associates to watch

Members

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Chris Preston

Chris Preston

Head of Department

James Sutherland

James Sutherland

Head of Department