About

Provided by Charles Russell Speechlys

Our Real Estate sector is central to Charles Russell Speechlys. Our key focus areas are:

Private Wealth: We work alongside our Private Wealth team to guide and provide advice on our clients’ real estate transactions, particularly where they are not familiar with UK practices. We also advise a large number of international clients investing in the UK.

Corporate Real Estate: We act for well-known and niche institutional developers, investors, property companies and urban estates. The scale of our resource means we have the ability to service their small as well as their most significant transactions. Our dedicated tenant team support commercial occupiers in their acquisition of offices.

Regeneration: Our regeneration practice leads the contractual elements of some of the largest and most complex mixed use schemes in the country. We have particular expertise on Joint Venture and Partnership arrangements of all types.

Sports/Leisure/Retail/Food & Beverage: We act for well-known national and international occupiers in these sectors, working in specialist groups to provide our clients with every aspect of legal advice required.

Planning: Our planning team provides advice on planning and infrastructure agreements, large scale planning inquiries, enforcement disputes and court proceedings, together with strategic advice to clients on large scale developments and on the use of compulsory purchase, and other public law powers.




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Real Estate Litigation - London (Firms)

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What the Team is Known For

Charles Russell Speechlys fields a robust team of solicitors who handle a broad range of property litigation. The team routinely advises portfolio companies, investors and developers on development, dilapidations and leasing disputes, while also offering specialist knowledge of leasehold enfranchisement cases. The firm is additionally sought after for its experience in the telecommunications sector and expertise regarding the Electronic Communications Code.

Work Highlights

  • Charles Russell Speechlys acted for Access Self Storage in a hotly contested boundary dispute in the High Court regarding its site in High Wycombe.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Emma Humphreys
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Band 1

Emma Humphreys is noted for her expertise in telecommunications litigation. She handles an impressive range of issues such as dilapidations claims, service charge disputes, and landlord and tenant matters.

Emma has a very prominent place in the London property litigation market and I have always been impressed by her legal enthusiasm.

Emma does a very good job. She is very knowledgeable, user-friendly and well known in the industry.

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James Souter
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Band 4

James Souter is experienced in a broad range of contentious real estate matters such as lease renewals, rent reviews and right to light disputes.

James never ceases to impress me with his commercial approach to complex legal matters.

He is excellent - a strategic thinker who can see what's going to happen six or 12 months ahead.

James is capable, calm, measured and good with clients.

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Emma Humphreys
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James Souter
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