Real Estate Litigation

Dentons' Property Litigation team delivers results in substantial and complex real estate litigation matters. The team's eminent experience provides the platform to resolve property disputes through commercial resolution or favourable determinations.

This expertise covers all sectors and the complete range of real estate litigation matters. This includes property contract and development disputes, rights of light, party walls, insolvency, easement and covenant disputes, landlord and tenant (including rent review, dilapidations, alienation and alterations), business rates, nuisance (private and statutory), professional negligence, high value leasehold enfranchisement and trespass.

The team's track-record is proven by the progression of a number of high- profile disputes through both the Tribunal and Court structures, including to the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. Their acute advisory experience will frequently involve devising strong strategies for developers, their partners, financiers and other stakeholders for rights of light, party wall and covenant issues affecting large scale development projects.

The team's level of service has resulted in them being entrusted to advise on all sizes of matters, including "bet-the-company" disputes. This is why their client base spans global hedge funds, FTSE 100 corporates to SMEs, investors, financiers, major developers, institutional landlords and tenants, public bodies and high net worth individuals across the globe.