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Our Real Estate Disputes team is one of the largest in Europe, with deep expertise across the full spectrum of property disputes. Led by experienced partners, the team includes numerous industry experts in development disputes, rent review and valuation, building safety, telecoms, insolvency, agriculture to name but a few, and has acted in over 20 reported decisions in the past three years. We advise on high-value, complex disputes across the UK, including landmark cases in Central London.

Our work spans all types of real estate dispute from the purchase development and sale of high value real estate. We are recognised for our success in bet the ranch one off cases for major developers, investors as well as corporate occupiers from Land Securities, Berkeley Homes, Derwent London, Associated British Ports, Aberdeen Investors, to major technology companies, global professional services firms, and leading financial institutions.

Our approach combines technical excellence with commercial insight and cost transparency, helping clients to resolve disputes efficiently while protecting long-term asset values.

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Real Estate Litigation - London (Firms)

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What the Team is Known For

Eversheds Sutherland is a key player in the London real estate litigation market and handles a wide range of highly complex and high-stakes cases. The team provides specialist advice on areas including telecommunications, right to light and dilapidations disputes, and is also noted for its expertise in litigation avoidance and risk analysis.

Work Highlights

  • Eversheds Sutherland continued to represent Chelsea Yacht & Boat Company in connection with various proceedings and disputes arising out of the operation of its moorings at Cheyne Pier on Chelsea’s riverside.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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William Densham
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William Densham
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William Densham leads the London real estate litigation team at Eversheds Sutherland. He is sought after for his expertise in rent reviews, professional negligence claims and development issues, among other matters.

He has a strong client-focused approach, commerciality and responsiveness.

William is a very impressive individual with a thorough knowledge of the wider property market as well as an in-depth knowledge of property law.

He is very good at running big teams and handling really heavyweight litigation.

William is one of the best in his field.

His vast experience and expertise, his dedication to achieving the best possible result and his levels of client care are unsurpassed.

Thekla Fellas
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Thekla Fellas
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Thekla Fellas is a key partner in the real estate litigation team who is best known for handling telecommunications-related property disputes. She leads landmark cases and her clients include landowners, occupiers and telecoms providers.

What Thekla doesn't know about the telecoms code isn't worth knowing. She's also a very tactical and strategic thinker and pulls out ideas that no one else thinks about.

Thekla Fellas is telecoms expert. Nobody knows more about telecoms. She's very good.

Rashpal Soomal
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Rashpal Soomal
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Rashpal Soomal is noted for her abilities in handling disputes centred on development constraints and has specialist expertise in rights to light. Her clients include developers and insurers.

She is able to distil the subject matter into a digestible format to make clients feel at ease.

Rashpal is an industry expert in rights to light.

Stuart Wortley
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Stuart Wortley
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Stuart Wortley is a respected practitioner who advises on a host of real estate disputes. His practice covers issues such as easements and failure to pay claims and he assists in high-profile, high-stakes claims.

Stuart is great at dissecting very technical matters into bite-sized pieces.

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William Densham
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William Densham
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Band 1
Thekla Fellas
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Thekla Fellas
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Band 2
Rashpal Soomal
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Rashpal Soomal
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Band 3
Stuart Wortley
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Stuart Wortley
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Band 3

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Alexandra Gee

Barney Gush

Charlotte Phippen

Karen Mitchell

Liz Nicholls

Mikki Redhead

Nia Williams

Sanya Azam

William Densham

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