Real Estate Litigation
UK Guide 2025 : North West
Band 2
Contact number
0151 600 8000About
Provided by Hill Dickinson LLP
We specialise in the strategy and negotiation needed to obtain the optimum result for a client involved in a dispute at the earliest possible opportunity. We have extensive experience of all forms of alternative dispute resolution as well as formal court proceedings. We provide expert advice to developers, landowners and occupiers in relation to issues such as:
- planning and compulsory purchase - including advice on objecting to a CPO and claiming compensation
- rights to light
- the co-ordination and mechanics of obtaining vacant possession
- the implications of restrictive covenants and their removal
Our areas of expertise include:
- mediation
- arbitration
- expert determination
- lands tribunal
- High Court and County Court
We can also offer practical and tailored advice in relation to all real property disputes including:
- nuisance and trespass
- squatters
- professional negligence
- boundary disputes
- right of way and easement disputes
- injunctions
The economic downturn severely affeced the property sector, with many tenants having difficulties in meeting the financial commitments in their tenancies. We offer expert advice in relation to:
- tenant insolvency
- recovery of rent arrears
- service charge disputes
- breach of lease covenants, including forfeiture
Our clients range from retailers and development companies to individual and commercial property investors.
Chambers Review
Hill Dickinson is a well-established firm in Liverpool advising on a broad range of matters, including rights to light and contentious lease matters. It represents clients from a diverse range of sectors including healthcare, energy and aviation. The team at Hill Dickinson is further noted for its expertise in compensation for loss in land value and high-value trespass claims.
Work Highlights
- Hill Dickinson advised B&M Stores on defending a claim for damages arising out of a distribution warehouse which was alleged to have trespassed into mines and minerals owned by claimant SC Mines.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The Hill Dickinson team has a deep bank of experience and a collaborative, solution-minded approach."
"Hill Dickinson has a very commercial, astute team."
"The Hill Dickinson team has a deep bank of experience and a collaborative, solution-minded approach."
"Hill Dickinson has a very commercial, astute team."
Notable Practitioners
Kevin Lee advises on compensation claims, injunction and trespass proceedings as well as rights to light matters. He acts for significant clients in the healthcare, transport and energy industries.
"Kevin Lee consistently delivers."
"Kevin Lee is an absolute expert on rights to light."