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Real Estate Litigation - London (Bar)

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Serle Court is a set with strong expertise across a wide range of real estate disputes, with recent experience in areas including waterways, restrictive covenants, service charges and trespassing. Members are experienced in both chancery and commercial cases. Barristers at the set act for high net worth individuals, investment and development companies and hotel groups, among other clients. Barristers at the set have been involved in several high-profile matters this year, including URS Corporation v BDW Trading, acting for the Secretary of State for Communities, Housing and Local Government, who intervened in the appeal in the Supreme Court. One source comments that Serle Court is a "commercially-focused set offering a breadth of property related legal services," while another states "Serle Court is starting to gain a greater presence among the Property Litigation Association, offering a true alternative to the usual suspects."

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Andrew Bruce
2
Andrew Bruce
2
Band 2

Andrew Bruce has a high-quality property practice with an emphasis on landlord and tenant law and property litigation. He also has substantial expertise in property-related professional negligence work.

Andrew always provides practical and technically excellent advice.

Andrew is dynamic and quick-thinking, excellent on his feet and very user-friendly.

He is brilliant on real property disputes.

Jonathan Upton
2
Jonathan Upton
2
Band 2

Jonathan Upton regularly handles matters concerning high-value properties and is an expert in such areas as tenants’ rights of first refusal, right to manage and enfranchisement. Commentators note that he really comes into his own in cases concerning service charges.

He is really clear in his advice, user-friendly and will end up being one of the next big names at the property bar.

Jonathan is responsive, persuasive and commercial.

Jonathan provided clear and helpful advice on a very complex and technical issue.

3
Andrew Francis
3
Band 3

Andrew Francis has a fine reputation at the Bar for his dedicated property litigation practice. He is acknowledged for his work in restrictive covenants and rights to light, and is also recognised for his knowledge of party wall law. He has authored a number of significant texts on property law.

He is a top man in restrictive covenants.

Andrew wrote a very good book on restrictive covenants so is very knowledgeable.

Christopher Stoner KC
3
Christopher Stoner KC
3
Band 3

Christopher Stoner KC has garnered recognition for his expertise in water and canal law, and is known as one of the leading silks practising riparian rights. His practice also takes in service charge and landlord and tenant disputes. He accepts instructions on behalf of public authorities and private individuals.

Christopher deals with difficult issues and provides clear and practical advice.

He is absolutely top class.

Christopher is my go-to property silk. He is very responsive, always goes the extra mile and cares about what he is doing.

Jennifer Meech
3
Jennifer Meech
3
Band 3

Jennifer Meech acts for a range of individual and corporate clients in an impressively wide range of property cases. Her expertise covers cases regarding agricultural land, property injunctions and easements, among other issues.

She gets on top of the detail very quickly and is excellent with clients.

Jennifer was able to absorb a lot of information in a short amount of time and represented the client with strength and energy.

3
Rupert Reed
3
Band 3

Rupert Reed KC is well known for his extensive property practice. He regularly undertakes disputes concerning the management and development of commercial properties. He is particularly known for his work on financial and joint venture disputes relating to commercial property for clients in the retail and leisure sectors. He undertakes work for wealthy Middle Eastern clients concerning property in London.

Rupert oozes charm and wins over judges. He is very engaging, effective, tenacious and knows his stuff.

Rupert is excellent at what he does. He has a wealth of regional knowledge and is particularly excellent on matters of DIFC Law.

He is very good - totally across the detail and a pretty commanding advocate.

Lara Kuehl
4
Lara Kuehl
4
Band 4

Lara Kuehl has developed a strong real estate litigation practice in which she handles a wide range of matters at different levels of court, including the Court of Appeal. Kuehl is frequently sought to act in such cases as overage and land disputes. She is on the Attorney General's C Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown.

Lara is so approachable and a great lateral thinker which makes her drafting skills top notch.

She is very intelligent in negotiations as well as being thoughtful, practical, calm, organised and a pleasure to work with.

Lara is exceptional at promptly mastering facts and arguing complex law.

4
Thomas Braithwaite
4
Band 4

Thomas Braithwaite is noted for having a diverse practice that spans franchise rights, development rights and negligence claims, among other matters. He is regularly instructed by major bodies such as The Crown Estate in relation to manorial rights and land registration issues, and has appeared before the Supreme Court.

Thomas is so good on his feet; he is a very economical, efficient and an excellent advocate.

Thomas provided excellent service at short notice with clear understanding of client needs and how to manage tricky clients to get the best result.

Michael Walsh
New Silks

Michael Walsh KC acts for landlords, developers, local government bodies and large institutional lenders in a broad range of property-related cases. He regularly handles matters concerning development issues, agricultural land and commercial property, and often acts in urgent hearings concerning the repossession of land. He is a visiting lecturer in property law at King's College London.

Michael has come to the rescue on a number of occasions and is always available, helpful and commercially-minded.

Michael is always a pleasure to work with; he is strong on the law and excels on people skills and strategy.

Michael gets to the heart of issues quickly and his pragmatic advice on tactics and procedure is second to none.

Ranked Barristers at
Serle Court

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Silks (KC)

London (Bar)

Real Estate Litigation

Christopher Stoner KC
3
Christopher Stoner KC
3
Band 3
3
Rupert Reed KC
3
Band 3
Michael Walsh KC
New Silks

Juniors

London (Bar)

Real Estate Litigation

Andrew Bruce
2
Andrew Bruce
2
Band 2
Jonathan Upton
2
Jonathan Upton
2
Band 2
3
Andrew Francis
3
Band 3
Jennifer Meech
3
Jennifer Meech
3
Band 3
Lara Kuehl
4
Lara Kuehl
4
Band 4
4
Thomas Braithwaite
4
Band 4