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Walker Morris LLP

Real Estate Litigation

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Our Real Estate Litigation Team is made up of experts in Commercial Real Estate Litigation and Housing Litigation and we advise clients on all aspects of contentious property matters.

We’re proud of our knowledge of the property business and our experience means we can really add value by providing solutions that have your business at the very heart of the process.

We’re a large team with a great deal of experience not just with complex litigation, but bespoke individual matters and property portfolio work as well. Our expertise covers mainstream contentious property issues as well as more niche areas such as Rights of Light, mines and minerals, agricultural landlord and tenant, property insolvency and telecommunications.

In recent years we’ve also been developing a strong and growing Property Insurance practice and as well as real estate litigation experience in all courts and Tribunals, we offer our clients expertise in the full range of alternative dispute resolution. This includes mediation, expert determination and arbitration and we have a member of the Institute of Arbitrators within our Team.

We work with a wide range of clients, including developers, investors, financial institutions, lenders, borrowers, landlords, tenants, retailers, property managers, fixed-charge receivers, administrators and operators.

Our goal is to help clients avoid real estate disputes, or when that’s not possible, to help them successfully resolve them.

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Real Estate Litigation - North East & Yorkshire

Band 2

What the Team is Known For
Walker Morris has a highly regarded property litigation department with substantial experience acting for developers, management companies and landlords on all manner of contentious matters. The firm is active across the full range of landlord and tenant disputes, including rent arrears and breaches of leases. The team has further experience in significant matters concerning dilapidations and rights to light. It also counts a number of national house builders among its clients.
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Work Highlights

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  • Walker Morris represented the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in connection with an application for a remediation order pursuant to Section 123 of the Building Safety Act 2022.

Strengths

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  • Walker Morris give honest advice, are approachable at any time and deliver as promised. The team are very knowledgeable and the service is excellent.

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  • Walker Morris have a very good grounding in property law. The teamwork is also good and effective.

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  • The proactive approach, responsiveness and clear legal advice has made them an invaluable partner throughout.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Martin McKeague
    Martin McKeague

    Martin McKeague

    Martin McKeague is a partner in the Walker Morris real estate and housing litigation team. He has a strong reputation for his expertise in disputes relating to a broad range of issues, including repairs, rights to light and restrictive covenants.

    • Martin McKeague is really thorough and pragmatic. He gets strong results for his clients.

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    • Martin is a good lawyer with a wise head and a nose for identifying a good commercial solution.

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    • Martin is good at looking at the bigger picture and advising accordingly.

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  • David Manda
    David Manda

    David Manda

    David Manda is a legal director at Walker Morris, where he acts on a wide range of contentious property matters. He advises on disputes relating to real estate developments as well as those concerning local councils.

    • David Manda is affable and approachable, with a clear commercial focus. He is a bigger-picture thinker.

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    • David is always thinking one step ahead and gives sound advice tailored to our priorities and needs.

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  • Lewis Couth
    Lewis Couth

    Lewis Couth

    Lewis Couth is a partner of the real estate litigation team who has particular expertise in handling matters relating to the Building Safety Act.

    • Lewis Couth is really clever and thinks about all the angles to a case. His assistance and support are invaluable.

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    • Lewis Couth is technically really accurate, efficient and easy to deal with. He is also commercially minded.

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