Adam Smith
About
Provided by Adam Smith
Practice Areas
All aspects of property litigation; commercial disputes; modern chancery. Recent work includes: major landfill lease arbitration; Folgender v Letraz (specific performance, unjust enrichment, breach of trust); Monarca v. Burkey (development dispute); substantial internal LLP dispute; Ashbourne Beech v Asda (substantial development agreement dispute); Mayfair car park lease renewal arbitration; Lisle-Mainwaring v Charles Russell (rights over solicitor’s file); St Pauls Mews v. Stitt (conveyancing negligence); NatWest v Papa-Adams (mortgages, unjust enrichment, land registration); Tuscola v. Y2K (mortgages); Overton v Sammons (art theft); Law Society v. Cassam (Compensation Fund recoupment); R Square v. Shiv Saaj (apportionment, business tenancy renewal); Remkis v. Warnes (priorities, breach of trust); Jordan v. Star Energy (sale of energy business); Sycamore Bidco v. Breslin (warranties); HMRC v. Begum (conspiracy, abuse of process); Halliwells’ guarantees arbitration; Cadogan v. 26 Cadogan Square (enfranchisement); IIG v. Van de Merwe (guarantees); advising FSA (mortgages); Russian aluminium concerns major LCIA arbitration. Property expertise includes: development, conveyancing disputes; easements; restrictive covenants; mortgages; adverse possession; registration; nuisance and trespass; enfranchisement; service charges; rent review; forfeiture and break notices; business tenancies; dilapidations; landlord and tenant.
Career
Called 2001
Professional Memberships
ChBA, COMBAR, FSLA, PBA
Publications
Contributor to 31st Edition Snell's Equity, and LexisNexis’ Commonhold
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Adam Smith
Adam Smith specialises in real estate litigation, concentrating on leasehold enfranchisement, commercial lease renewals and service charge disputes. He also has experience of mortgage matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Adam Smith is very clever and precise, and he works hard."
"Adam Smith is very clever and precise, and he works hard."
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