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Real Estate Litigation - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Kavan Gunaratna's practice takes in business tenancy litigation, service charge disputes and property claims for clients including house builders and rail and infrastructure companies. He is adept at handling property-related insolvency cases.
Strengths
Kavan has deep understanding of real estate and property matters. He is an excellent choice for client service and a pleasure to work with.
Kavan mines in the seam of where property and insolvency meet, and is very able in both areas, making him a go-to barrister on matters with both elements.
Kavan is very responsive and has a great advocacy style, displaying strong gravitas in the court hearings. His ability to be available and proactive is good.
Kavan is hugely impressive across property and insolvency matters, including on complex interpretation matters and points of law. Kavan provides sensible, commercially-focused advice.
Kavan is great on both property and insolvency. He's versatile, he argues well in court, he's very thoughtful in what he says and he gets the law right.
Restructuring/Insolvency - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Kavan Gunaratna advises primarily on insolvency matters with a commercial or property slant. His broad practice also encompasses chancery and commercial matters. He is well liked by clients, who applaud his intelligence and top-quality advocacy. He is a popular choice for local government bodies and counts major banks and lenders among his clients.
Strengths
He is good in contentious insolvency matters, fraud, judgment enforcement and asset recovery. He is a very good advocate - totally unflappable and hard-working.
Kavan is clever and measured. He's a go-to for complex issues involving property and insolvency. His ability to rapidly assimilate difficult facts and come up with clever solutions really stands out.
No case is too complicated or messy for Kavan. He assimilates vast amounts of information at speed and then steers a pragmatic course.
Chancery: Commercial - London (Bar)
Strengths
A very clever lawyer with a high level of emotional intelligence. He really thinks through a problem from every dimension and angle.
Kavan has a deep understanding of real estate and property matters. He is an excellent choice for clients and a pleasure to work with.