Band 3
Provided by Timothy Polli KC
Real estate litigation including building safety, real property and landlord and tenant
Banking and mortgages
Commercial disputes
Professional negligence
Timothy Polli KC is a versatile silk specialising in property law and the associated professional negligence, commercial and company/insolvency law issues that frequently arise in the context of property law disputes.
Tim’s real estate experience is wide-ranging, encompassing commercial and residential landlord and tenant, real property, service charges, development disputes, agriculture and rural affairs. He has particular expertise in relation to land registration, restrictive covenants, overage, rights of way and drainage, rights of light, trusts of land, proprietary estoppel, party walls and the rights and obligations relating to tidal and non-tidal rivers. He is an expert in the property issues arising from existing or proposed securities (such as mortgages) over land.
He is increasingly involved in disputes connected with building safety including the fire safety of tall buildings and the issues that arise when urgent fire-safety works are required (eg the replacement of combustible cladding (including ACM cladding) and/or restoration of compromised fire-compartmentation).
Tim’s commercial practice focuses on partnership and joint venture disputes, especially in the context of property development, and claims for the recovery of misappropriated monies.
Tim has earned rankings in legal directories for years.
Property Bar Association
The Chancery Bar Association
The Professional Negligence Bar Association
Contributor to:
The Building Safety Act 2022: A Property Practitioner’s Guide (The Law Society)
Dovar & Sawtell on the Building Safety Act (Sweet & Maxwell)
Service Charges and Management (Sweet & Maxwell)
Provided by Chambers
Timothy Polli KC is particularly noted for his strong practice in matters relating to mortgage law and other securities over land. He also advises on service charge disputes, rights to light and party wall issues, among other cases.
Provided by Chambers
He can see through tricky facts and difficult situations to find a sensible solution.
Timothy reads the room perfectly and fights cases with passion.
He is able to cut through the detail of legally and factually complicated scenarios and work with clients to leverage positions and, ultimately, results.
He can see through tricky facts and difficult situations to find a sensible solution.
Timothy reads the room perfectly and fights cases with passion.
He is able to cut through the detail of legally and factually complicated scenarios and work with clients to leverage positions and, ultimately, results.