Ranking tables
Real Estate Litigation | UK
North West
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Addleshaw Goddard LLP 9 Years Ranked- Eversheds Sutherland
Band 2
DLA Piper UK LLP 9 Years Ranked
Shoosmiths LLP 6 Years Ranked- Hill Dickinson LLP
- Land Law LLP
- TLT LLP
Band 3
- Pannone Corporate LLP 9 Years Ranked
Trowers & Hamlins LLP 2 Years Ranked
Woodcocks Haworth and Nuttall 3 Years Ranked- DAC Beachcroft LLP
- JB Leitch Solicitors
Senior Statespeople
- Steven JenningsLand Law LLP
Band 1
- Charles Jagger Addleshaw Goddard LLP21 Years Ranked
- David McGuirkEversheds Sutherland
- Kevin LeeHill Dickinson LLP
Band 2
- Christopher Perrin Addleshaw Goddard LLP12 Years Ranked
Martin Griffiths DLA Piper UK LLP10 Years Ranked- Patricia Love Addleshaw Goddard LLP14 Years Ranked
Rachael Jones DLA Piper UK LLP3 Years Ranked
Wayne Nash Deloitte Legal9 Years Ranked- Matthew ForrestTLT LLP
- Philip ParkinsonJB Leitch Solicitors
Band 3
Daniel Long Woodcocks Haworth and Nuttall3 Years Ranked- Gemma Staples Pannone Corporate LLP9 Years Ranked
- Helen Hoath Squire Patton Boggs26 Years Ranked
Jen Morris gunnercooke9 Years Ranked
Kirsty Black Shoosmiths LLP8 Years Ranked
Lynn James Trowers & Hamlins LLP2 Years Ranked- Michael Smith Pinsent Masons17 Years Ranked
- Peter Hall Weightmans7 Years Ranked
- Rachael ReynoldsDAC Beachcroft LLP
- Seán HackettDavis Blank Furniss
- Stuart McCannDWF
Up and Coming
- Siân WestbyLand Law LLP
Associates to watch
- Alex WrightEversheds Sutherland
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Addleshaw Goddard LLPReal Estate Litigation2024 | Band 1 | 9 Years RankedAddleshaw Goddard has a highly respected team with extensive experience in landlord and tenant disputes. The firm also earns praise for its strength in contentious issues concerning property development, such as possession claims and rights to light. Its clients include significant institutional investors along with property companies and developers.
Band 2
2 DLA Piper UK LLPReal Estate Litigation2024 | Band 2 | 9 Years RankedDLA Piper has a respected property team in Manchester with a broad regional presence. The firm handles a wide range of matters for both national and international clients, providing notable expertise in contentious cases that include high-value damages claims. It also has experience in possession issues, rent reviews and dilapidations claims. The team regularly advises clients with large property portfolios on disputes and is noted for its experience assisting pension funds with complex real estate issues.2 Shoosmiths LLPReal Estate Litigation2024 | Band 2 | 6 Years RankedShoosmiths is proficient in handling an array of landlord and tenant disputes and highlighted for its expertise in right to light matters. The firm is instructed by notable retail and developer clients in the North West and nationally. Shoosmiths is also recognised for providing restrictive covenant advice to developers.
Band 3
3 Pannone Corporate LLPReal Estate Litigation2024 | Band 3 | 9 Years RankedPannone Corporate is valued for its strength in landlord and tenant disputes, including those pertaining to breach of covenant and easements. The firm has noted expertise in property disputes in the retail and telecommunications sectors, and regularly advises on behalf of both businesses and private clients. Pannone also advises public sector clients on the full range of property disputes.3 Trowers & Hamlins LLPReal Estate Litigation2024 | Band 3 | 2 Years RankedTrowers & Hamlins is well known for its specialism in social housing-related litigation. The team advises on a range of residential property issues, such as lease management and renewal, dilapidations and service charge disputes. It can also advise commercial property clients on contentious issues.3 Woodcocks Haworth and NuttallReal Estate Litigation2024 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedWoodcocks Haworth and Nuttall in Bury has a noteworthy real estate disputes practice that represents property owners and residents, as well as house builders, real estate investors and property management companies. The team is particularly adept at representing clients in contentious lease renewal proceedings in the retail sector. Its work also includes dilapidations claims, service charge disputes and insolvency-related matters.