Ranking tables
UK North West Real Estate Litigation
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Senior Statespeople
- Steven Jennings
Band 1
- David McGuirk Eversheds Sutherland11 Years Ranked
- Charles Jagger
- Kevin Lee
Band 2
- Martin Griffiths DLA Piper UK LLP9 Years Ranked
- Wayne Nash Deloitte Legal8 Years Ranked
- Christopher Perrin
- Matthew Forrest
Band 3
- Jen Morris gunnercooke8 Years Ranked
- Philip Parkinson JB Leitch Solicitors1 Years Ranked
- Rachael Jones DLA Piper UK LLP2 Years Ranked
- Gemma Staples
- Helen Hoath
- Jeremy Steele
- Lynn James
- Michael Smith
- Patricia Love
- Peter Hall
- Seán Hackett
Up and Coming
- Daniel Long Woodcocks Haworth and Nuttall2 Years Ranked
- Rachael Reynolds
- Siân Westby
- Stuart McCann
Associates to watch
- Alex Wright Eversheds Sutherland4 Years Ranked
- Rebecca Jones
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Addleshaw Goddard LLPReal Estate Litigation2023 | Band 1 | 8 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.1 Eversheds SutherlandReal Estate Litigation2023 | Band 1 | 8 Years RankedEversheds Sutherland has an outstanding practice, handling property litigation for a range of clients including pension funds, banks and national retailers. The team is distinguished for its strength in dilapidations and rights to light cases, among others. It handles contentious work arising from management of major property portfolios as well as trespass claims. Eversheds is also notable for its extensive expertise in development-related matters and related professional negligence claims.
Band 2
2 DLA Piper UK LLPReal Estate Litigation2023 | Band 2 | 8 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 Hill Dickinson LLPReal Estate Litigation2023 | Band 2 | 8 Years RankedHill Dickinson is a well-established firm in Liverpool advising on a broad range of matters, including rights to light and contentious lease matters. It represents clients from a diverse range of sectors including healthcare, energy and aviation. The team at Hill Dickinson is further noted for its expertise in compensation for loss in land value and high-value trespass claims.2 Shoosmiths LLPReal Estate Litigation2023 | Band 2 | 5 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 DAC Beachcroft LLPReal Estate Litigation2023 | Band 3 | 5 Years RankedThe property litigation team at DAC Beachcroft in Manchester focuses on lease disputes including rent losses, lease obligations and unlawful occupation matters. It further advises on disputes relating to insurance and service charges, as well as dilapidations claims. Its clients include local authorities as well as commercial tenants from a range of sectors.3 Land Law LLPReal Estate Litigation2023 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedLand Law is a dedicated real estate boutique, respected in the North West for its strength across an array of contentious matters. The firm advises a diverse base of national and regional clients on landlord and tenant disputes, injunction applications, vacant possession and dilapidation issues.3 Trowers & Hamlins LLPReal Estate Litigation2023 | Band 3 | 1 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 Litigation2023 | Band 3 | 2 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.