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Cripps Harries Hall LLP

WALLSIDE HOUSE, 12 MOUNT EPHRAIM ROAD, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN1 1EG, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 01892 515121
Fax:
Fax 01892 544878
DX:
3954 TUNBRIDGE WELLS
Web:
www.crippslaw.com
Email:
Tunbridge Wells, London

Carol Wakeford

Tel:
Work +44 1892 506116
Email:
Cripps Harries Hall LLP

Work Department

Property dispute resolution.

Position

Head of property dispute resolution; partner responsible for property dispute resolution with emphasis on commercial property and compulsory purchase litigation; experienced in dealing with all forms of commercial property disputes including opposed business lease renewals, tenant default and property-related insolvency, rent reviews, dilapidations, unreasonable withholding of consent to assignment, sub-letting, change of use; vendor and purchaser disputes, specialist knowledge of compulsory purchase claims and their referral to the Lands Tribunal; reported cases: Bass Holdings v Morton Music; Midland Bank v Chart Enterprises; Lloyds Bank SF Nominees v Hassan; Ballard (Kent) Limited v Oliver Ashworth (Holdings) Limited; Prielipp & Kennerly v Secretary of State for Environment, Transport and the Regions; Christos v Secretary of State for Environment, Transport and the Regions; Union Railways (North) Limited v Kent County Council.

Career

Articled Nabarro Nathanson 1983-85; assistant solicitor 1985-90; partner 1990-96; partner Cripps Harries Hall LLP 1996.

Languages

Fluent French.

Member

Property Litigation Association; R3 Insolvency Group; Women in Property; Compulsory Purchase Association.

Education

Bexhill County Grammar School; University College London (LLB).

Leisure

Horse riding, sailing, reading, entertaining, France.

Practice Areas

Property - litigation

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