Joanna Osborne > Edwin Coe LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Edwin Coe LLP Offices
2 STONE BUILDINGS
LINCOLN'S INN
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Joanna Osborne
Work Department
Head of Property Litigation
Position
Joanna qualified as a solicitor in 1989 and joined Edwin Coe’s Commercial Litigation team as a partner at the beginning of 2000, when the Property Litigation team was established.
Joanna deals with all types of property disputes including joint venture and conveyancing disputes, trespass, party wall and developer claims, professional negligence and rectification claims, the full range of landlord and tenant disputes encompassing breaches of covenant, forfeiture, insolvency, rent arrears, possession and service charge issues, business lease renewals and dilapidations claims. She advises on commercial, residential and mixed use schemes. Before joining Edwin Coe Joanna was a partner in a niche litigation practice called Maislish and Co which specialised in high-profile and heavyweight general commercial disputes. She has acted in company and partnership disputes, construction claims, libel, professional negligence and general contract claims, all of which arise regularly in the property context. She therefore has an impressive breadth of experience to draw upon when advising property clients on their matters, which tend to be more technical and specialised than general commercial disputes.
Whilst being assertive and tenacious, Joanna understands that the primary objective of a property client is usually to achieve the most commercially acceptable outcome given the practical requirements of their business and also the risks of litigation. This means that dispute avoidance is an important factor in initial advice. Where that does not resolve a dispute, then Joanna has considerable experience in alternative dispute resolution processes such as mediation, PACT, single expert determination and arbitration.
Career
Trained Roche Son & Hardcastle; qualified 1989; Maislish & Co 1990-99; partner 1992; partner Edwin Coe 2000.
Memberships
Property Litigation Association
Professional Negligence Lawyers Association
Women in Property
Education
Hinchley Wood School; University of Central England (1986 LLB Hons); College of Law, Chester (1987 LLS)
Leisure
Windsurfing
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Property litigation
Edwin Coe LLP regularly handles cases in the High Court and the Court of Appeal while also offering advice to a wide-range of landlords, tenants and developers. The team works across the full spectrum of property litigation, with particular experience in joint venture disputes, professional negligence and issues stemming from the Building Safety Act. Practice head Joanna Osborne ‘leads the team brilliantly’ and has particular experience in joint venture and conveyancing issues.
London > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
(Firms to watch)At Edwin Coe LLP, Joanna Osborne spearheads a ‘flexible and focused team which is committed to the client and determined to succeed’. It is an agile group, which frequently handles high-value contentious trusts and probate litigation.
Lawyer Rankings
- Property litigation London > Real estate
- Firms to watch London > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Real estate > Residential property
- Employment > Senior executives
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Real estate > Property finance
- Employment > Employers
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate