Mr Wayne Nash > Deloitte LLP > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile

Deloitte LLP
The Hanover Building
Corporation Street
Manchester
M4 4AH
England

Work Department

Partner, Real Estate Solutions.

Position

Wayne specialises in finding solutions to client’s real estate challenges and problems across a number of different sectors and is recognised as a leading individual in the north west. With over 20 years’ experience, Wayne handles all aspects of commercial property risk, strategic advisory and disputes, acting for some of the UK’s largest property developers, investors and occupiers.

Wayne is best known for the innovative solutions he produces in dealing with development constraints (rights to light, contractual and development disputes, rights of way and access rights) and was highly commended at the FT Innovative Lawyers (Europe) Awards 2019 for his expertise in this area.

Wayne also has a keen interest in complex landlord and tenant disputes and has considerable experience of high value complicated dilapidations claims; helping clients to navigate a commercial and cost-effective path to a successful resolution.

Notable work highlights include:

  • numerous rights of light risk analysis and solutions on some of the largest development schemes in the UK; with a specific emphasis on high rise towers within the PRS and Student sectors;
  • advising a JV consortium in respect of an option dispute for a significant regeneration scheme in the north;
  • providing strategic advice to a major UK property investor regarding complex tenant break conditions in order to prevent early exit from a lease; and
  • acting for a substantial property occupier in the leisure sector regarding lease-end liabilities and the successful defence to the entirety of a significant dilapidations claim.

He joined Deloitte Legal from Shoosmiths in 2022.

Career

Trained Kent Jones & Done; qualified 2001; associate Eversheds 2004-2010; senior associate Pannone 2011-2013; Partner Shoosmiths 2013-2022.  Partner Deloitte Legal 2022 – date.

Languages

French

Memberships

Property Litigation Association

Education

Staffordshire University (1998 LLB Hons First Class); The College of Law, Chester (2001 LPC Commendation).

Leisure

Golf, skiing and family holidays.

Lawyer Rankings

North West > Real estate > Property litigation

(Firms to watch)

The December 2022 arrival of former head of Shoosmiths LLP‘s team Wayne Nash, followed by the April 2023 arrival of associate director Ben Kelly from the same firm marks the establishment of Deloitte LLP‘s Manchester property disputes practice.

(Leading individuals)

Wayne NashDeloitte LLP

North West > Real estate > Commercial property: Manchester

(Firms to watch)

December 2022 marked the arrival to Deloitte LLP from Shoosmiths LLP of Lisa On-Iam and property disputes partner Wayne Nash, whilst January 2023 marked the joining of Daniel Hargreaves and Vaqas Farooq, who now heads Manchester’s real estate practice.