James Burgess > Field Seymour Parkes LLP > Reading, England > Lawyer Profile
Field Seymour Parkes LLP Offices
1 LONDON STREET
READING
RG1 4QW
England
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James Burgess
Work Department
Commercial property
Position
Partner in commercial property team specialising in development funding and investment transactions, also landlord and tenant.
Career
Trained Bolton and Lowe, Temple Gardens; qualified 1982. Partner, Plummer Tilsley and Partners 1984-1989; partner, Burgess Cheves and Partners 1986-1989; partner, Pitmans 1989-2008; partner, Field Seymour Parkes 2008-date.
Languages
French
Education
Radley College, Oxfordshire; College of Law, Lancaster Gate.
Leisure
Skiing, shooting, tennis, fishing
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Private client > Agriculture and estates
With expertise in scale renewable energy projects including battery storage facilities, biomass fuel plants in addition to Solar PV Parks, Field Seymour Parkes LLP is well-placed to handle the sales and acquisitions of agricultural rural property. Hazel Eccles leads the team and is proficient in adverse possession and lost deeds, granting easements, and licenses. James Burgess has over two decades of experience in agricultural and rural development, while Rob Crowther is knowledgeable of lifetime tax planning and asset protection matters, in addition to wills. All of the individuals that have been mentioned are located in Reading.
South East > Real estate > Commercial property: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
(Hall of Fame)Marcus Francis chairs the practice group at Field Seymour Parkes LLP, representing blue-chip corporate clients and high-net-worth private real estate investors on the team’s premier matters. ‘Diligent, pragmatic and commercially-minded’ lawyer Dean Bickford is another key point of contact as deputy head of department – he acts for developers, investors and corporate occupiers. James Burgess enjoys a strong reputation in the real estate space throughout the Thames Valley and is the go-to name for strategic land work on the commercial property team.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame South East > Real estate > Commercial property: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Commercial property: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40 South East > Real estate
- Agriculture and estates South East > Private client
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Real estate > Commercial property: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employment: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Private client > Family: Thames Valley, Berks, Oxon, M4/M40
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Public sector > Public sector