Rob Adam > Greene & Greene > Bury St Edmunds, England > Lawyer Profile

Greene & Greene in Bury St Edmunds is known for its ‘honest, straightforward’ team, which is praised by clients for its ‘strong depth of knowledge and wide-ranging skill set’. Practice heads Rob Adam and Michael Batty are adept at handling restrictive covenant enforcement, and damages claims. The ‘logical, methodical, calm and experienced‘ Sarah Western frequently handles high-value property and construction disputes, including injunctive relief and damages claims exceeding £1m.

Greene & Greene in Bury St Edmunds is ‘very professional’ when advising a broad range of clients, including funders, developers, contractors, sub-contractors and other stakeholders. Specialist construction partner Sarah Western is known for her ‘considerable legal expertise and commitment, and her focused and skilled approach’. Western works closely with litigators Rob Adam and Michael Batty, and residential and commercial development specialist Hugo Greer-Walker. Associate Anna Britland handles public procurement and state aid matters.

Greene & Greene‘s Bury St Edmunds office’s practice handles high-value contentious matters relating to trusts and probate. The firm frequently advises on contested wills, including challenges to their validity on the grounds of lack of testamentary capacity and claims under the Inheritance Act involving multimillion-pound assets. Experienced litigation partner Rob Adam, who is ‘highly intelligent but modest and unflappable’, leads the practice, in which associate Bee Belby and legal executive Tracy-Ann Moore play pivotal roles. Consultant Kate Chandler retired in 2022. The lawyers ‘take the time to understand the individual and their needs to best serve them‘.

Greene & Greene in Bury St Edmunds is regarded as ‘providing a London service’ to its clients, who reportedly appreciate the ‘excellent strategic thinking and foresight’ of Michael Batty and Rob Adam, as well as their ability to ‘work together with counsel to achieve the best result’. The ‘efficient, knowledgeable and user-friendly’ Sarah Western focuses predominantly on construction litigation, but is also highly regarded for her general commercial disputes work. Adam and Western recently brought a breach of fiduciary duty claim against two outgoing directors of Henry Williams Limited on behalf of a client, arising from their actions allegedly wrongfully assisting a competing company.