Geraint Davies > Howes Percival LLP > Leicester, England > Lawyer Profile

Howes Percival LLP is regularly instructed in multi-million pound disputes stemming from the administration of estates and trusts. Jennifer Laskey leads the contentious trusts and probate team, where she handles trust disputes and dispute concerning the validity of wills. She works closely with members of the firm’s dispute resolution team, including Geraint Davies and Satnam Chayra.

Howes Percival LLP acts predominantly for large companies, investment funds, developers and institutional landlords across a wide array of contentious matters. In particular, the team supports both landlords and tenants on lease renewals, while also handling contentious break clauses and dilapidation claims. The team also has a particular expertise in insolvency work. Geraint Davies leads the team with extensive experience in complex and high value property and land disputes. Satnam Chayra deals primarily with landlord and tenant issues, particularly portfolio management work like dilapidations, lease renewals and rent recovery.

Howes Percival LLP is routinely sought out to assist with high-value, multi-jurisdictional litigation, including multi-million-pound trust and tax cases involving judicial reviews, as well as for its advice in relation to injunctions. A litigator for more than 25 years, practice head Geraint Davies is noted for his expertise in contract and tort claims, professional negligence, and corporate partnership disputes. Fellow partner Satnam Chayra focuses on shareholder, director and partnership claims, while Gary Pitt is especially well versed in complex breach of contract claims.