Robert Phillips > Hugh James > Cardiff, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Hugh James Offices
Two Central Square
CARDIFF
CF10 1FS
United Kingdom
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Robert Phillips
Work Department
Property dispute resolution
Position
Rob is Head of Property Litigation at Hugh James. He leads a team with a broad range of experience across the full scope of property disputes including adverse possession claims, squatter evictions, compulsory purchase, easements, wayleaves and other third party rights, dilapidations claims, lease renewal litigation, the operation of break clauses, possession claims and housing law litigation.
Rob has considerable experience of the energy sector having spent many years advising some of the country’s largest energy providers in relation to their property portfolios. Rob has a particular specialism in relation to property disputes involving renewable energy projects. He advises developers on nuisance claims, including noise and flicker issues in relation to wind farm developments and has extensive experience of development phase property disputes, including all aspects of agricultural tenancy law.
Rob has worked for a number of leading education institutions providing advice in relation to their freehold land portfolios as well as providing strategic and policy advice in relation to their student accommodation.
Rob regularly advises a range of clients on high value and complex landlord and tenant disputes, including lease interpretation and dilapidations claims. Rob has extensive experience of acting for institutional clients, banks and pension funds in relation to management of their industrial, retail and office portfolios.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Social housing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Commercial property
- Employment > Employment
- Private client > Family
- Crime, fraud and licensing > General crime and fraud
- Employment > Health and safety
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Employment > Pensions
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Real estate > Planning and environment
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Public sector