James Pavey > Irwin Mitchell > Southampton, England > Lawyer Profile

Irwin Mitchell
2nd Floor
One Dorset Street
SOUTHAMPTON
SO15 2DP
England

Work Department

Agriculture & Rural Estates

Position

James is a partner specialising in resolving and avoiding public and private property disputes. He acts for landed estates, trustees and institutional landowners, and private homeowners.

Career

Trained Knights Solicitors; qualified 2001, assistant solicitor 2001-04, partner 2004-11; partner Thomas Eggar LLP 2011.

Languages

French and Italian (conversational).

Memberships

He is a member of the CLA’s Legal, Parliamentary and Property Rights Committee and a past President of the Cambridge University Land Society.

Education

Maidstone Grammar School; St Catharine’s College, Cambridge (MA (Hons)); College of Law (Post Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course).

Leisure

Shooting, fly fishing, beagling, Travellers’ Club, Sovereign Military Order of Malta.

Lawyer Rankings

South East > Private client > Agriculture and estates

(Leading individuals)

James PaveyIrwin Mitchell

Irwin Mitchell routinely assists commercial, institutional, and private clients operating in the rural sector. Leeds-based James Laycock co-leads the team alongside James Pavey who splits his time between Gatwick and London and is adept in property transactions. Charlotte West -Withers is located in Gatwick and is seasoned in easement, first registrations and lender refinance work in addition to agricultural tenancies and residential occupations.

South East > Real estate > Environment and planning

Assisting clients out of its regional centres in the South, the Midlands and the North, Irwin Mitchell’s planning and environment group – helmed by Claire Petricca-Riding – has considerable expertise in handling regeneration schemes, section 106 agreements, and strategic land developments. The firm has a particularly strong presence in the education sector, regularly assisting providers with capital projects, and advising landowners on air, water and energy matters. Gatwick-based Nicola Gooch leads the team, providing bespoke strategic planning advice to residential development clients, while James Pavey focuses on contentious planning and statutory inquiry work. Senior associate Sejal Patel is knowledgeable on drafting and negotiating highways and infrastructure agreements.