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Mark Reading
Work Department
Property Litigation
Position
Mark is a Partner in the firm’s Real Estate Dispute Resolution group, practising in all areas of commercial and residential property law. He has extensive court experience both at trial, on appeal and in relation to applications for injunctive relief.
He has, in recent years, acted at trial for the defendant tenant in the case of London Kendal Street No 3 Ltd v Daejan Investments Ltd which were opposed lease renewal proceedings where the landlord was opposing on redevelopment grounds. This case is thought to have involved the first application of the ‘conditional intention’ test formulated by the Supreme Court in the case of S Franses Ltd v The Cavendish Hotel (London) Limited. The claimant tenant was granted permission to appeal by the High Court but the matter settled before the appeal was heard.
Mark also acted for the successful claimants in the following actions:
- a six day possession trial in the Central London County Court, which dealt with both proprietary estoppel and constructive trust defences, as well the cross-examination of ten witnesses of fact;
- Vivienne Westwood Limited v Conduit Street Developments Limited which considered the law of penalties in a landlord and tenant context; and
- Minerva (Wandsworth) Limited v Greenland Ram (London) Limited which concerned a high-value overage dispute relating to a key development site in Wandsworth.
London Kendal Street was included in Estates Gazette’s top ten cases of 2019 and both Vivienne Westwood and Minerva featured in the 2017 list. Mark has also had previous successes at trial in the fields of both rights of light and estate agency commissions.
In addition to representing clients in live proceedings, Mark also provides strategic advice on a range of property management related matters, including: business lease renewals (both opposed and unopposed and from a landlord and tenant perspective), dilapidations (whether interim or terminal), forfeiture (including relief applications), arrears recovery, applications for consent to assign/underlet and property related insolvency issues (from both from a corporate/individual and creditor/debtor perspective). He has particular expertise in advising serviced office/workspace sector clients on these issues. He also provides strategic advice to developer clients in relation to the effect of real property issues and third party rights upon their future development plans.
Mark is also at home in a residential law context and regularly advises individuals on issues arising from statutory lease extensions and tenant’s rights of first refusal, as well as real property and private nuisance disputes between neighbouring landowners.
In March 2021 Mark spoke at the joint Property Litigation Association and Property Bar Association panel event ‘Looking back to look forward’ and in June 2021 Mark took part in a podcast with Estates Gazette on the issue of diversity in the property industry.
Career
Legal Director, Mishcon de Reya LLP
Solicitor, Nabarro LLP
Trainee Solicitor, Nabarro LLP
Memberships
Mark was a founding member of the junior arm of the Property Litigation Association and was a member of the Association’s Executive Committee, a role he held for three years. From November 2019 he returned to the Executive Committee, taking on the role of Chair of the Association’s Website and Marketing Sub-Committee. He is also a member of the BPF’s steering group on the review of owner-occupier legislation.
Mark regularly writes for the property press and has had articles published on topics ranging from consents in property contracts, to quiet enjoyment and non-derogation from grant, to agricultural tenancies.
Education
BPP Law School, London
University of Essex Law (LLB)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Property litigation
(Next Generation Partners)Mishcon de Reya LLP regularly handles business-critical property litigation work across all levels of court, including in matters concerning injunctions, rent review and development. The ‘cohesive’ and ‘highly commercial’ team also features a strong rights of light practice, led by Chhavie Kapoor. Team leader and ‘incredibly strategic’ practitioner Daniel Levy is known for his experience with complex landlord and tenant matters such as dilapidation and development disputes. Joanna Lampert is experienced in complex disputes, whilst Emma Macintyre handles complex contractual and joint venture disputes concerning significant London developments. Mark Reading handles all aspects of residential and commercial property law.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners London > Real estate > Property litigation
- Property litigation London > Real estate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Employment > Employers
- Private client > Family
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Residential property
- Employment > Senior executives
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Private prosecutions
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Public sector > Education: individuals
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Franchising
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- Real estate > Planning
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Public sector > Civil liberties and human rights
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Health and safety
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Private client > Court of protection