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Keystone Law Offices
48 CHANCERY LANE
LONDON
WC2A 1JF
England
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Gavin Ballance
Work Department
Litigation
Position
Gavin joined Keystone in August 2014 and has a wide range of experience in resolving commercial, corporate and property disputes. He has acted for many highly regarded clients such as the trustees of a city bank pension fund, a large UK institution, a large UK developer, licensed insolvency practitioners, professional footballers, employees of a large city bank and high-net-worth private clients. His areas of expertise include; commercial disputes, professional negligence claims, shareholder and partnership disputes, insolvency disputes including liquidations, bankruptcies and advising interested third parties and creditors, rent recovery, possession actions, service charge disputes, commercial lease renewals under the 1954 Act, section 25 and 26 notices. Notable achievements include: £3.9m claim concerning a telecommunication company; £40m claim involving the supply of catering services to American and British troops in Iraq; £2.5m building dispute claim concerning the construction of eight properties in Esher valued at £10m; acting for an offshore open-ended investment company in connection with a portfolio of 1,200 properties which were subject to lifetime leases with an investment value of £73.65m; and advising on sponsorship rights for Moto GP contracts.
Career
2014 | Keystone Law | Consultant Solicitor |
2009-2014 | Radcliffes LeBrasseur | Associate Solicitor |
2006-2009 | Gardner Austin LLP | Assistant Solicitor |
2002-2006 | Gardner Wellers Solicitors | Trainee and then Assistant Solicitor |
2005 | Qualified as a Solicitor |
1996-1999 | Adelaide – Jones | General Practice Surveyor |
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Employment > Employees/unions
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Corporate and commercial > International business reorganisations
- Private client > Court of protection
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Public sector > Healthcare
- Real estate > Residential property
Firm Rankings
- Employment > Senior executives
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Finance > Islamic finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Music
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Transport > Travel
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Transport > Aviation
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Private client > Family
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Transport > Shipping
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Employment > Employers
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders