Gavin Ballance > Keystone Law > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Keystone Law
48 CHANCERY LANE
LONDON
WC2A 1JF
England

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