Robert Highmore > Charles Russell Speechlys LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP Offices

5 FLEET PLACE
LONDON
EC4M 7RD
England
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Robert Highmore

Work Department
Charities and not-for-profit, real estate and construction; property litigation.
Position
Robert specialises in commercial and residential property and landlord and tenant litigation and dispute resolution, including property related professional negligence. He acts for a range of clients, including institutional funds, landed estates, charities, developers, property companies, corporate occupiers and individuals. Robert works hard to achieve the desired results for clients whether by assisting them avoid or defend claims, or by pursuing action with determination and to Court or the Tribunal should this be appropriate. He keeps the benefits of alternatives to litigation, such as mediation, closely in mind together with the importance of ensuring all advice and action is cost-effective. Robert and his team work alongside certain longstanding clients and assist them and their other advisers in looking after not only high value and significant cases, but also the many and varied day to day issues that arise in this often complex area of law and practice. He possesses a thorough understanding of clients’ businesses, properties and objectives, which is vital to giving relevant and effective advice.
Robert is a founder member and past Chair of the Property Litigation Association and a member and past founder Chair of the Commercial Real Estate Legal Association. He is a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Surveyors and a a Trustee of St Olave’s & St Savoiur’s Schools Foundation.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Private client > Court of protection
- Private client > Family: mediation
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Residential property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- Real estate > Planning
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Employment > Senior executives
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition