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EC4V 4AY
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Rachel Fitzgerald

Work Department
Property Litigation
Position
Rachel specialises in a wide range of property disputes with an emphasis on commercial landlord and tenant disputes and real property disputes.
She advises on a broad range of contentious commercial matters, acting for both landlords and tenants in respect of claims for dilapidations, forfeiture and breach of lease covenants. She is also experienced in providing strategic advice to her clients on business tenancy lease renewal matters, the exercise of break clauses, consents to assign or underlet, rent reviews, obtaining vacant possession and tenancy insolvency issues.
Rachel has a particular interest in easement and restrictive covenant disputes.
Career
Rachel joined Wedlake Bell LLP in January 2021 having previously practised at Mundays LLP. Rachel completed her training contract at Irwin Mitchell LLP in 2015.
Rachel graduated from the National University of Ireland Galway in 2010 having obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Joint-Honours) degree in Law and English and a Bachelor of Laws degree before obtaining her Masters in Law degree at Trinity College Dublin in 2011. She then completed the Graduate Diploma in Law in 2012 and the Legal Practice Course in 2013, both at the University of Law.
Memberships
Rachel is a member of the Property Litigation Association.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Property litigation
Clients come to Wedlake Bell LLP for its ‘strategic approach and commercial acumen’, where the group advises investment funds, developers, and leading retailers. The property litigation group counts contested lease renewals, dilapidation claims, deposit disputes, and terminations under the Electronic Communications Code within its scope of work. The ‘extremely clever’ Adam Colenso leads the practice and focuses on landlord and tenant litigation, in addition to development disputes and cases relating to public houses. ‘Energetic and industrious’ Jonathan Hibberts is well-versed in lease renewals, disrepair claims, and termination disputes, whereas the ‘bright and energetic’ Rachel Fitzgerald covers commercial landlord and tenant disputes, such as business tenancy lease renewal issues.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Residential property
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Senior executives
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Employment > Employers
- Private client > Family
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms