Tim Fogarty > Winckworth Sherwood LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Winckworth Sherwood LLP Offices
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255 Blackfriars Road
LONDON
SE1 9AX
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Tim Fogarty
Work Department
Real Estate
Position
Partner
Tim is an experienced development risk and disputes lawyer with a particular focus on rights of light, neighbourly matters and planning litigation. He has 25 years’ experience in real estate and development work and acts for several of the UK’s major national house builders and a broad range of other residential developers and investors.
His advice ranges from pre-acquisition risk assessment, to identify and minimise risks from neighbour rights and interests, through to tactical advice to resist direct challenges to a scheme or its underlying planning consent.
Career
Trained: Clifford Chance; qualified: 1991, solicitor Clifford Chance 1991-1996; senior associate then partner Masons 1996-2004; partner Bevan Brittan LLP 2004-08; partner and head of real estate Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP; partner Winckworth Sherwood 2017-present
Memberships
Law Society of England and Wales; Property Litigation Association (past Chairman)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Real estate > Property litigation
Recognised for its ‘in-depth technical knowledge’, Winckworth Sherwood LLP litigates property cases at various levels of court, and often in relation to commercial, development, and residential lease disputes. ‘Top quality property litigator’ Emma Chadwick heads the group and offers expertise in easement and overage disputes, contested lease renewals, and dilapidation claims. Paul Dunbar focuses on commercial landlord and tenant disputes, such as rent reviews and breaches of leasehold covenants, while Tim Fogarty concentrates on rights of light cases and planning litigation. Charlotte Coleman is well versed in vacant possession strategies, and the ‘excellent’ Mary Walsh advises charities and social housing providers on nuisance claims.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Public sector > Education: schools
- Public sector > Local government
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport > Rail
- Employment > Senior executives
- Real estate > Social housing: finance
- Real estate > Social housing: local authorities and registered providers
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Employment > Employers
- Private client > Family
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market