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Rob Bridgman
Work Department
Energy; Public Sector; Tech; Dispute Resolution; Real Estate; Real Estate Litigation
Position
Partner
Career
“a technically sound and commercially astute practitioner who is able to focus in on the commercial points that go to value and risk allocation without becoming bogged down in ‘legalese'”
Legal Counsel, a major energy firm
Rob Bridgman is a partner who helps clients to protect or assert their real estate rights, whether that be in the context of getting a deal done or resolving a dispute.
Rob advises on a wide range of commercial property matters, including land options, overage, development disputes, landlord & tenant claims, adverse possession and breach of covenant disputes, contentious rent reviews and service charge issues. Rob also advises on a number of niche areas including telecommunications, mines & minerals disputes and agricultural issues in the context of commercial and residential developments.
A solicitor-advocate, Rob is part of the team’s advocacy unit. He has appeared in court on behalf of a number of clients, including acting as junior to a silk in a 2014 Court of Appeal case.
Praised for his “concise advice and professional approach”, Rob advises a wealth of well-known corporates on their property disputes. His clients include housebuilders, commercial property developers, investment funds, high street retailers and telecommunications operators.
Rob is also the founder and co-musical director of the (award-winning) Gowling WLG Chorus.
Clients
Major housebuilders, high street retailers, investment funds, commercial landlords, telecommunications operators.
Recognition
Rob is described as “a technically sound and commercially astute practitioner who is able to focus in on the commercial points that go to value and risk allocation without becoming bogged down in ‘legalese’ and someone who ‘is friendly, responsive and exhibits grace under pressure’.”
Legal Counsel, a major energy firm
Experience
Representing a commercial landlord in a long-running dispute against its tenant in relation to shop premises in Bridgnorth (which went all the way to the Court of Appeal, where Rob acted as Junior Counsel to John Randall QC).
Advising WM Morrison Convenience Stores in relation to their acquisition of a number of retail units from Jessops, HMV and Blockbuster.
Acting for E.ON UK plc in their successful High Court dispute against Gilesports Limited, part of the Sports Direct group (which involved successfully running novel points of law).
Acting for a steel stockholder based in Birmingham on a complicated and emotionally-charged possession dispute.
Acting for a major manufacturing business in relation to the potentially defective exercise of a break right which could have cost them £1m in rent.
Advising a fund in relation to a £1m dilapidations claim.
Advising a property developer in relation to a VAT dispute relating to a property in Birmingham.
Advising the operators of a major international airport in relation to a squatter who had claimed adverse possession over part of the airport site (and successfully regaining possession).
Advising on the acquisition of c.140 high street stores by Vodafone from the Administrators of Phones 4U.
Advising a property developer in relation to a potential claim for breach of contract relating to 200 apartment units on a development in Manchester which were being affected by solar gain.
Languages
English
Lawyer Rankings
West Midlands > Real estate > Property litigation
Praised by clients for its ‘top work and stellar reputation‘, Gowling WLG‘s property litigation team routinely works with a range of public and private sector clients – from national housebuilders to local authorities – on cases taken before the various courts, including the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. The Birmingham team is headed up by Paul Barker, a retail, investment, and leisure property specialist ‘with deep experience, real tactical insight and a brilliant client manner.’ London-based Clive Chalkley is noted for his track record in high-stakes litigation, while Rob Bridgman – ‘a really good lawyer and a safe pair of hands’ – is key to the team’s housebuilder-focused offering. David Wigy and Caroline Wort are also recommended.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Environment
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Water
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Health and safety
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
- Real estate > Planning
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport > Rail
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Real estate > Social housing: finance
- Industry focus > TMT
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport