Mr Luke Maidens > Blacks Solicitors LLP > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile

Blacks Solicitors LLP
CITY POINT
29 KING STREET
LEEDS
LS1 2HL
England

Work Department

Real Estate Litigation

Position

Partner and Head of Real Estate Litigation

Career

Luke Maidens joined Blacks Solicitors in 2021 as Partner and Head of the Real Estate Litigation team.

Luke was previously a Property Litigation Partner at a major international law firm and has some 15 years of experience and expertise in the full range of property litigation matters. He will always strive to resolve any issues in the most practical and commercial way possible.

In addition, Luke is a leading expert in the telecommunications sector and has been at the forefront of precedent-setting litigation, following the introduction of the new Telecommunications Code, in December 2017. He deals with all issues and technical queries arising from the installation of telecommunications apparatus on land.

Luke is the co-author of the leading telecoms law text ‘The Electronic Communications Code and Property Law; Practice and Procedure’, published by Routledge in 2019.

Lawyer Rankings

Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate > Property litigation

Blacks Solicitors LLP provides ‘expert advice and assistance’ on a wide array of property disputes and is particularly reputed for its work in the telecoms space, where the team regularly advises clients with large telecoms portfolios on lease renewal and development disputes as well as contentious infrastructure installations. Practice lead Luke Maidens is an expert on matters related to the Telecommunications Code 2017 and Electronic Communications Code 2019 and also extends the team’s offering to clients seeking advice on dilapidations and land valuation disputes. Aimee Hutchinson is a key contact for disputes in the holiday and home parks sector, and Paul Sagar bolsters the team’s telecoms expertise.