Martin Edwards > Shakespeare Martineau LLP > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile
Shakespeare Martineau LLP Offices
NO 1 COLMORE SQUARE
BIRMINGHAM
B4 6AA
England
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Martin Edwards
Work Department
Real Estate Disputes
Position
Partner
Career
Martin is known for his flexible thinking to resolve challenging situations for clients including developers, corporate occupiers, owners and investors.
Martin heads our real estate disputes team advising on disputes arising out of ownership, occupation, management and development of commercial property – including lease renewals/ termination, rights of way/covenants. His practice has a particular focus on telecommunications and infrastructure disputes; dilapidations and service charge; mass trespass and protest injunctions.
“There’s never a dull moment as an experienced property litigator. It’s extremely rewarding guiding clients to successfully resolve disputes in this dynamic area when working with constant developments in the law.”
Lawyer Rankings
West Midlands > Real estate > Property litigation
(Leading partners)Strengthened by the arrival of the new practice head Vanessa Joll in May 2023, Shakespeare Martineau LLP deploys a ‘creative approach’ in tackling complex development disputes, contested 1954 Act claims and break notice issues. Based out of Birmingham, Martin Edwards brings vast expertise in the education, telecoms and energy sectors to the team, whilst the ‘legally excellent’ James Fownes is an expert on the contentious aspects of lease renewals and break clauses. Justine Ball acts on behalf of developers and corporate landlords, and Pia Eames is also noted as a key contact.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners West Midlands > Real estate > Property litigation
- Property litigation West Midlands > Real estate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Public sector > Education
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy, project finance and PFI
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Employment > Employment
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Birmingham
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Birmingham
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in the West Midlands
- Private client > Family: Birmingham
- Private client > Family: elsewhere in the West Midlands
- Employment > Immigration
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Social housing
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Real estate > Commercial property: Birmingham
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in the West Midlands
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant