James Fownes > Shakespeare Martineau LLP > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile
Shakespeare Martineau LLP Offices
NO 1 COLMORE SQUARE
BIRMINGHAM
B4 6AA
England
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James Fownes
Work Department
Real Estate Disputes
Position
Partner
Career
James works with clients and colleagues to find effective solutions to property disputes and problems.
James specialises in advising on and resolving all aspects of commercial landlord and tenant disputes, regularly involving dilapidations, forfeiture, the contentious aspects of lease renewals, service charge issues and the operation of break clauses.
James has a growing reputation in the Midlands and beyond for solving commercial property problems.
Clients and others have described James in the major legal directories as “a sound technician” and “a very bright, personable lawyer with a great commercial head.” He is also described as an “outstanding” lawyer noted for being “very bright and commercial.”
Lawyer Rankings
West Midlands > Real estate > Property litigation
(Leading individuals)Shakespeare Martineau LLP continues to develop its roster of major clients across sectors including education, retail, energy and telecoms, and has experience in an array of property disputes in the High Court and County Court as well as arbitration and increasingly, before property tribunals. Practice head Martin Edwards advises clients on the full spectrum of property disputes, receiving repeat instructions from significant clients such as National Grid, among others. James Fownes is another key name in the practice, and focuses on commercial landlord and tenant disputes, as well as adverse possession, rectification and Land Registry matters. Justine Ball also adds strength to the team through her expertise advising landowners on the termination and renewal of telecoms leases. Associate Pia Eames plays an active role supporting the team.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals 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
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Employment > Employment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy, project finance and PFI
- Employment > Immigration
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Birmingham
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in the West Midlands
- 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
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Social housing
- Real estate > Commercial property: Birmingham
- Private client > Family: elsewhere in the West Midlands
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant