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 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