Sophie Morley > Clarion > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile
Clarion Offices
ELIZABETH HOUSE
13-19 QUEEN STREET
LEEDS
LS1 2TW
England
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Sophie Morley
Work Department
Property litigation
Position
Partner. Sophie has specialised in property litigation for almost 20 years and has developed a reputation for working closely with her clients to resolve issues with a commercial and practical approach.
Sophie enjoys working with the wide variety of issues and clients that property litigation involves. From managing property portfolios of residential and commercial properties to advising on issues arising on a development site; almost every business, whether within the property sector or not, will experience property litigation issue as at some point and Sophie has the experience and expertise to deal with all issues arising.
Sophie has extensive experience in all areas of estate management including lease renewals, rent reviews, break clauses, dilapidations, and applications for consent. She has also acted on multi-party litigation and professional negligence matters, and has acted in court proceedings, mediation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR).
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate > Property litigation
Clarion fields a ‘brilliant team of high-quality lawyers’ that handles a large volume of claims related to repossessions, while also counting landlord and tenant disputes in its caseload. The team is capable of advising on a wide range of dilapidations and rent arrears claims, with practice head Sophie Morley regularly instructed to handle contentious work in the context of property portfolio management. Transactional and development disputes are further areas of expertise for the practice. Natalie Brierley and Philip Feather departed the practice in October 2022 and January 2023, respectively, while the firm recently welcomed Lisa Stratford from Irwin Mitchell and Kate Joss from DWF.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Private client > Family: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) > Infrastructure and energy
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Employment > Health and safety
- Real estate > Planning
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Real estate > Construction
- Real estate > Property litigation