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
(Next Generation Partners)The ‘incredibly knowledgeable’ property litigation team at Clarion is well equipped to handle high-value possession claims, secured lending disputes and covenant breaches, while working alongside the firm’s banking and real estate teams to conduct mortgage enforcement proceedings and contentious telecoms matters. Sophie Morley leads the team and has extensive experience managing her client’s property portfolios and is increasingly involved in complex contentious property matters. Paige Duller excels at mortgage repossession work, while Lisa Stratford regularly works with banks to advise on insolvency matters. Recent additions to the team include the arrival of Kate Joss and Jessica Wagner from DWF in February 2023 and July 2023 respectively, and Emma Jones from Walker Morris LLP in January 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate > Property litigation
- Property litigation Yorkshire and the Humber > Real estate
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) > Energy and projects
- 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 > Property litigation
- Real estate > Construction
- Real estate > Planning