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Cripps
NUMBER 22
MOUNT EPHRAIM
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
Kent
TN4 8AS
England

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Work Department

Real estate.

Position

Specialises in real estate investment and asset management with the retail, office and industrial sectors. Oliver acts for a range of individuals and businesses involved in real estate investment and development from institutions such as M&G Real Estate to individual private investors and corporate occupiers. Recent work includes: managing the legal asset management work on a 170 unit shopping centre for M&G Real Estate; representing a major charity on the sale of an industrial warehouse for approx. £25m; advising a private investor on a series of acquisitions including a supermarket, hotel and car park; advising government departments (eg Home Office and Crown Prosecution Service) on relocations, acquisitions and disposals across their occupied estates; acting for a Far Eastern bank and a US law firm on the relocation of their respective London headquarters.

Career

Trained Hughes Watton (now Piper Smith Watton); qualified 2001; solicitor Stanley Tee (now Tees) 2001-06; joined Cripps LLP 2006, made partner 2011.

Memberships

British Korean Law Association; CRELA; Investment Property Forum.

Education

Tonbridge School; University of Leicester (1997 BA Law and Economics); College of Law, London (1999 Legal Practice Course).

Leisure

Tennis, squash, skiing, golf.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers

Cripps’ corporate occupier practice acts for professional services firms and tech corporations on relocations, refurbishments, and exit strategies. Oliver Morris illustrates strength in large scale head office relocations, where recent work highlights include advising on lease expiries, ESG requirements, and flexible workspaces. Ed Fowler is recommended for assisting luxury national and global retailers on breaking into prime London retail space, while the ‘proactive’ Elizabeth Robertson advises property investors and landlords on development and infrastructure matters.

London > Real estate > Commercial property: development

Cripps advises clients on a diverse range of developments, such as life science, residential, commercial and mixed-use projects. The firm is particularly skilled at providing planning and construction advice. Oliver Morris heads the team alongside Nitej Davda, a construction and litigation specialist. Fellow construction specialist James Lee adds strength to the team, as does Kay Evans, who focuses on the residential and mixed-use sectors. In October 2023, Jason Tann left the practice.

London > Real estate > Commercial property: investment

As a ‘full-service real estate firm’, Cripps advises property investment companies, real estate lenders, and retail park and warehouse owners, among other clients. Stephen Hedley, head of the firm’s broader real estate division, co-leads the department alongside Oliver Morris, who advises an impressive roster of clients, including landed estates, property companies, private high net worth investors and offshore investors. John McGeough‘s clients include educational foundations and charities and Alex Gallyer, promoted to partner in May 2024, boasts particular experience advising landed estates.