Jonathan Corris > Devonshires Solicitors LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Devonshires Solicitors LLP
30 FINSBURY CIRCUS
LONDON
EC2M 7DT
England

Work Department

Real Estate and Projects

Position

Jonathan co-heads the Real estate and Projects team. He has worked with clients on a variety of development projects from large scale regenerations to the delivery of a single new property. His work covers advising clients on  a wide spectrum of documentation including JV agreements, development agreements, option agreements, conditional contracts, planning agreements and managing disposals of completed developments for Registered Providers and private developers.

Jonathan also works closely with our corporate and governance team in relation to ensuring that clients have the right structures in place to deliver and fund their development programmes. This includes interacting with regulatory bodies and commercial lending institutions to ensure that client objectives are not delayed.

Education

University of Sussex (LLB Hons); College of Law.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Real estate > Social housing: local authorities and registered providers

(Leading partners)

Jonathan Corris – Devonshires Solicitors LLP

The ‘market-leading’ cross-departmental offering at Devonshires Solicitors LLP is well-equipped to advise the entire range of social housing providers, including registered, unregistered, and private registered, for profit and not-for-profit, and local authorities. The team is jointly led by Triya Maicha, who is highly sought after by registered providers and is especially skilled in large-scale regeneration projects, and Jonathan Corris, who is a key name for property joint ventures. Andrew Cowan is noted for his expertise in banking and governance-related social housing issues, and Donna McCarthy‘s practice encompasses both non-contentious and contentious mandates; she is particularly experienced in representing housing providers in Human Rights and Equality Act challenges. Matthew Waters frequently handles new registrations and regulatory compliance matters. Local authority housing law is a key area for Jonathan Jarvis, while Samantha Grix is skilled in rent regulation mandates. Lee Russell is a key figure within the team.