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Shomik Datta

020 7421 4986 shomikd@cornerstonebarristers.com

Work Department

Property; landlord and tenant; commercial disputes.

Position

Shomik is a property and commercial litigator with two decades of experience. A highly regarded practitioner, his client base includes large PLCs, property developers, local authorities, registered providers and high net-worth individuals. Examples of his recent cases include: Rail for London v London Borough of Hackney [2022] EWHC 2929 (Ch), concerning a dispute about the interpretation of a commercial lease, implied terms and estoppel by convention; enforcement of a £15m restoration obligation relating to the largest open-cast mine in Europe, which went to the Court of Appeal on issues of construction; the first Court of Appeal case to consider the Council Tax Scheme and recovery of putative over payments; numerous disputes between employers and former employees concerning restrictive covenants and confidentiality provisions; right of light disputes concerning developments in Milton Keynes and Winchester; advising upon several applications to modify or remove freehold restrictive covenants to permit development; and telecommunications code disputes.

Career

Called 2000 by Gray’s Inn. Formerly head of Property and Commercial Group at 42 Bedford Row. Joined Cornerstone in January 2013.

Languages

Functional Bengali.

Memberships

Property Bar Association (PBA); Social Housing Law Association (SHLA).

Education

Loughborough Grammar School; Magdalen College, Oxford (MA Jurisprudence); Inns of Court School of Law (BVC).

Leisure

Shomik often attempts to play, but is now more comfortable watching, cricket, football and a variety of more arcane sports. He has an avid interest in all forms of music, and is slave to two daughters.