Mills & Reeve LLP has a cross-office practice that has a heavy concentration of talent in Norwich, where practice heads Caroline Dean and Carina Davis are standout partners for development projects and strategic land matters. The firm has 'a very large widely skilled practice with a good range of specialists available to provide advice'. Among the many highly regarded partners are mixed-use development specialist Anna Aldous, residential development expert Zoe Cooke, portfolio acquisition adviser Lisa-Marie Kennedy, corporate real estate structuring specialist David Siddall, and principal associate Judy Day, who handles education sector projects. Cooke recently advised Lendlease on a £250m residential project at Elephant Park, London.
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- 'A very large widely skilled practice with a good range of specialists available to provide advice.'
- 'Caroline Dean has been helpful and nice to work with in fairly complicated commercial property transactions and her team is very willing to assist. It has been a pleasure dealing with Callum Ross as part of the team.'
‘Their collaboration with the client and fully understanding the needs and the risk tolerance of the business.’
‘The are helpful, responsive and extremely knowledgeable. Worked for a long time for our organization and fully understand the needs and requirements of the business.’
‘The team is responsive, responsive and pragmatic. They have a wealth of knowledge and are always current in terms of new information, case law and legislation.’
‘Judy Day is a pleasure to work alongside. She is always efficient and timely in her responses and advice. She is excellent at helping a non-legal professional to navigate complex issues and decide on the balance of risk.’
Key clients
- Anglia Innovation Partners LLP (Norwich Research Park)
- Archant Limited
- Brown Family (Holt)
- Central Trust
- City College Norwich
- Clifford Estate Company Limited
- Colman Family Trust
- Countrywide Legal Indemnities Limited
- Diocese of East Anglia
- East Anglian Air Ambulance
Work highlights
- Acting for Kilverstone Trust and other Landowners who are (in conjunction with Pigeon) selling land for a residential led development of circa 5,000 houses near Thetford known as Kingsfleet. The initial three housebuilders who have bought the first three phases (Hopkins, Kier and Taylor Wimpey) are marketing and selling units.
- Acting for U&C in its role as master developer of the new urban extension to the south of Newark, in which it has the major interest in the consortium of landowners for this site. Middlebeck is consented for 3,150 new homes, a primary school, over 2m sq ft of employment space as well as community facilities, open space and a major new southern bypass connecting the A46 to the A1.
- Acting for the Holden Group of companies relating to their operational motor dealerships and investment properties. Acted on the acquisition of the multi-site Cecil & Larter dealership, which involved bringing the trading business into the Holden group and extracting and re-gearing the occupational properties to ensure long-term occupation.
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Practice head
Caroline Dean; Carina Davis
Other key lawyers
Anna Aldous; Zoe Cooke; David Siddall; Callum Ross; Judy Day