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Edwin Coe LLP

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Home to a ‘very strong team with a pragmatic approach’, Edwin Coe LLP is active in litigation within the High Court and Court of Appeal. Practice head Joanna Osborne focuses on matters regarding the Building Safety Act. Seasoned practitioner Shams Rahman has a varied caseload featuring development contracts, adverse possessions, and matters relating to the telecoms code. Other key individuals include Eleanor Stark, a go-to contact for private clients and companies; Alexandra Rusu, who acts for both commercial and residential landlords and tenants on dilapidations; and James Hibbert, who acts on proceedings before the High Court and County Courts.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Edwin Coe is in that happy position where they are large enough to resource significant pieces of litigation but small enough to provide a personal level of service. The team also has a very broad range of experience.’

  • ‘I have mostly worked with Joanne Osborne. She has an extraordinary range of experience across the spectrum of property litigation. I am quite certain she would be an excellent choice for any piece of property-related litigation. The other members of the team I have had contact with have also been imposing and knowledgeable.’

  • ‘Very strong team with a pragmatic approach to often complex property litigation.’

  • ‘The whole team's collaboration, understanding and support for their clients was truly outstanding. We felt safe in their hands, knowing they would leave no stone unturned!’

  • ‘Alexandra Rusu is a standout associate, surely destined for greatness. She is a terrific lawyer who is always on top of the details and has a wonderful way with clients, some of whom find themselves in very difficult and stressful situations.’

  • ‘Joanna Osborne is a fierce defender of her clients’ interests, but very much an iron fist in a velvet glove. And lots of fun to work with!’

Key clients

  • Duchess of Bedford RTM Company Limited
  • Lush Retail Limited
  • Accenture (UK) Limited
  • Salvation Army International Trustee Company
  • Thames River Moorings Limited
  • Finer Limited

Work highlights

Representing the Duchess of Bedford RTM Company Limited on a successful appeal to the Court of Appeal regarding the construction of an exclusion clause.
Acting for Connie Investments Limited, the landlord of the Avni Kensington Hotel in Central London, in relation to a significant rent review through RICS expert determination, determined in the client’s favour following contested proceedings and a successful application for a non-party costs order against the former tenant’s guarantor.
Acting for Lush Retail Limited as an integral part of its advisory team on all aspects of its property litigation work.

Practice head

Joanna Osborne

Other key lawyers

Shams Rahman; Eleanor Stark; Alexandra Rusu; James Hibbert