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Property litigation

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Broadfield Law UK LLP

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At Broadfield Law UK LLP, the team oversees work on commercial and residential property litigation, with a strength in possession claims, nuisance, and restrictive covenants. Simon Painter oversees the team, receiving a varied stream of instructions, including leasehold enfranchisement claims and insolvency-related disputes, and Phil Smith regularly acts for developers on contentious work relating to site acquisitions and development. Aoife Murphy advises on restrictive covenant disputes, while Katie Smith frequently acts on property-related professional negligence. Judith Smyth provides guidance on vacant possession strategies.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Simon Painter is very knowledgeable, commercially minded, pragmatic and solutions-oriented. He has patiently guided us through a very difficult property matter, given us candid advice in a kind and constructive manner, whilst clearly setting out our options and likelihood of success.’

  • ‘All-round knowledge strength in depth. A good approach to listening and understanding of client's concerns. Good response times and approach to client care ’

  • ‘Brilliant individual and partner support. Reliable and great advice received. Listened and understood the problem being faced, and timely and accurate advice was provided.’

  • ‘Judith Smyth is subtle and clever. She does not bluster: she just quietly gets on with digging away for a solution.’

  • ‘Katie Smith is very good. She has a wide range of work and brings enthusiasm and attention to detail.’

  • ‘Expertise and dedication at partner level, of counsel and below across the full range of property litigation matters.’

Key clients

  • Clarion Housing Group
  • The Ministry of Defence
  • Fred Perry
  • Able Humber Ports
  • Smurfit Westrock UK
  • The National Grid
  • City Electrical Factors
  • Bank of Ireland
  • Peel Holdings / The Manchester Ship Canal Company
  • Kurt Geiger
  • Premier Marinas
  • Stonegate Farmers

Work highlights

Acted for The Manchester Ship Canal Company Limited in its appeal before a seven-member panel of the Supreme Court, which confirmed that watercourse owners have private law rights in trespass or nuisance to sue utility companies for damages for unauthorised discharges of raw sewage into watercourses.
Acted for the Central YMCA in successfully defeating a high-profile High Court injunction application seeking to prevent the closure of a central London gym.
Acting for a City of London livery company in seeking to enforce the benefit of a restrictive covenant that makes approximately a £50 million difference to the value of the burdened property.

Practice head

Simon Painter

Other key lawyers

Phil Smith; Aoife Murphy; Katie Smith; Judith Smyth