1 Crown Office Row remains a first port of call for property work in the South East. Property law specialist Simon Sinnatt is widely praised as an ‘extremely strong advocate’. He acts for developers, local governments, and private clients on a regular basis. Paul Ashwell has considerable experience handling property disputes in the private and public sectors. Michael Walker continues to build a strong practice covering landlord and tenant, boundary, and leasehold enfranchisement disputes, among others. Matthew Withers acted on behalf of the defendants in Hunt, Hunt & Hunt v Pollard and Pollard, a nuisance claim concerning a Victorian-style carriage lantern affixed to the defendant’s property which the claimants unsuccessfully argued shone into their bedroom and therefore prevented them from sleeping.
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Profile
Position
Simon is a property law specialist, practising primarily in Sussex, London and the South Coast, acting for developers, local government and private clients.
Career
Call: 1993, Lincoln’s Inn.
Memberships
Property Bar Association.
Education
University of York (1991 BA Hons History); University of Sussex (1992 CPE); Inns of Court School of Law (1993).
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