Blake Morgan LLP’s property litigation practice acts for major local, national, and multinational clients across the retail, housing, and telecoms sectors. Heading up the team, Zoe Wright is a leading authority on planning and development disputes, vacant possession work, and commercial lease issues concerning residential and commercial property. Alongside particular expertise in the telecoms space, Simon Pestell is a specialist adviser to leading retail and leisure clients on commercial landlord and tenant matters. Leading the firm’s residential property litigation offering, Thomas Djan-Krofa acts for social housing providers, local authorities, and commercial and residential tenants on all aspects of property litigation.
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Key clients
- British Red Cross Society
- Canal and River Trust
- David Lloyd Leisure Limited
- Griffins Insolvency Practitioners
- Mays Properties Limited
- Medivet
- Metro Bank plc
- Oxfam
- Sentor Investments Limited
- Shanly Homes Limited
- Sorbon Estates Limited
- Southern Co-operative Group Limited
Work highlights
Acting for Insolvency Practice, Griffins, in relation to a claim against a company in administration, defending a claim for proprietary estoppel brought by the occupier.
Acting for an executor and beneficiary of an estate to obtain vacant possession of four residential flats within one building in London under a single leasehold title.
Defending a claim for fraudulent misstatement under the tort of deceit brought by the claimant residential developer against neighbouring residential property owners following trespass.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Zoe Wright
Other key lawyers
Simon Pestell; Thomas Djan-Krofa