WORK HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE ​

• For Land Securities, British Land, Hammerson and Intu, successfully challenging, in the Court of Appeal, the legal precedent that companies in administration could enjoy the benefit of occupation without having to pay rent as an administration expense.

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• For Derwent London, successfully resisting an attempted rights of light-related injunction of a mixed use development above Tottenham Court Road station.

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• Acting for Tesco in a distribution depot rent review, that required the expert determination of 4 legal issues.

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• On behalf of the Crown Estate, obtained vacant possession for redevelopment of various Regent Street blocks.

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• For Federated Hermes, taking to trial an unopposed business lease renewal, to decide the rental impact of a landlord’s break right being incorporated into a new lease.

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• Contesting, on behalf of Deliveroo, the challenge by a landlord to the exercise of a break option that was conditional on the tenant giving vacant possession.

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• For Penguin Books, contesting a Regent Street disease-related service charge claim brought by the owner of Shell Mex House.

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• Litigating to trial, on behalf of the Electric Group, its opposition to the renewal of the Sheffield Leadmill nightclub lease on the own occupation ground.