Real Estate Litigation and Planning Disputes
The real estate market is always changing. Businesses need lawyers who know the market, understand the commerciality of issues as well as the law, and will give advice tailored to a particular business need.
We are recognised as a leading real estate litigation practice with an outstanding reputation for handling complex ad hoc and high-profile commercial property and planning disputes, acting on pivotal cases for a wide range of clients ; from government bodies and international financial institutions to major corporate concerns.
Examples of cases we can advise on include:
- Landlord and tenant matters - break notice disputes, service charge claims, possession and forfeiture actions, dilapidations, lease renewal or business tenancy claims.
- Insolvency-related disputes advising insolvency practitioners, advising on a landlord's remedies in the face of an insolvent tenant.
- Neighbour disputes, rights to light claims, nuisance, boundary issues, restrictive covenants, rights of access.
- Professional negligence actions for example in relation to advice given by solicitors, valuers' negligence cases concerning surveyors, and claims against management companies.
- Major property transaction disputes, construction disputes between contractors and developers, failures to complete, warranty claims, joint venture disputes and limited partner disputes.
- Enfranchisement - in respect of prime and super prime residential premises, advising landlords and tenants in respect of lease extension and collective enfranchisement (freehold purchase) claims.
With wide experience of the property market and all types of dispute resolution procedure, we are used to managing many of the largest and most complex multi-party disputes. Working closely with our real estate, insolvency, corporate, projects and finance teams, we provide clients with creative legal solutions to their business problems, right up to conclusion of a project or dispute.
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- Competition and Antitrust Litigation
- Aviation and Shipping Litigation
- Financial Services and Securities Litigation
- Class Actions and Group Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
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Publications: 20 December 2023
从绝对豁免到相对豁免——《外国国家豁免法》对内地和香港跨境争议的影响
随着《中华人民共和国外国国家豁免法》(下称“《外国国家豁免法》”)即将于2024年1月1日起施行,中华人民共和国(下称“中国”)内地和香港长期以来所奉行的对外国国家及其财产的绝对豁免原则亦将迎来终结。《外国国家豁免法》引入了有关商业活动的例外,并允许外国国家事先以明示的方式放弃国家豁免,从而增加了可对外国国家提起诉讼的情形,并扩大了可对其在内地和香港境内的财产执行仲裁裁决和法院判决的范围。这一变化…
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We always get a fast response; communication is flawless and expedient.
Chambers 2024 (Real Estate Litigation)
The quality of the team's work is very high and they have had no problem keeping up with the pace of the deal while the counterparty's legal team has struggled to keep up at times.
Chambers 2024 (Real Estate Litigation)
The Allen & Overy team is very knowledgeable and has deep understanding of issues at hand.
Chambers 2023 (Real Estate Litigation)