Expertise

Acts on a full range of property litigation matters for landlords, tenants, developers and lenders including rent review advice, service charge disputes, advice on avoiding unwanted assignments and alterations, dilapidations claims, strategic advice and opposing renewals to clear sites for development, removal of restrictive covenants, rights to light issues, dealing with tenant insolvency and telecoms code advice.
 
Is recognised as a leading individual in her field by the Legal 500 and Chambers directories.

Experience

• Successfully defending a rights to light injunction on a central London Retail Development site
• Advising a high profile retailer on its strategy for dealing with issues and potential litigation arising out of a major repair problem in a flagship store
• Advising and providing training to various institutional landlords on their policies for dealing with tenants' applications for licences and how to avoid claims of unreasonableness
• Clients include: Legal & General Assurance Society Ltd; Zurich Assurance Ltd; BMW(UK) Trustees Ltd; Telereal; O2(UK)Ltd; NFU Mutual Insurance Society Ltd; Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited, Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd; Airwave Solutions; and Bracknell Regeneration Limited Partnership

Professional

Qualified 1988
Boodle Hatfield, 1986-1989
LG, 1989-1996
LG, Partner 1996 to date

Professional Memberships

Property Litigation Association
Member of the Owners and Occupiers Property Forum chaired by Sir Bryan Carsberg

Publications

• Regular speaker at public seminars and seminars for clients
• Contributor to the Estates Gazette