Expertise

Specialises in commercial real estate developments/regeneration and investemnt sales and purchases acting for developers, funds and public bodies with particular expertise in non-contentious construction law.

Experience

• Acted for 3i on the leasehold acquisition of its  new London headquarters building at 16 Palace Street including dealing with all aspects of the fit out construction documentation
• Acting for Oxford City Council in the £300m redevelopment of Westgate Shopping Centre, Oxford
• Acted for Limited Partnership between USS and Grosvenor on both construction and certain property aspects in relation to development of Grand Arcade Shopping Precinct, Cambridge
• Acted for Legal & General on purchase and funding of Birmingham International Park, Solihull and Barbican Leisure Park, Plymouth
• Acted for AXA in the negotiation of a development agreement with London Development
• Advised on the potential £200m development site in Dagenham
• Acted for Hermes on the initial purchase of St Ann's House, Manchester (mixed offices/retail), subsequent letting of offices to Beachcroft Wansbroughs and subsequent sale
• Acted for Hermes on purchase and subsequent sale of Thames Valley Park 3, Reading
• Acted for Derby Estates on the purchase, pre-letting, construction and subsequent sale of office premises at Pride Park, Derby
• Acted for O2 (UK) Limited in relation to numerous leasehold and freehold acquisitions including offices and call centres
• Acted for BT on the property aspects of the outsourcing and sale of circa £2 billion worth of property, and on the demerger of BT Cellnet from the BT Group

Professional

Trained at Turner Kenneth Brown, 1987-1989
LG, Assistant Solicitor 1989-1997
LG, Partner 1997 to date

Professional Memberships

Member of the British Council for Offices
The Society of Construction Law 

Publications

• Author of various articles on the Commercial Lease Code and proposed legislation on Upward Only Rent Reviews
• Contributor to 'Contemporary Construction Law Volume 1' published by Construction Law Press
• Chaired workshop on Latent Defects Insurance at BCO Annual Conference in Paris 2005