Experience

I have expertise in the following matters.:

•  Commercial lease renewals (opposed and unopposed)
• Possession Claims
• Forfeiture proceedings
• Rent and Service Charge disputes
• Claims for damages for dilapidations
• Boundary disputes including claims to register easements by prescription
• Breach of covenant claims 

My wider litigation experience includes dealing with claims in respect of professional negligence, contractual disputes and contested probate.

I have experience in dealing with claims at County Court, High Court, Court of Appeal and the First-tier Tribunal  (Property Chamber) and mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.

Notable Cases

Malik v Sheikh [2018] EWHC 973 – Acted for the successful appellant in this case which related to the presumption of undue influence between family members

Patel & Patel v Patel & Patel [2016] WL 02908670 – Acted for the successful landlords in opposing the grant of a new tenancy on the ground that they intended to occupy the premises for their own business

Almacantar Centre Point Nominee No.1 Limited and another v CID Investments Ltd and others [2021] EW Misc 11 (CC) – Acted for the landlord of the iconic Centre Point House, London in a claim for injunctive relief restraining the use of a flat for short term lets on Booking.com

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