Laurence is a skilled property litigator. He has expertise in all areas of property litigation including rights of way and other easements, both commercial and residential landlord and tenant disputes, adverse possession claims, removal of squatters/trespassers, modification of restrictive covenants, boundary disputes and residential possession claims.
Laurence is also a certified mediator.
Expertise
Landlord and tenant disputes including:
- Lease renewal claims, both opposed and non-opposed
- Forfeiture claims
- Service of break notices
- Tenant insolvency
- Unlawful alienation
- Construction of rent review clauses
- Service charge disputes
- Leasehold enfranchisement actions
- Tenant’s rights of first refusal
- Dilapidations claims
- Actions for breaches of covenant
- Residential possession claims
Real property disputes including:
- Adverse possession actions
- Removal of squatters
- Rights of way and other easements
- Modification of restrictive covenants
- Nuisance claims
- Boundary disputes
- Rights of Light
Other areas:
- Professional negligence claims against solicitors and property professionals
- Appeal of arbitrator awards
Experience
- Advising the owners of a large hotel in respect of a £500k dispute regarding the validity of a notice to complete
- Acting for a property development company in respect of a professional negligence claim against their architect
- Advising Transport for London in respect of various opposed lease renewals relating to the commercial use of a number of underground stations
- Advising a hospital trust in an arbitration against their solicitors for failing to serve a break notice
- Advising a house builder client in a claim against a landowner and the exercise of a right of way
- Advising a supermarket chain in an arbitration concerning the interpretation of a rent review clause
- Advising a government department in respect of a number of lease renewals and redevelopments of their properties
- Advising the LDA in respect of securing land required for the Olympic site
Please note: The experience list above may include examples of work completed prior to joining Keystone Law.
Career
Laurence qualified as a solicitor in 2006. Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2014, he worked at the following firms:
- Follett Stock
- Eversheds