With specialists in all areas of property law, whether you are a large institution looking for support on a complex construction project or investment, a developer navigating tricky environmental issues, or a family under time pressure to complete on a residential sale or purchase, our property experts have the know-how to deliver what you need. Having operated for many decades in the field, we have come to be recognised not only for the huge range of our expertise, but for our particular brand of responsive client service. We work hard to understand our clients’ legal requirements and their business aims, which ensures our advice is commercial and pragmatic. We have sector-leading technical expertise in every field of commercial real estate. We advise clients on all aspects of their operation from funding to dispute resolution, to construction.

We offer full support to developers, construction companies and property finance providers including banks. We also advise on the full range of planning and environmental law, including risk management and environmental permissions, working with a client base that includes landowners, investors and institutions. Our residential property specialists are recognised as some of the best in the business. The same is true of our rural property experts, who are leading advisers to rural landowners of all types, supporting long-standing clients on matters including residential development, minerals and renewables projects and all diversification projects.

Our clients frequently require complex, multi-faceted advice and they find our ability to draw on the expertise of the wider firm invaluable. Our property lawyers collaborate closely with specialist colleagues in areas including tax, trusts, corporate and charity law in order to deliver the holistic solutions clients need.Our standing in the world of property is such that we are regularly invited to speak at industry events and sit on advisory boards. Our lawyers contribute to wider professional debate, lending their insights through their writing in the property press and the national media.

We have a detailed grasp of the complexity of the energy and natural resources sector and appreciate its highly regulated environment. We are recognised for the efficient and effective manner in which we advise our clients across a wide range of corporate, regulatory and commercial issues. Our clients include exploration companies for the oil, gas and minerals industries, mining companies as well as cleantech and renewable energy businesses, both onshore and offshore. Our specialist industry knowledge and international expertise aid us in understanding our client’s business objectives from a legal perspective. We pride ourselves on our attention to detail, technical excellence and our ability to focus on building long-term, productive client relations
As for operational matters, we regularly advise on:
exploration licences and due diligence requirements, including necessary legal opinions and Competent Person and Reservoir Engineer Reports
• mine construction and infrastructure contracts, such as those for road access and power connections
• production sharing agreements, offtake and other product sale arrangements
• procurement of equipment and fixed plant machinery
• planning, environmental and health & safety regulation
• governance structures and anti-corruption legislation
• shareholder activism and dispute resolution.