Senior Associate
Anjali Patel
Real estate disputes
Strategic litigator
I am a Senior Associate in the Real Estate Litigation team. I specialise in all aspects of commercial property disputes such as contractual disputes, service charge disputes, commercial arrears recovery, water ingress disputes, dilapidations, terminations and consents.
I act on behalf of clients at the onset of litigation, thereby providing advice in terms of mitigation, through to negotiated settlements and court proceedings. I aim to provide succinct, strategic advice whilst focusing on clients' commercial objectives.
My experience includes:
- defending and settling multi-million pound dilapidations claims on behalf of a high street retail occupier.
- providing strategic advice to a client regarding opposed lease renewals in relation to its development strategy.
- successfully settling a water ingress dispute which resulted in the client being compensated for substantial losses it had suffered.
- acting on behalf of retail and hospitality clients in relation to all aspects of commercial property disputes across their England and Wales portfolios.
- defending hundreds of court proceedings on behalf of major UK retail occupiers in relation to their response to the Covid-19 pandemic. This included the Lillywhites litigation and the High Court case of AEW UK Reit PLC -v- Sportsdirect.com Retail Limited [2021] EWHC 1013 (QB) which involved defences such as frustration, rent suspension and implied terms.
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Tactful and concise on some of the most difficult matters.
Legal 500
Resolving real estate life-cycle disputes
Real estate disputes team
From lease renewals to land rights, we help clients resolve real estate disputes efficiently, protect investments, and move forward with assurance.
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