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Richard Cressall
Real estate disputes
Property disputes expert known for practical solutions and clear advice
- Cairns & Moore v Committee Painshawfield Estate [2023] UKUT 119 (LC) – application to modify an unusual restrictive covenant - ground (aa)
- Burras Otley v Johnson & others [2023] EWHC 2022 (Ch) – appeal as to the interpretation of a reservations and grants of rights of way in 1930s and 1940s conveyances and the application of the rule against perpetuities
- Newman v Clarke [2016] EWHC 2959 (Ch) – trusts of property and the “self-dealing” rule
- Advice on various key retail CVAs, both for landlord and tenants
- 3-week trial over termination of complex pipeline store agreements for a major retailer
- Various successful trials and declarations defeating landlords unreasonably withholding consent
- Trial over periodic tenancy v tenancy at will of large depot
- Multi-million pound dilapidations claim following termination of significant warehouse lease
- Successfully resisting relief from forfeiture application
- Right of way dispute relating to key housebuilding site
- Rights to light dispute over property in Mayfair
- Expert determination regarding interpretation of affordable housing deductions in variable purchase price in contract for sale of development land
Legal excellence in action
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180 years of legal excellence.
Recognition & awards
Richard Cressall is one of the brightest property litigators in the country. Always a pleasure to deal with. He puts the client 1st, 2nd and 3rd and is great at finding commercially sensible solutions.
Legal 500
Resolving property 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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