Bill joined JMW in June 2025 from Howes Percival LLP. Bill is a specialist property litigation solicitor who advises on a wide range of contentious property issues relating to residential, commercial and development land. Bill also has a focus on insolvency related property litigation. Bill’s experience includes:
- Commercial landlord and tenant work, including contested and non-contested lease renewals, dilapidations, breaches of covenant, forfeiture and contested applications for landlord’s consent
- Adverse possession claims
- Restrictive covenants relating to property, including claims for injunctions
- Residential lease extensions, collective enfranchisement and Section 5 - Right of First Refusal
- The Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 claims
- Boundary disputes
- Professional negligence claims relating to property transactions
- Rectification and title disputes
- Property contract disputes, including conditional contracts, option agreements and overage agreements
Bill acts for a broad range of clients including institutional landlords, commercial tenants, developers, landowners individuals and insolvency practitioners.
Bill has been described in the Legal 500 as being “bright, efficient and pleasant to work with".
Bill supports Southampton FC and enjoys spending time with his young family.