Phil joined JMW as a partner and deputy head of property litigation in October 2023.
Phil was previously a partner at a leading Legal 500 and Tier 1 Chambers firm, having headed up their property litigation team.
Phil has expertise in various types property litigation matters, including but not limited to:
- adverse possession and trespass (advising and conducting litigation in connection with the acquisition of land in the Heathrow expansion zone worth circa £43 million)
- boundary disputes, neighbour disputes, nuisance claims, trespass, easements (prescriptive and express) and rights of way claims (advising private individuals and developers)
- commercial matters under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, lease renewal and termination, forfeiture, dilapidations, break notices, breach of covenant and tenant insolvency
- co-ownership disputes under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (TOLATA)
- proprietary estoppel claims
- complex residential possession claims
- Building Safety Act matters as they unfold
- rent arrears recovery
- professional negligence relating to property
- receivership and mortgage repossession
Phil has a broad range of experience acting for private individuals, family-owned companies and trusts, high net worth individuals, multinational companies, national companies, commercial landlords and tenants (in a variety of sectors), portfolio owners and management companies.
Phil has over 15 years of experience in dealing with complex and high value property litigation matters in the County Court, High Court and the Court of Appeal.
He is recognised as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ by Legal 500 and is ranked in Chambers and Partners for Real Estate Litigation.
The most recent Legal 500 directory (2023) describes Phil as follows: “highly knowledgeable, commercially astute and without ego. Phil handles complex property litigation matters and works ferociously for his clients”.
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Phil has a keen interest in property. He enjoys DIY, cooking, golf, and motorsport. At the weekend he can mostly be found doing these things with his family.