Real Estate Litigation and Disputes

Representative experience

Advised Ernst & Young as administrators of the Luminar Group, in successfully defending a landmark High Court action relating to payment of rent as an administration expense.

Securing vacant possession of a large development site in London's West End, including terminating more than 30 Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 protected leases.

Successfully defended two financial institutions in litigation relating to a transfer of a portfolio of real estate and entities for roughly US$1.4bn.

Represented a large shopping mall developer in New York in defense of RICO claims.

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”Finality or justice” – Hong Kong Court Considers Challenges to Arbitral Awards

25 May 2022

In two successive decisions, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance has refused applications for extensions of time to set aside arbitral awards, in one case suggesting that there would need ...

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Building a tech strategy: The future of tech

25 May 2022

With any form of disruption comes legal risks, and that’s no different for technology. A lot of innovation is happening right now, and it’s very important that businesses are...

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New EU Battery Regulation – Additional challenges for companies

24 May 2022

On 10 December 2020, the European Commission published a proposal for a new EU Regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries ("Battery Regulation"). The Battery...

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Levelling up and regenerating the English planning system - planning policy and “material” considerations

20 May 2022

The promise of planning reform seems perennial. After its Planning White Paper received a less than warm reception, compounded by suggestions that it contributed to by-election defeats, the ...

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Building a resilient tech strategy: Data bias

17 May 2022

In recent years, data-driven technologies have transformed the world around us, we have computers that can translate for us, facial recognition systems to unlock our phones and algorithms...

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Hogan Lovells secures resounding victory for ENRC in landmark case against Dechert and SFO

16 May 2022

In a judgment made public on 16 May 2022, the High Court has made unprecedented findings of “extraordinary” and “almost unimaginable” misconduct by ENRC’s...

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