Hogan Lovells Publications
Real Estate Quarterly Summer 2017
Summer 2017
Benjamin Willis
Associate, London
Email ben.willis@hoganlovells.com
Phone +44 20 7296 5564
Fax +44 20 7296 2001
Practice groupCorporate
Whether you own a property or you occupy one, you are bound to run into contentious property matters such as: dilapidations issues, tenant insolvency, service charge disputes and business lease renewals.
Ben has worked with various clients, including developers, sovereign wealth funds, institutional landlords and financial institutions to navigate through these matters. Ben is also a regular contributor to our Keeping it Real Estate blog and also contributes to external publications.
Ben joined the Real Estate Disputes team in 2015.
Education and admissions
Education
L.P.C., BPP Law School, London, 2012
B.A. (Jurisprudence), Oxford University, 2011
Memberships
Property Litigation Association
Representative experience
Achieving victory at court for landlords to be reimbursed rental discounts imposed under a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) following the collapse of the retailer BHS.
Successfully appealing to the Court of Appeal on a point of EU sanctions law enabling a sovereign wealth fund to enforce a €12.5m loan through bankruptcy proceedings.
Securing permission in the High Court against the administrators of a nationwide retail chain to forfeit the leases of five retail park units.
