Melissa Thompson
Partner
Melissa is a leading property dispute resolution specialist and a solicitor advocate who appears for clients in the County and High Courts.
Melissa's experience
-
Advising London Borough of Barnet on a complex development of circa 150 affordable new homes, within an existing Council estate in the borough.
- United Kingdom
- Government and public sector
-
Advising Legal & Contingency in the UK on rights of light issues associated with rights of light insurance policies and claims.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
-
Advising Royal London and the Portman Estate on property investment and development matters including unopposed lease renewals, breach of covenant issues, rent and service charge arrears, dilapidations and real property issues including trespass, access rights, restrictive covenants and rights of light.
- United Kingdom
- Real Estate
-
United Utilities Urgent injunction and possession claims to deal with mass protests arising in the context of shale gas developments adjacent to United Utilities land and infrastructure.
- United Kingdom
- Real Estate
-
Universities of Sussex and Sheffield Urgent injunction and possession claims to deal with mass protests arising in the context of student disorder and sit ins associated with nationwide funding cuts and political unrest.
- United Kingdom
- Real Estate
-
Acted for the owner of a 5 star luxury hotel in the heart of Mayfair and advising on its proposed refurbishment and redevelopment plans including rights of light and other development constraints.
- United Kingdom
- Real Estate
-
Acted on the team for the interested party, SP Manweb PLC, in a claim for judicial review of the North Wales Wind Farms Connection Order 2016.
- United Kingdom
- Energy & Natural Resources
-
Advised on strategic rights of light and other development areas to a large property fund in relation to its proposed redevelopment of a large office building off Regent Street, London.
- United Kingdom
- Real Estate
-
Acted for Jimmy Choo in relation to the redevelopment of its flagship store on New Bond Street, London
- United Kingdom
- Real Estate
-
LK Bennett in connection with the relocation of its head office from Cavendish Square, London
- United Kingdom
- Real Estate
Credentials
-
2015Made Partner at Pinsent Masons
-
2006College of Law, London – Higher Rights of Audience (All Courts)
-
2006Joined Pinsent Masons
-
2004Berwin Leighton Paisner, Associate
-
2003Qualified - England and Wales
-
2001College of Law, York – LPC
-
2000College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium – LLM European Law
-
1999University of Warwick – LLB (Hons) European Law
Out-Law / Insight by Melissa Thompson
People who viewed Melissa Thompson also viewed
Show me all
Désirée Fields
Legal Director
Désirée advises on worldwide trade mark and design portfolio management, international prosecution and clearance, enforcement, exploitation and commercialisation of trade marks and designs.
Dinesh Banani
Partner
Dinesh is our Head of US Securities and has been guiding corporates and investment banks through equity and debt capital markets transactions in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia for the last 20 years.
David Barker
Global Sector Head for Technology, Science and Industry
David is our Sector Head for Technology, Science and Industry and leads our global offering to clients in these sectors. He is recognised as a market leader in technology and privacy litigation, having acted in some of the most complex and groundbreaking litigation in the tech space.
David Doogan
Partner
David acts for Lenders and Borrowers and specialises in the finance aspects of a wide variety of corporate transactions including corporate lending (secured and unsecured), property finance transactions (both investment and development), acquisition finance and leveraged transactions, corporate reorganisations and receivables financing transactions.