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Our latest work

Our advisers act on domestic and international matters of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names in the market. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and industry sectors.

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    Advised The London Borough of Barnet a local authority on the disposal of land in London through a conditional agreement for lease, facilitating a residential-led development and a long-term leaseback arrangement.

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    Advised renewable energy developers, on the evaluation of potential non-UK port lease options for offshore wind farm construction.

  • Cumberland Council

    Advising Cumberland Council on a proposed 10,000-home new settlement at Carlisle, including stewardship and delivery structures, development corporation options, land assembly, infrastructure delivery planning and local plan policies. Advising on governance, equalisation and business case development to support long-term delivery and management of the new town.

  • Southwark Estates (One) Limited

    Advised Avanton, a property developer on its partnership with Hyde in relation to 64 social rented homes at THE BeCa, Old Kent Road.

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  • East Devon District Council

    Advising East Devon District Council in relation to an 8,000-10,000 home new settlement which has been shortlisted for a new towns taskforce site including on local plan policy promotion and business case for a locally led development corporation, as well as stewardship and equalisation; options for delivery vehicles and masterplan evolution.

  • Buckminster Management Limited

    Advising Buckminster Estate, promoter of the 3,400-home Spitalgate Heath Garden Community, on planning and development strategy, including masterplanning, planning applications, viability, infrastructure and energy proposals, and drafting the stewardship strategy and associated planning obligations for the long-term management of the community.

  • Northern Trust Land on West Winch

    Advising Northern Trust Land on West Winch, a significant housing development within South East King’s Lynn Strategic Growth Area. We are advising on the planning strategy and Framework Agreements required to unlock key infrastructure delivery, including the spine road needed to support the wider development.

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    Advised a UK water company on the land assembly and property strategy for a nationally significant reservoir project, including option arrangements, title and occupation investigations, vacant possession strategy and the interface between voluntary acquisition, the DCO process and compulsory acquisition powers.

  • E.ON UK Limited

    Advising E.ON in respect of all property aspects of the decarbonisation of E.ON’s Citigen heat network in the City of London.

  • Midlothian Energy Limited

    Advised Vattenfall on the property aspects of the development of the Midlothian heat network at Shawfair, in partnership with Midlothian Council, including due diligence and the negotiation of all property documents.

Our expertise, at your disposal

With over 490 partners and 3000 people around the world, we are well-placed to support you across a full range of legal and advisory services.

Andrea McIlroy-Rose

Partner, Head of Office, Belfast

Andrea is head of the Belfast office and leads the Belfast property team and the UK retail property team. She is dual qualified in England and Wales and Northern Ireland and specialises in property development and investment work.

Partner

Richard advises on major real-estate developments and energy and infrastructure projects and has led teams acting on litigation all the way up to the Supreme Court. He specialises in complex cases involving all types of property litigation, civil fraud, insolvency, judicial reviews, planning, professional negligence, proprietary and economic torts, and trusts.

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Partner

Jon is a member of the Corporate Real Estate team, specialising in indirect real estate M&A, property joint ventures and asset management arrangements. His clients include funds and institutions, property companies and developers.

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Partner

Kevin is one of Ireland’s leading real estate lawyers specialising in property and energy transactions. He advises developers, investors and funders on all aspects of real estate development, investment and financing including site assembly, leasing, asset management, access and services.

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Paul operates in the Real estate sector, specialising in the delivery of complex, high value, multi-party development projects.

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Legal Director

Arminder specialises in advising clients on the property aspects of major energy and infrastructure projects. He has extensive experience in securing land rights across a wide range of project technologies and is particularly recognised for his expertise in delivering complex linear infrastructure routes.

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Partner

Tom has experience in a broad range of commercial Real estate matters, with particular focus on the Health sector where he acts for developers, investors and operators on the acquisition, disposal, leasing, development and financing of care homes and other care facilities.

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Partner

José Luis is in charge of the property department in Madrid. He has extensive experience in commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, acquisition/disposal-related real estate transactions, forward-funding agreements, letting, sale & leaseback, restructuring and real estate M&A.

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Pinsent Masons appoints Sarah Derbyshire as General Counsel

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has appointed Sarah Derbyshire as General Counsel.

Orbital launches Scots Law workflows for Commercial Real Estate following pilot with Pinsent Masons

Orbital has built specific workflows for Scottish commercial real estate work, built around Scots Law and Scottish real estate practice 

Pinsent Masons advises on £230m plus Penta Real Estate and Staycity Group London aparthotel joint venture

Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Penta Real Estate on its investment into a landmark £230 million-plus joint venture with Staycity Group and advised the joint venture on the financing arrangements for the development, which will deliver a 350-room Wilde aparthotel in the heart of London's Farringdon district. 

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