Jonathan Seitler QC

Property CV

Jonathan's success in property litigation is marked by the fact that there are many real estate institutions who instruct and re-instruct him on a regular basis. Berkeley Homes, WH Smith, Crown Estate, Bovis Homes, Shell UK, Legal & General - the list of household names which constitute his regular clients is a long one.

Jonathan has appeared in a large number of substantial property litigation claims, especially in relation to rent reviews, consent to assign and cases relating to the termination of leases, whether by surrender, forfeiture or the exercise of a break clause. 

In 2008 and 2009 Jonathan was involved in much of the high profile ‘credit crunch' litigation which involved property developers seeking to wriggle out of agreements entered into in the previous year. Disputes in relation to Walbrook EC4 v Metrovacesa and advice in connection with the assignment of Orchid pub leases are some examples of the high profile matters in which Jonathan has been involved arising out of the recession.

Jonathan has been involved in too many high profile property cases to list, at first instance, in the Court of Appeal and in the House of Lords, but they include the following:

• Riverside Housing Association Ltd v White and another (Housing Corporation intervening) [2007] UKHL 20.
  
  
• Leonora Investment Co Ltd v Mott MacDonald Ltd [2008] EWCA Civ 857 CA.
  
  
• McDonalds Real Estate Ltd Liability Partnership v Arundel Corporation [2008] EWHC 377.
  
  
• Tackaberry and another v Hollis and others [2007] EWHC 2633.
  
  
• Ross River Ltd and another v Cambridge City Football Club Ltd [2007] EWHC 2115 (Ch).
  
  
• Contour Homes Ltd v Rowen [2007] EWCA Civ 842.
  
  
• Walbrook Trustees (IOM) Ltd and another v Liberty Centre (Trustee No 1) Ltd and another [2007] EWHC 1130 (Ch).
  
  
• St Mowden Developments (Edmonton) Ltd v Tesco Stores Ltd [2006] EWHC 3177 (Ch).
  
  
• Cobbe v Yeoman's Row Management Ltd and another (Court of Appeal) [2006] EWCA Civ 1139.
  
  
• London Borough of Islington v UCKAC and another [2006] EWCA Civ 340.
  
  
• A large number of cases including in relation to Paddington Casino and other related development matters.
  
  
• Capital & Counties v Transport Trading the attempt to save the London Transport Museum from developers. 
  
  
• Cannon Bridge Properties v Network Rail and other cases relating to the development of railway stations.
  
  
• A multi-million pound dispute about commission payments in relation to property in London, EC4 .
  
  
• A large number of rent review cases including a number relating to city centre hotels and in relation to the interpretation of counter-factual assumptions.
  
  
• Various cases relating to the exercise of break clauses and other property related issues, including BNP Paribas v Wm Page.