Julian Greenhill

Property CV

Property litigation forms the core of Julian's practice and he regularly advises and acts for clients in cases relating to all aspects of landlord and tenant (both commercial and residential); contracts for sale; development contracts; easements and rights; restrictive covenants; and leasehold enfranchisement. Much of his recent work has involved disputes over the meaning of provisions in contracts for the development of land.

Recent/notable cases include:

• Appearing in the House of Lords for the successful appellants in a dispute over the interpretation and rectification of the overage provisions in a development contract - Chartbrook Limited v Persimmon Homes Limited [2009] 3 WLR 267.
  
  
• Acting for the landowner in an ongoing dispute over the termination of an agreement for the development of a major site in Scotland (2009).
  
  
• Acting for the landlord in a claim for damages for terminal dilapidations in a central London commercial property (2009).
  
  
• Appearing in the Court of Appeal on behalf of the appellants in a dispute over the effect of a "virtual assignment" - Clarence House Limited v National Westminster Bank Plc (2009).
  
  
• Acting for the defendant vendor in a three-party claim for fraudulent misrepresentation in the sale of commercial property (2009).
  
  
• Advising the trustee of an offshore unit trust in a series of related disputes arising out of a substantial liability for unoccupied non-domestic rates on trust property (2009).
  
  
• Advising and acting for a major residential developer in a dispute over the meaning and effect of a balancing payment provision and a development agreement (2009).
  
  
• Advising and successfully representing on appeal the licensees of two tied public houses in claims for forfeiture brought by their landlord pubcos (2009).
  
  
• Advising and acting for a developer in a claim against it for breach of a restrictive covenant in building a prestigious residential development in south west London (2009).
  
  
• Advising the landowner in relation to a series of inter-related leasehold enfranchisement claims on a large residential property divided into apartments (2009).
  
  
• Appearing for the successful appellant in an appeal relating to the interpretation of section 70(1)(g) of the Land Registration Act 1925 - Bank of Scotland v Qutb [2008] EWHC 1669 (Ch).
  
  
• Advising and acting for a major national hotel company in a rent review of a landmark central London hotel (2008).