Martin Hutchings

Property CV

Martin deals with all aspects of commercial property. His reported cases in the last couple of years include:

• The right of an original covenantee to appear as an objector to a restrictive covenant modification application (Re Hutchinson's Application Lands Tribunal - [2009]).
  
  
• Loss of the right to rescind land purchase under standard conditions of sale (Alchemy Estates v Astor [2009] 1 WLR 236).
  
  
• Right to bring a claim for mortgage fraud against a company in administration (Funding Corpn v Lexi Holdings [2008] 2 BCLC 596).
  
  
• The effect of landlord's intention to refurbish on its terminal dilapidations claim (Ravengate v Horizon Housing [2008] 1 EGLR 135, Court of Appeal).
  
  
• Challenging an expert determination under a mining lease (Homepace v SITA [2008] 1 EGLR 14, Court of Appeal).
  
  
• The effect of a ‘nuisance and annoyance' restrictive covenant (Dennis v Davis [2009] 2 EGLR 255).

Martin is currently acting in a substantial mortgage fraud case against Barclays Bank and is advising a major waste contractor in relation to class action nuisance claims.

Martin also has a number of high profile terminal dilapidation claims running - including relating to the intended Smithfield Market development, and, a large office block in the City.