Gary has built (from a standing start) and heads the highly rated real estate litigation team in London. He is a trusted advisor to many leading developer and investor clients who regularly entrust him to manage catastrophic risk concerning their property portfolios.  He has been ranked as a leading lawyer in London by the legal directories for over a decade.   

Chambers & Partners (2024 edition) commends Gary for being "a very impressive litigator", "an absolute star", "dynamic" and a "lateral thinker".  He is praised for troubleshooting complex (and business critical) legal issues in a "straightforward, practical…and responsive" manner.

He is highly skilled in obtaining optimal outcomes in all forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution, including mediation and arbitration.  Where appropriate to achieve his clients' commercial objectives, he and his stellar team are regularly involved in cutting-edge cases in the Upper Tribunal (Land Chamber), High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.

He has a flawless record of helping his clients successfully manage rights to light risk (even when formally challenged at court) to ensure offending massing equating to many billions of pounds (in GDV terms) has been successfully delivered over the last decade.  As a leader in this field, he is often instructed alongside other firms (appointed on the transactional mandate) to de-risk sites. 

Gary has demonstrated a long-standing commitment to the full gamut of the built environment, having completed an LLM (by research) on contaminated land before entering legal practice.  He experienced in-house life at Vodafone's property team on secondment as a junior lawyer (which made him even more client-centric).  His excellent reputation means he is regularly invited to share insights and thought leadership by external industry conference organisers and legal training providers. He is a Solicitor-Advocate (all courts), former Chair of the Property Litigation Association and a current member of Sweet & Maxwell's editorial board of The Landlord and Tenant Reports. 

Gary Lawrenson is a fantastic leader and has wonderful charisma. He is liked by all clients and offers considered thought and time on all projects he is involved in. I would highly recommend.

Legal 500 (2024 edition)

Gary has a huge degree of experience and a practical attitude. He has unrivalled expertise in rights of light disputes.

Chambers and Partners (2022 edition)

Company Voluntary Arrangements: How landlords can protect themselves

G Park Skelmersdale v Electricity North West Limited

Successfully acting for GLP in the Upper Tribunal and also the Court of Appeal in this compensation case regarding overhead electricity pylons preventing development of a large warehouse. 
 

Regency Villas Title Ltd and Others v Diamond Resorts (Europe) Ltd and Others

Acting for the principal appellant in the leading Supreme Court case concerning the enforceability of recreational easements.
 

UK Leasing Brighton Ltd & Ors v Topland Neptune Ltd & Ors

Successfully acting for the principal defendant in a High Court case of first instance regarding the unwinding an unlawful assignment of a lease.
 

Ansco Arena Limited v Law [2019] EWHC 835

Successfully acting for claimant to obtain an anticipatory injunction from the High Court to prevent “urban explorers” from trespassing on the O2 Arena roof and remove their video content of previous 02 trespasses from their social media channels.

Invensys

Obtained, at trial, a declaration from the High Court that the tenants failed to validly exercise its break option and that the lease is continuing

Eurostar

Represented in a rent review relating to the subterranean area of Waterloo Station

Travelodge CVA

Advised a number of landlords as to their rights and obligations in relation to the CVA of the Travelodge Group.

Contact Gary
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