Ranked in Chambers 2022 Guide as National Leaders outside London, we are one of the largest UK Real Estate Disputes Teams.

With a proven track record in Court, as well as at tribunals, mediation and arbitration, our expertise encompasses all aspects of Commercial, Residential, Leasehold  and Agricultural Property Disputes.

Working collaboratively, we understand your business and commercial objectives. Our focus on excellent client service, and our wide expertise, experience and strategic acumen enables us to provide you with advice aimed at solving problem issues. We pride ourselves on finding pragmatic, commercial solutions, helping you avoid becoming embroiled in unnecessary, expensive disputes and achieving optimum resolutions for you.

With a deep sector understanding, our advice spans the full range of property and landlord and tenant disputes - from multi-million pound arbitrations to commercial lease renewals; breaches of long leases to agricultural succession cases. We are particularly recognised for our work in the retail, rail, residential, leasehold disputes, renewables, marine and agricultural sectors

Our clients include major PLCs with national property portfolios (both landlords and tenants), retailers, house builders, financial institutions, landed estates, telecommunication companies, property management companies, social housing providers, government departments and public bodies, as well as smaller commercial property clients.

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Ranked in Chambers and Partners 2022 Guide as National Leaders outside London, we are one of the largest UK real estate disputes teams.

With a proven track record in Court, as well as at tribunals, mediation and arbitration, our expertise encompasses all aspects of commercial, residential, leasehold and agricultural property disputes.

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Working collaboratively, we understand your business and commercial objectives. Our focus on excellent client service, and our wide expertise, experience and strategic acumen enables us to provide you with advice aimed at solving problem issues. We pride ourselves on finding pragmatic, commercial solutions, helping you avoid becoming embroiled in unnecessary, expensive disputes and achieving optimum resolutions for you.

With a deep sector understanding, our advice spans the full range of property and landlord and tenant disputes - from multi-million pound arbitrations to commercial lease renewals; breaches of long leases to agricultural succession cases. We are particularly recognised for our work in the retail, rail, residential, leasehold disputes, renewables, marine and agricultural sectors

Our clients include major PLCs with national property portfolios (both landlords and tenants), retailers, house builders, financial institutions, landed estates, telecommunication companies, property management companies, social housing providers, government departments and public bodies, as well as smaller commercial property clients.

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At Womble Bond Dickinson we have an exceptional team of talented lawyers and business professionals who can offer guidance and find the solutions right for your business. We have both broad and niche expertise across all our UK and US offices.
Testimonials

"WBD is a fantastic firm with many talented lawyers, great strength in depth, and a lethal combination of technical expertise and tactical ability."

 

The Legal 500, 2023

"They understand our business and needs very clearly and are almost an extension of our own in-house team."

The Legal 500, 2023

"Specialist litigators who are approachable, good value for money and attentive to client needs."

The Legal 500, 2023

"Womble Bond Dickinson boasts a strong team handling an impressively wide variety of real estate litigation. The firm regularly represents residential landlords and public organisations in matters ranging from high-value dilapidations to site possession and trespass. The team undertakes significant disputes relating to development projects. It also has notable expertise in the transport, telecommunications and agricultural sectors."

Chambers and Partners, 2023

"Womble Bond Dickinson always understand our needs and requirements, fielding a team with the correct level of skills to sort and progress matters."

 

Chambers and Partners, 2023

"Womble Bond Dickinson is renowned for its involvement on disputes relating to development projects, with additional expertise in commercial and residential landlord and tenant litigation. The team acts for public and private sector clients, including well-known names in the infrastructure, retail and energy industries. Lawyers in the group have considerable experience covering disputes with related insolvency issues and are also noted for their handling of ADR, including both arbitration and mediation".

Chambers and Partners, 2023