Real Estate Litigation
UK Bar Guide 2025 : London (Bar)
Band 3
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Enterprise Chambers is noted for its strength in landlord and tenant disputes, with members frequently acting on both sides of complex disputes. Additional strength is found in complementary areas such as insolvency, professional negligence and a wide variety of cases heard in the Chancery Division. This year the set appeared in a number of significant cases, including ICG Longbow c C&C Alpha Group, a rent review dispute. A source says that the team is "very pragmatic, punctual with responses, and provides the level of service necessary to fulfil the requirements of the client."
Michael Ireland is the senior clerk.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The clerks at Enterprise are very efficient."
"The clerks are an absolute pleasure to work with and are very responsive and proactive."
"The clerks at Enterprise are very efficient."
"The clerks are an absolute pleasure to work with and are very responsive and proactive."
Notable Practitioners
Kavan Gunaratna's practice takes in business tenancy litigation, service charge disputes and property claims for clients including house builders and rail and infrastructure companies. He is adept at handling property-related insolvency cases.
"Kavan mines in the seam of where property and insolvency meet, and is very able in both areas, making him a go-to barrister on matters with both elements."
"Kavan is great on both property and insolvency. He's versatile, he argues well in court, he's very thoughtful in what he says and he gets the law right."
"Kavan has deep understanding of real estate and property matters. He is an excellent choice for client service and a pleasure to work with."
"Kavan is hugely impressive across property and insolvency matters, including on complex interpretation matters and points of law. Kavan provides sensible, commercially-focused advice."
"Kavan is very responsive and has a great advocacy style, displaying strong gravitas in the court hearings. His ability to be available and proactive is good."
Edward Francis has a versatile property practice and regularly handles cases concerning easements, mortgages, and commercial landlord and tenant disputes. He also handles property issues arising from professional negligence and insolvency proceedings.
"Edward is very good on complex property disputes."
"Ed is very thorough, detailed and always gives a well-balanced opinion."
"Edward is very good. He's clever, incisive and strong in property disputes overall."
"Ed is a highly experienced advocate who is particularly good on niche points of property law. He provides commercial, to-the-point and pragmatic advice which is easily digestible and extremely useful."
"Ed is a detailed, scrupulous and charming property disputes barrister."
Zachary Bredemear has a significant property practice with a specific focus on property-linked professional negligence cases. He often appears on behalf of developers acting against surveyors, architects and solicitors. Bredemear handles cases relating to mortgages, development issues, and commercial landlord and tenant law.
"Zach has an exhaustive knowledge of real estate law and is able to understand the commercial context to disputes and provide practical advice."
"Zachary is a go-to barrister for complex real estate-related work. He also has good expertise in insolvency-related matters."