James Sutherland
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Band 2 : Real Estate Litigation
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About
Provided by James Sutherland
Practice Areas
Head of Burges Salmon’s Real Estate Disputes team
Main Areas of Practice:
All areas of landlord/tenant disputes, with a particular focus on lease break, vacant possession and terminal dilapidations.
Commercial Rent Review.
Property related insolvency disputes.
Career
Trainee – Bevan Brittan LLP: 2003 - 2008
Solicitor – Bevan Brittan LLP: 2005 – 2008
Associate/Senior Associate: Burges Salmon LLP: 2008 – 2015
Partner: Burges Salmon LLP: 2015 – present
Professional Memberships
Property Litigation Association
INSOL Europe
British Property Federation
Investment Property Forum
Chambers Review
UK
James Sutherland is head of the real estate litigation department at Burges Salmon. He offers clients guidance across a broad range of contentious property matters, including breach of covenant disputes and dilapidations claims.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"James Sutherland is no-nonsense, commercial and fully committed to his clients. He goes above and beyond. He's always available when you need him and is a master tactician."
"James Sutherland is exceptionally experienced and hugely committed. He's highly analytical and he has the ability to respond to and communicate clients' needs very well."
"He is able to explain complex legal issues in a manner that makes not only the point itself easy to understand but also the implications on the wider matter at hand."
"He is accessible, very knowledgeable and commercially aware. He adds value to strategy and you feel confident to make the right decisions when he's on your side."
"James Sutherland is no-nonsense, commercial and fully committed to his clients. He goes above and beyond. He's always available when you need him and is a master tactician."
"James Sutherland is exceptionally experienced and hugely committed. He's highly analytical and he has the ability to respond to and communicate clients' needs very well."
"He is able to explain complex legal issues in a manner that makes not only the point itself easy to understand but also the implications on the wider matter at hand."
"He is accessible, very knowledgeable and commercially aware. He adds value to strategy and you feel confident to make the right decisions when he's on your side."
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