Richard Willcox
UK Guide 2025
Associates to watch : Real Estate Litigation
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About
Provided by Richard Willcox
Practice Areas
Richard is a commercial property litigator, with a particular specialism in disputes arising under telecoms property law, acting predominantly for landowners and infrastructure providers.
Aside from telecoms, his practice consists of a mix of residential and commercial property development disputes and undertaking complex landlord and tenant asset management work for major high street retailers.
Recent work highlights include:
successfully removing telecoms operators from site earmarked for £400 million campus redevelopment by higher education institution;
advising on the strategy and the steps required to exercise a conditional break option on a £1.4 million pa central London retail unit;
obtaining a direction from Ofcom granting Code Powers to a provider of critical national infrastructure;
undertaking High Court proceedings, involving the complex interplay between mines and minerals and Inclosure Acts, in relation to a west London development site; and
acting for a charitable trust in a hostile 1954 Act dispute, seeking to recover vacant possession of a World War II heritage building for use as museum space.
Chambers Review
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Richard Willcox acts in a range of property litigation, with a particular focus on commercial disputes. He also handles issues regarding residential developments and leasing, including restrictive covenants.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Richard is an outstanding lawyer."
"Richard is an outstanding lawyer."