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Provided by Timothy Morshead KC
Practice Areas
Tim practices in real estate law across its full gamut.
Tim has appeared in many leading property cases, including interpretation of contracts as well as the valuation, rating, planning and public law issues. He has expertise in nuisance, professional negligence, compulsory purchase, highways, town and village greens and local government law. Tim has been nominated for the Real Estate Silk of the Year in the Chambers UK Awards 2024.
Tim’s recent cases include Darwall v National Park Authority (camping on Dartmoor), Esso v Breen (protester injunctions) and Circus Apartments v Canary Riverside (single largest piece of litigation currently, or ever, underway in the LVT). His reported cases reflect the diversity of his practice. Many will be familiar to practitioners across a broad range of fields: eg Cobbe v Yeoman’s Row (proprietary estoppel), Chartbrook v Persimmon (contractual interpretation), Arnold v Britton (contractual interpretation), Peacock v Custins (easements), Regency Villas (easements), TfL v City of London (highways), Woolway (VO) v Mazars (rating).
In silk, Tim’s work remains focused on the full gamut of real estate law, he advises and appears in some of the most challenging and complex cases, often involving “crossover” issues where two or more disparate areas of law must be brought together. He has expertise in all aspects of conventional “Chancery”-type property law and landlord & tenant law, including its equitable aspects such as proprietary and other estoppels and constructive trusts - and professional negligence in these fields.
Chambers Review
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Timothy Morshead KC is an esteemed practitioner highly praised for his expertise in contentious rating matters. He frequently represents clients before the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
Timothy Morshead KC is an accomplished property silk with a practice that incorporates chancery and public law litigation. He is notable for his ability to expertly analyse and advise on the interpretation of leases and overage agreements. He regularly appears at all levels of court from tribunals to the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. He also acts in arbitrations and expert determinations and as a mediator.
Timothy Morshead KC is a notable litigator specialising in real property and tenancy disputes, town and village green issues and other planning matters. In addition to appearing at all levels of court, he regularly acts in arbitrations and as a mediator.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is undoubtedly a very stylish and accomplished advocate."
"Tim Morshead is very clear-headed, analytical and a very well-respected individual in the space."
"Tim is very good on his feet and presents clear and compelling oral advocacy."
"Tim is absolutely at the top of his game. He is ferociously bright, has very good litigation judgement and gives very good commercial advice."
"Tim is hugely intelligent and is able to cut through the complexity in order to deliver comprehensible and commercially sensible advice."
"Tim is excellent, with a very good commercial approach."
"He is undoubtedly a very stylish and accomplished advocate."
"Tim Morshead is very clear-headed, analytical and a very well-respected individual in the space."
"Tim is very good on his feet and presents clear and compelling oral advocacy."
"Tim is absolutely at the top of his game. He is ferociously bright, has very good litigation judgement and gives very good commercial advice."
"Tim is hugely intelligent and is able to cut through the complexity in order to deliver comprehensible and commercially sensible advice."
"Tim is excellent, with a very good commercial approach."
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