Will is a Partner and Head of the Real Estate Litigation team, leading one of the largest dedicated property litigation teams in Europe.
He advises investors, developers and major corporates on high-value and often reported disputes spanning the full property lifecycle. Will has been involved in some of the largest and highest-profile disputes in this area of law. These range from acquisitions of portfolios for investment purposes, developing those assets and the issues surrounding development constraints, through to sales and post-sale issues that arise.
Recognised by The Legal 500 as “one of the few true experts on rights of light and rent review” and “one of the country’s top property litigators.” They also said that Will "handles the complexities of large-scale litigation brilliantly." Will is ranked as a leading individual by Chambers UK and sits in The Legal 500 Hall of Fame, the highest individual recognition a lawyer can receive in The Legal 500.
Will frequently lectures at industry events such as Arbrix and Index and contributes to leading property publications including Estates Gazette and Property Week.
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Will's recent experience includes:
- Silven Properties v Royal Bank of Scotland [2002] 3 EGLR 115 and [2004] 1 WLR 997
- Kilcarne Holdings Ltd v Targetfollow (Birmingham) Ltd & Anor [2004] EWHC 2547, [2005] 2 P & CR 8
- St. George's Investment Co. v Gemini Consulting [2005] 1 EGLR
- Longwood Invest v the First Secretary of State [2007]
- Land Securities plc & Ors v Fladgate Fielder (A Firm) [2009] EWHC 577
- Dulce Packard and others [2011] CSOH 93
- Humber Oil Terminals Trustee Ltd v Associated British Ports [2011] EWHC 352, [2011] EWHC 1184, [2011] EWHC 1790, [2011] EWHC 2043, [2012] EWCA Civ 36, [2012] EWCA Civ 248, [2012] EWCA Civ 596, and [2012] EWHC 1336
- Airport Industrial GP Ltd and another v Heathrow Airport Ltd and another [2015] EWHC 3753
- The Attorney General of St Lucia v River Doree Holdings Limited [2017] UKPC 39
- Goldman Sachs International v Procession House Trustee 1 Limited and Procession House Trustee 2 Limited [2018] EWHC 1523
- Howard and Others v Chelsea Yacht and Boat Company Limited [2020] EWHC 12
- R (Annington Properties Limited) v Secretary of State for Defence [2023] EWHC 1154 (Admin), 1155 (Ch)
Will regularly presents at industry conferences and has had numerous articles published in the Estates Gazette, Property Week and the Lawyer.
- Top Ranked in Chambers UK and the Legal 500 UK
- Associate, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Member, Property Litigation Association
- Member, Westminster Property Association
- Member, City Property Association
- Will obtained a science degree at Edinburgh University before carrying out a law conversion course and the legal practice course at the College of Law in London.
- Will qualified in 2001 where he was an associate at Linklaters LLP. He left Linklaters LLP in 2008 and joined Eversheds Sutherland as a partner in the Real Estate Litigation team.