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"This Newcastle firm has a long track record representing many of the region’s leading property and investor clients. Fielding a talented team of real estate litigators, the firm is able to handle the full gamut of contentious property issues, from lease renewals and dilapidations to restrictive covenants and rent reviews.”

"Jen Smurthwaite heads the property litigation group and concentrates primarily on commercial and agricultural real estate disputes."

Chambers 2008

The Property Litigation Team at Dickinson Dees has eight property litigation specialists including two partners. “The lawyers at this outstanding Newcastle firm just really know their stuff… its efficiency and reliability is a major plank in its success - as are a big team and respected clients” (Chambers Guide to the UK Legal Profession 2005).



The Team provides a full spectrum of property litigation services including all legal work associated with management of residential and/or commercial property portfolios, management of leasehold portfolios, issues affecting commercial owner/occupiers and/or leaseholders, site assembly issues for developers and all aspects of agricultural litigation. We have clients throughout the UK.

We represent our clients in all relevant Courts and Tribunals from the County court up to the Court of Appeal for civil cases, in the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal, the Lands Tribunal, the Land Registry Independent Adjudications Services and the Agricultural Land Tribunal. We also represent our clients in mediations, arbitrations and independent expert adjudications.

However, our key focus is always on attempting to resolve the difficulties faced by our clients in a sensible and pragmatic manner. We aim to help our clients avoid formal litigation where possible but to ensure that they have the best possible representation when litigation is unavoidable. We provide many of our services on a fixed fee basis.