Liz Turner

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Partner

Property Litigation

+44 (0) 7720 049 772 +44 (0)333 014 3401

Expertise

Liz is a highly experienced property litigator, specialising in commercial landlord and tenant disputes, forfeiture and dilapidation claims, Landlord and Tenant Act disputes, and breach of restrictive covenant claims.

She has over 20 years’ experience in advising commercial landlords and tenants to find creative and sustainable resolutions to commercial property disputes and is experienced in leading on mediations and alternative forms of dispute management.

Liz has taught Property Law and Practice on the Legal Practice Course at Leeds Beckett University.

Liz is the current vice-chair of the Law Society’s Women Solicitors Network and a mentor with GROW mentoring trainee and junior solicitors.

Liz Advises

Commercial landlords and tenants including;

  • Pension funds
  • Property investors
  • Property developers
  • Retail landlords and tenants
  • Commercial occupiers
  • Charity and third sector occupiers

Experience Highlights

  • Bringing a successful High Court challenge to the validity of a commercial break notice
  • Securing a successful resolution of a breach of restrictive covenant claim work £1million plus at a mediation for a well-known food manufacturing company
  • Securing high value land for a third sector client enabling them to provide disabled access to their building through a successful adverse possession claim
  • Assisting in restructuring property portfolios for a retail landlord through development of an estate management strategy and co-ordinating more than fifty landlord and tenant Act lease renewals
  • Acting for property investors and developers to bring claims under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 to enable them to secure possession of a building and redevelop it into residential accommodation
  • Acting for a property developer in a claim against a local council for breach of covenant and negotiating a claim for compensation in respect of failure to maintain a stretch of riverbed
  • Assisted a large media group landlord to rationalise their entire and extensive property portfolio through the provision of commercial advice and service of relevant notices
  • Advising a FTSE 250 company on a claim against a commercial landlord for breach of covenant of quiet enjoyment due to the overrun of planned development work

Career History

Previous Law firms

  • Sophian Limited, General Counsel
  • Langleys LLP, Senior Associate
  • Leeds Beckett University, Senior Lecturer and Course Director
  • Eversheds Sutherland, Associate
  • Squire Patton Boggs, Solicitor

Memberships

  • Liz is the current Vice Chair of the Law Society’s Women’s Solicitors Network.

Education

  • Leeds Beckett University (LLM)
  • Leeds Beckett University (PGCHE)
  • Coventry University (LLB)

Other

  • Liz has co-edited a Practical Approach to Conveyancing (Abbey and Richards) and has numerous published articles in the Law Society and Estates Gazette.

Expertise

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Liz is a highly experienced property litigator, specialising in commercial landlord and tenant disputes, forfeiture and dilapidation claims, Landlord and Tenant Act disputes, and breach of restrictive covenant claims.

She has over 20 years’ experience in advising commercial landlords and tenants to find creative and sustainable resolutions to commercial property disputes and is experienced in leading on mediations and alternative forms of dispute management.

Liz has taught Property Law and Practice on the Legal Practice Course at Leeds Beckett University.

Liz is the current vice-chair of the Law Society’s Women Solicitors Network and a mentor with GROW mentoring trainee and junior solicitors.

Liz Advises

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Commercial landlords and tenants including;

  • Pension funds
  • Property investors
  • Property developers
  • Retail landlords and tenants
  • Commercial occupiers
  • Charity and third sector occupiers

Experience Highlights

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  • Bringing a successful High Court challenge to the validity of a commercial break notice
  • Securing a successful resolution of a breach of restrictive covenant claim work £1million plus at a mediation for a well-known food manufacturing company
  • Securing high value land for a third sector client enabling them to provide disabled access to their building through a successful adverse possession claim
  • Assisting in restructuring property portfolios for a retail landlord through development of an estate management strategy and co-ordinating more than fifty landlord and tenant Act lease renewals
  • Acting for property investors and developers to bring claims under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 to enable them to secure possession of a building and redevelop it into residential accommodation
  • Acting for a property developer in a claim against a local council for breach of covenant and negotiating a claim for compensation in respect of failure to maintain a stretch of riverbed
  • Assisted a large media group landlord to rationalise their entire and extensive property portfolio through the provision of commercial advice and service of relevant notices
  • Advising a FTSE 250 company on a claim against a commercial landlord for breach of covenant of quiet enjoyment due to the overrun of planned development work

Career History

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Previous Law firms

  • Sophian Limited, General Counsel
  • Langleys LLP, Senior Associate
  • Leeds Beckett University, Senior Lecturer and Course Director
  • Eversheds Sutherland, Associate
  • Squire Patton Boggs, Solicitor

Memberships

  • Liz is the current Vice Chair of the Law Society’s Women’s Solicitors Network.

Education

  • Leeds Beckett University (LLM)
  • Leeds Beckett University (PGCHE)
  • Coventry University (LLB)

Other

  • Liz has co-edited a Practical Approach to Conveyancing (Abbey and Richards) and has numerous published articles in the Law Society and Estates Gazette.