We are regularly called upon to advise on contractual disputes relating to the terms of property contracts; typically sale or development agreements. We have considerable experience in resolving such disputes through litigation, arbitration, expert determination and mediation. One of our team's strengths is that we call upon our experience of acting for a varied client base (which includes landowners and developers, buyers and sellers, and public and private sector bodies) to see the dispute from every angle. This often enables us to unlock a dispute by identifying a solution which the parties themselves may not have spotted.
Issues which the team are regularly asked to advise upon in this field include the following:
- specific performance
- rescission
- disputes over compliance with conditions precedent
- claims for damages for breach of contract
- disputes over contractual interpretation
- option disputes
- overage/clawback disputes