Sian Gibbon
Partner
T: +44 (0)1392 334101
F: +44 (0)1392 337101
s.gibbon@ashfords.co.uk
Sian is a Partner in the Property Litigation team in the Exeter office, dealing mainly with complex contentious property matters for commercial, public/quasi public sector clients. Her work includes predominately high value commercial landlord and tenant disputes, property matters arising in redevelopment projects and on insolvency, equitable proprietary remedies, easement and restrictive covenant work and trusts of land and other real property litigation. Sian has extensive experience in dealing with neighbour disputes including boundary disputes and acted for the successful landowner in the reported case of Gillon and Baxter [2003] WWCA cIV
She is also a member of the Property Litigation Association and is on the board of a housing association.
Recent experience includes:
- acting for the successful party in a right to light/Party Wall Act dispute relating to property at Vincent Square, London WC2. - Tamares Vincent Square Limited v Fairpoint Properties (Vincent Square) Limited [2007] EWHC 212; [2007] 07 EG 106;
- acting for successful landowner in reported case of Gillon v Baxter [2003] WWCA Civ 1591;
- acting for London Boroughs in a variety of contentious matters arising from the management of the Council's property interests, including commercial lease renewals, forfeiture claims, commercial rent recovery, breach of covenant claims and related contentious property issues;
- acting for Housing Associations on all types contentious matters and tenant management work; and
- dealing with a variety of Land Registry Adjudication/Lands Tribunal claims.
Sian Gibbon is ˜outstanding ˜ .
Legal 500, 2010 Edition
Ranked as a leader in the field by Chambers 2010
Chambers 2008 ranked the Ashfords real estate litigation team in Band 1 for the south west and identified Sian as a leader in that field stating that Sian has been involved in the weighty litigation that has kept the department busy of late and she can expect much more attention as a result of her ˜ fantastic work in service charge and right of light cases ˜ .
Legal 500 2007 recognised the effective and efficient 12 fee earner team ˜ and rated Sian as ˜ superb ˜ .
