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 is also a member of the Property Litigation 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 the landlord in the reported service charge dispute. Princes House Ltd & Anor v Distinctive Clubs Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 374;
• 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 of contentious matters and tenant management work;
• Advising a number of FE colleges on boundary and other property issues affecting significant and sensitive development projects;
• Dealing with adjudications of disputes regarding tenancy deposits under one the Government approved deposit schemes and
• Dealing with a variety of Land Registry Adjudication/Lands Tribunal claims.