Chris is an Associate Solicitor within our commercial property team with over 10 years’ experience.

He has extensive knowledge and expertise in a full range of commercial property work including landlord and tenant matters, sales and purchases, complicated conditional contracts, options & overage agreements in respect of development land, portfolio purchases, and secured lending matters.

He advises individual and corporate clients, including investors, developers, retailers, lenders and clients within the entertainment, hospitality and healthcare sectors. In particular, Chris provides specialist advice to dental professionals in relation to the acquisition of practices.

Chris also has considerable experience in education law. He has advised in relation to the successful conversion of a number of schools to both single and multi-academy trust status and advised multi academy trusts in relation to their incorporation of further new and existing academies. His experience includes advising on existing and proposed land arrangements, dilapidation and other complicated property-specific issues, Sport England and Sure Start funding issues and potential liabilities.

Over the years, Chris has developed many long-standing relationships with clients who praise him for his attention to detail and delivering clear and sound legal advice.