Harriet Allsop

Nov 10, 2024 | russell-cooke.co.uk | Atif Rashid |Jonathan Thornton |Harriet Allsop |Louise Bonnici

Our real estate team is adept at dealing with the property side of corporate transactions. We have the necessary expertise and resources to assist with a range of corporate deals, from simple licences when a business is being purchased or sold to complex property issues during mergers or acquisitions. When is property support required? The first question to ask is: when is property support required in corporate transactions?

Jun 30, 2024 | russell-cooke.co.uk | Jonathan Thornton |John Gould |Harriet Allsop |Matthew Garrod

The appointments take effect from 1 July 2024. Jonathan Thornton previously served as Deputy Senior Partner for three years following six years as Managing Partner, working closely with former Senior Partner John Gould, who has stepped down from the Senior Partner role after leading Russell-Cooke for 35 years – during which time the firm has grown from revenues of £1.35m to a business generating almost £50m. John remains a partner in the firm.

May 31, 2024 | russell-cooke.co.uk | Harriet Allsop

News and eventsPride Month perspectives from a trans non-binary lawyerReviewing the right to renew—Property Week‘I applaud people in legal aid provision, but they do it at huge sacrifice’—The TimesRussell-Cooke promotes five senior associatesLeasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 (LAFRA) becomes law ahead of the General ElectionNatasha Kirk and Mae Al-Omari secure child's return to Ukraine

Dec 11, 2023 | russell-cooke.co.uk | Harriet Allsop

Associate Harriet Allsop features in a Q&A in The Times advising a homeowner on the legality of claiming ownership of a vacant piece of land that they have maintained since the 1990s. The article details the case to be made in an application with the Land Registry, while emphasising the need for the homeowner to weigh up the potential risks and costs. The fact that you fenced the land into your garden means that you have the makings of a case.

Nov 6, 2023 | russell-cooke.co.uk | Harriet Allsop

Following the recent case of B&M Retail v HSBC Bank, associate Harriet Allsop and trainee James Underwood explore the question put before the high court of appeal on whether immediate redevelopment break clauses are at odds with security of tenure under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. B&M Retail Limited v HSBC Bank Pension Trust (UK) Limited B&M is a tenant of retail premises in Willesden; the landlord is HSBC.