UK Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Colin Rodrigues and Harminder Sandhu Hawkins Hatton Corporate Lawyers Ltd Hawkins Hatton Corporate Lawyers Ltd is a niche corporate law firm established in De - cember 2005 and based in London and Dudley, dealing primarily with corporate and commer - cial work, commercial property and litigation. Its client base includes European and Anglo- US companies, national and regional clients, as well as individuals. The firm’s real estate department is best known for secured lending work on behalf of HSBC Bank PLC, NatWest Bank PLC and RBS, as well as for all aspects of commercial property work on behalf of its
SME client base, spanning a number of key in - dustry sectors, including pharmaceuticals and healthcare, manufacturing, engineering, IT, hos - pitality and leisure. It advises on a wide range of property-related matters, including commercial acquisitions and disposals, commercial leases, secured lending and corporate support, and on a broad range of specialist areas, such as property investment and finance, development schemes, compulsory purchase issues and construction.
Authors
Colin Rodrigues is the head of real estate, with over 30 years of partner-level experience in commercial property work. He founded Hawkins Hatton Corporate Lawyers and single- handedly developed its real estate department, winning panel membership with four mainstream lenders, namely RBS, Lloyds Bank, NatWest and HSBC. Colin’s primary focus is secured lending in relation to multimillion-pound loans. He also manages the department on a day-to-day basis and is responsible for business development. In addition to banking, Colin undertakes corporate support and all aspects of commercial property work for the firm’s SME client base. He regularly contributes commentary pieces to the local and legal press.
Harminder Sandhu is the managing partner of Hawkins Hatton Corporate Lawyers and heads the dispute resolution department. Her real estate experience is in the context of
handling disputes arising out of a range of issues, including forfeiture of leases, Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 disputes, dilapidations claims, Land Tribunal claims relating to rights of way, breach of covenants, beneficial interests and construction. She has over 25 years of experience conducting high-value and complex litigation claims. Harminder adopts a commercial and pragmatic approach to dispute resolution.
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