I am a partner in the property dispute resolution team where clients value my commercial approach and experience, and my ability to analyse complex matters and to find practical solutions.
I have experience in dealing with the full spectrum of property disputes but particularly specialise in commercial landlord and tenant matters and issues facing property developers.
My clients include developers, commercial landlords, charities and social housing providers, individual land owners and insolvency practitioners.
Areas of expertise:
- Commercial landlord and tenant
- Business lease renewals
- Forfeiture claims
- Dilapidations claims
- Claims for adverse possession and prescriptive rights
- Property-related insolvency
- Claims relating to covenants and easements
- Professional negligence
- Contractual disputes
Qualifications and memberships
- Admitted as a solicitor in January 2008
- Property Litigation Association
If I'm unavailable, please contact:
Katherine Chisholm
Legal Secretary +44 (0)1403 831 235 [email protected]
My experience
Advised a finance company on a claim brought against it for selling land to which it lacked title and successfully pursued the conveyancing solicitors who had acted for the client in professional negligence, leading to my client securing a full indemnity from the conveyancing solicitors and recovery of all their costs.
Acted for a pharmaceutical company in relation to the surrender of its lease and its dilapidations obligations.
Advised an individual landowner on his rights over adjoining land and successfully pursued a claim to register a prescriptive easement.
Assisted a local firm with the renewal of their business lease and in securing a retrospective licence for alterations.
Acted for a well-known national charity in relation to a dispute over water charges and obligations under a lease.
How we made a difference
Gail Morris leads a superb team – she has great client skills and clearly has the confidence of her clients, many of whom send great amounts of repeat work. Instructions are clear, timely and helpful, and she has the most transparent and helpful approach to fees that I have ever come across. Also an excellent technical lawyer and skillful and charming negotiator.
Legal 500 2024
A very talented litigator who strives for her clients and puts their interests first.
Legal 500 2024
Works well to a timeframe, very pedantic but very precise in her work. Always gives options and her opinion on the best option.
Legal 500 2024
We have recently used the property litigation department, and specifically Gail Morris who have been advising us on a complex piece of litigation where we have sought, by way of Expert Determination, to exclude a Joint Venture Partner from a Partnership Agreement, as a consequence of various breaches of the agreement. Whilst the process has been time and resource intensive, Gail has been able to advise us through the various stages, and advise appropriate, and ultimately successful plans of actions, such that the Expert found heavily in our favour which has allowed us to take control of the Partnership, which will in time lead to a strategy for the development (of substantial student accommodation) that can be properly adhered to. The service offered by the property litigation team has been highly professional throughout, and has meant that we are some way to a successful conclusion of this matter.
Qauff Fine Wine Ltd
I am very happy to write on behalf of Horsham FC Ltd as CEO and Vice Chairman to congratulate you (Gail Morris) on the work carried out on our behalf recently. The brief concerning a Notice to Quit submitted to our commercial tenants was somewhat complicated as there was a lingering question over whether or not they had Rights under the Landlord and Tenant Act. Your handling of the matter was both skilful and professional, resulting in achieving a successful outcome for all concerned.
CEO and Vice Chairman
Horsham Football Club Ltd
I had occasion to use this Solicitors, and in particular Gail Morris, in August 2016 for information and advice in the forfeiture of a lease. Gail provided clear and concise information on the subject together with alternative avenues that could be explored should we so wish. The legal points were explained in plain English and made easy to understand. Once instructed Gail moved the process on in a timely manner and the forfeiture was completed without any fuss. They were assiduous in ensuring I was kept fully informed at all stages of the forfeiture. I would not hesitate to use them again if ever in that unfortunate position!
Customer Services Manager
Croudace Homes
The long and the short of it, as you know, we had a catastrophic potential bad debt issue, and thanks to, Nigel in the very initial stages, but mostly gail morris, you ‘steered to course’ to obtain a full recovery. I will always be indebted to you…. Yes I know ‘you’re just doing your job’. But at times your judgement, clarity of thought, and dare I say it, your support through those difficult days was exceptional. Recovering a debt of over £500k bearing in mind the poor financial state of the debtor was unbelievable.
Managing Director
M D Anthony Ltd
Always friendly, professional and supremely competent, they have been our solicitors for a number of years dealing with property sales and purchases; property leases; business sales; promotional and collaboration agreements; debt recovery, loan agreements and so on which is a superb testament to the range and depth of services they offer. Highly recommended and look forward to many years more of working together.
Director
Streeter Group Holdings Ltd
The well-established Property Litigation Team is to be highly recommended. I had the good fortune to deal with Gail Morris recently regarding completion of a Lease Agreement with a major supermarket chain. Gail’s professionalism, no nonsense approach and skilful negotiations resulted in a very satisfactory outcome. Gail was totally focused on what needed to be done, worked closely with me and kept me fully informed very promptly at each stage of the negotiations. She offered sound and sensible legal advice right throughout the process. No hesitation in recommending.
My thinking
Lessons on a lease by a litigator
Lessons on a lease by a litigator: “Things I wish I’d known before I signed…”
How easily can I recover possession from my tenant for the redevelopment of a commercial property?
How the Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery scheme (CRAR) can help you recover rent arrears
Build in haste, repent at leisure - Alexander Devine Children’s Cancer Trust v Housing Solutions Ltd
Awards
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