Helen Close

Partner - Dispute Resolution

Practice Areas

Property Dispute Resolution and Professional Negligence

Profile

Helen is currently on sabbatical. Please contact Katy Kirk for assistance with all matters in Helen's absence.

Helen joined the firm in 1995 and became a partner in 1999. She has over 15 years' experience in high value real estate litigation in a variety of courts and tribunals. She also provides practical estate management support for large estates departments with particular emphasis on the retail sector. She has a special interest in acting for claimants in professional negligence disputes arising out of property transactions.

Helen is an accredited mediator and a member of the Property Litigation Association.

Professional Experience

Notable Projects

• Blockbuster Entertainment Ltd v Leakcliff Properties Ltd [1997]1 EGLR 28 - an expedited action by the tenant of commercial premises for a declaration that consent to a sub-letting had been unreasonably withheld
• Perry v Day [2004] All ER (D) 327 - a complex claim brought by shareholders of a property development company for reflective losses
• Jewson Holdings Ltd v Clydesdale Bank – a claim against the bank arising from a property development and the extent of the claimant’s liability under the terms of the bank’s guarantee