Jessica Hopewell
Jessica Hopewell
Jessica Hopewell
Biography
Jessica has a broad practice across all areas of real estate disputes, and has extensive experience managing complex and high-value cases at all levels of the court system and in specialist tribunals. She advises landlords, developers, occupiers and funders in the real estate sector on a wide range of contentious property matters, including landlord and tenant issues, asset management queries, sale and purchase disputes, development constraints and joint venture disputes.
Jessica also has significant experience in specialist areas of property litigation. She works with developers to prepare and implement rights of light risk mitigation strategies (including insurance, service/registration of light obstruction notices and the use of s203) and defending injunction claims brought by neighbours. Jessica also has experience in business rates matters, such as advising clients on applicable reliefs, rates mitigation and valuation issues. She regularly advises site providers on matters related to telecoms, including termination and removal of apparatus and access requests from operators.
Jessica is a member of the Property Litigation Association and sits on the committee for the Real Estate Balance Parents’ Network.
Admissions
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England and Wales
Related Practice Areas
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Real Estate Disputes
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Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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Real Estate
Experience
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Acted for one of the successful respondents (Tesco) in the Supreme Court case of Cardtronics & ors v Sykes (VO) [2020] UKSC 21, relating to the separate assessment of ATM sites in food stores for business rates. Jessica was involved before the first instance hearing in the Valuation Tribunal, and she continued to act on the case throughout the two appeals to the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) and the Court of Appeal, before the hearing in the Supreme Court. Tesco was successful in both the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, which resulted in retailers receiving rebates in excess of £200 million.
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Acted for the successful seller in Lodha Developers 1 GSQ Ltd v 1 GSQ1 Ltd [2020] EWHC 2356 (Ch), a summary judgment claim concerning the termination of a £100M+ property contract of a super prime residential unit in 1 Grosvenor Square development in Mayfair.
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Acted for the successful tenant of a high-end art gallery in the heart of Mayfair in Timothy Taylor Ltd v Mayfair House Corporation [2016] EWHC 1075 (Ch), in which the Court considered how to balance a landlord's express rights to build reserved in a lease and the tenant's right to enjoy the premises pursuant to the covenant for quiet enjoyment and the landlord’s implied covenant not to derogate from grant.
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Acted for St Martins in Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited v (1) St Martins Property Investments Limited and another [2021] UKUT 262 (LC), a dispute regarding the terms of access for a telecoms operator to carry out a multi-skilled visit.
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Acted for the successful respondent in Jackson (VO) v Canary Wharf Limited [2019] UKUT 136 (LC), which clarified the rateability of floors of a tower building undergoing redevelopment.
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Acted for the tenant in Pullman Foods Ltd v The Welsh Ministers [2020] EWHC 2521 (TCC), a dilapidations dispute concerning industrial premises in Swansea.
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Acted for the administrators in TCG Pubs Ltd (in Administration) v The Master and Wardens or Governors of the Art or Mystery of the Girdlers of London [2017] EWHC 772 (Ch), a dispute relating to the interpretation of a pre-emption right contained in a lease.
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Acted for the successful landlord in Century Projects Limited v Almacantar (Centre Point) Limited [2014] EWHC 394 in defending an interim injunction application brought by its tenant in relation to building works at the iconic Centre Point building in central London.
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