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Herbert Smith Freehills' UK real estate development practice in the news
Despite Brexit: City real estate partners reap benefits of record year for investment in London Legal Week, 21 December, 2017: quote from Richard Forsdyke, Partner and Head of UK Real Estate Development, Herbert Smith Freehills, London
Policy Briefing: What planners need to know about driverless cars, Planning Magazine, 14 December, 2017: opinion piece by Matthew White, Head of Planning, Herbert Smith Freehills, London
Legal review 2017 - Ten 2017 court rulings you need to know, Planning Magazine, 08 December, 2017: case comment by Catherine Howard, Partner, Planning, Real Estate, Herbert Smith Freehills, London
Can commonhold ever be fit for purpose? Estates Gazette, 29 September, 2017: article by Martin Dawbney, Partner, Real Estate, Herbert Smith Freehills, London
Lawyers pay tribute to Garry Hart, “doyen of the planning inquiry”, Estates Gazette, 15 August 2017: obituary article on Garry Hart, a former partner of the firm, who has died aged 77
"Corporate joint ventures: what you need to know", Estates Gazette, 31 July 2017: in the last of three articles on corporate real estate, Paul Chases, Partner and Head of Corporate Real Estate, Jeremy Walden, Partner and Global Joint Lead, Real Estate Sector and Micky Yang, Senior Associate, focus on “what is market?” in relation to 50:50 real estate development joint ventures
Policy Briefing: What impact do overseas investors have on housing supply?, Planning Resource, 21 July 2017: On-line article by Matthew White, Head of Planning, Herbert Smith Freehills, London
Legal landscape: Minority Report: what next for planning?, The Planner, 26 June 2017: Opinion piece by Matthew White, Head of Planning, Herbert Smith Freehills, London
Parties’ pledges all down to planning, The Times, 1 June 2017: Quote from Matthew White, Head of Planning, Herbert Smith Freehills, London
Getting away with purdah, Estates Gazette, 25 May 2017: article by Matthew White, Head of Planning, and Annika Holden, Associate (Australia), Planning, Herbert Smith Freehills, London
New limited partnership likely to encourage real estate investors, Property Week, 02 March 2017: Opinion piece by Paul Chases, Partner and Head of Corporate Real Estate, and Alex Wright, Associate, Corporate Real Estate, Herbert Smith Freehills, London
Property Supply Hasn’t Kept Pace With Popularity of Real-Estate Funds, The Wall Street Journal, 17 January 2017: Quote from Don Rowlands, Partner and Head of Real Estate UK/EMEA, Herbert Smith Freehills
In-house: Standard Life adds to legal roster after Ignis acquisition, Legal Business, 21 July 2016: Herbert Smith Freehills was reappointed to the legal panel of Standard Life
Standard Life Investments increases panel from three to five, Legal Week, 21 July, 2016: Herbert Smith Freehills was reappointed to the legal panel of Standard Life
Some buyers using 'Brexit clauses' to drop UK commercial property deals, Reuters, 11 July 2016: Quote from Don Rowlands, Partner and Head of Real Estate UK/EMEA, Herbert Smith Freehills
Forthcoming law expected to introduce a new corporate vehicle, Property Week, 1 July 2016: Opinion piece by Paul Chases, Partner and Head of Corporate Real Estate, Herbert Smith Freehills, London
What now for CRE as UK chooses Brexit?, CoStar, 24 June 2016: Quote from Don Rowlands, Partner and Head of Real Estate UK/EMEA, Herbert Smith Freehills
Property experts comment on Brexit results, Europe Real Estate, 24 June 2016: Quote from Don Rowlands, Partner and Head of Real Estate UK/EMEA, Herbert Smith Freehills
Spec schemes reviewed as uncertainty reigns, Estates Gazette, 01 July 2016: Quote from Dorothy Livingstone, Consultant, Herbert Smith Freehills
Dealmaker: Herbert Smith Freehills' Alice Dockar on spray tans, back fills and violent dramas, Legal Week, 01 July 2016: Profile of Alice Dockar, Partner, Real Estate, Herbert Smith Freehills
Planning: a modest proposal, Estates Gazette, 06 June, 2016: Opinion piece by Matthew White, Partner and Head of Planning at Herbert Smith Freehills London office
Legal view: First dibs for Londoners, The Planner, 06 June 2016: Opinion piece by Matthew White, Partner and Head of Planning at Herbert Smith Freehills London office
Car park decision a victory for landowners, EGi, 25 May 2016: Matthew Bonye, Partner and Head of Real Estate Dispute Resolution at Herbert Smith Freehills is quoted in an article on the Court of Appeal decision in Winterburn v Bennett
Real Estate Team of the Year: the shortlist, The Lawyer, 16 May 2016: Herbert Smith Freehills are shortlisted and Real Estate Partner Julian Pollock is quoted
New partners at Herbert Smith Freehills, EGi, 21 April 2016: Rob Carr and Shona Grey have been promoted to partners in the HSF Real Estate practice from 1 May 2016
HSF, Jones Day and Simmons among firms advising on £1.4bn Qatari Diar and Delancey JV, Legal Week, 11 April 2016
HSF and Jones Day lead on £1.4bn deal between Qatari Diar and Delancey, Legal Business, 11 April 2016
Merger sees creation of £1.4bn PRS venture, Property Week, 04 April 2016
Land Securities concludes legal panel review, including Herbert Smith Freehills, Bloomberg, 23 March 2016
Real estate: who’s hot property? The Lawyer, 15 February 2016
Herbert Smith Freehills' real estate team was mentioned numerous times in the Lawyer's article by James Willer on 15 February 2016, "Real Estate: who's hot property?". In addition, specific partners were mentioned by name: Don Rowlands, partner and head of real estate, Ian Cox, regional managing partner for offices in UK, US and EMEA, Patrick Robinson, partner in the planning team, and Matthew White, partner and head of the UK planning team.
Linklaters and Herbert Smith Freehills land roles as Aussie pension fund ups stake in £5bn King's Cross redevelopment - Legal Business, 27 January 2016: Julian Pollock, Herbert Smith Freehills Real Estate partner, is quoted: "...the firm is enormously proud of its involvement in a world class regeneration project such as King's Cross Central, having seen and helped it evolve from a largely derelict site to a vibrant new neighbourhood."
Government sells stake in King’s Cross for £371m, Property Week, 22 January 2016: The government has sold its stake in the King’s Cross Central development to Australia’s largest pension fund, AustralianSuper, for £371m….Herbert Smith Freehills are cited as legal advisers.
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