Michael Large Consultant Solicitor

Michael is a Solicitor and qualified in 2002 and is a specialist in commercial property litigation. He has over twenty years of experience in property and property disputes and litigation. He represents and advises both landlords and tenants. If you have a dispute involving commercial property or just need advice about it, then he can help you. Usually, these are landlord and tenant disputes, but if you have a problem involving any type of commercial property, get in touch.

A few of the highlights of his cases have included:

For landlords:

• Representing landlords in major redevelopments worth hundreds of millions of pounds
• Evicting crack dens, drug houses and illegal raves
• Protecting rights to land required for access routes for the Olympic Games and for major transport projects

For tenants:

• Defeating landlord claims to terminate leases
• Protecting commercial tenants’ rights in lease renewals
• Obtaining relief from forfeiture for a tenant in a High Court case

Railway Tenants and Railway Arches

Michael has been involved in railway property disputes, for both landlords and tenants, for twenty years. He is a specialist in advising and representing tenants of railway arch properties, and about half of his clients are business tenants of railway arches. He has been involved in campaigning for railway tenants’ rights since 2019.

Memberships

Michael has been a member of the Property Litigation Association for many years and is currently a member of the PLA’s Law Reform Committee. He was also a member of the Greater London Authority’s Steering Group on London Working Rents.

Training

As an expert in his field, he is also a regular trainer and lecturer for MBL, the leading provider of legal training, and a regular speaker for LEXISNEXIS, a leading global provider of legal and regulatory intelligence.

To find out more from Michael you can visit his website here.