News
03 11 2023
High Court clarifies requirements of certainty in an agreement for a lease to be executed in…
Aaron is acknowledged and recommended in Chambers and Partners as a leading junior in Real Estate Litigation and is also consistently recommended by Legal 500 as a leading junior in Property Litigation, where he has been described as “a fantastic advocate”, “clearly highly intelligent and has a thoughtful approach to work”, and “very bright and knowledgeable and doesn’t go down without a fight”.
His practice can be broken down into five key areas. Commercial Landlord and Tenant; Agricultural Land; Residential Landlord & Tenant; Real Property; and the interpretation of documents, and clauses within them, generally. He regularly gives talks and presentations on new and interesting developments within those fields. His specialist knowledge is recognised by his current appointment as the consultant editor of all volumes of Halsbury’s Laws: Landlord and Tenant.
He has been involved in a number of high profile matters including acting for many well known developers and house builders, local authorities, and large infrastructure providers including HS2, Transport for London, Network Rail, the Highways Authority, the Environment Agency, as well as various departments of His Majesty’s Government. In many of his recent cases he has been instructed as sole counsel with silks appearing against him.
Outside of the law, Aaron is a keen sportsman. He is a member of the MCC, Middlesex CCC, and a season ticket holder at Harlequins RFU. He also retains a season pass at the French ski resort of Les Deux Alpes, and tries to get there for as many weekends as work will allow during the winter.
Aaron has a wealth of experience in cases involving agricultural land. As well as acting for a number of national developers in assisting in obtaining vacant possession of Agricultural Holdings, Aaron has advised farmers and land owners on a number of issues, and conducted hearings and arbitrations for those clients. He has also acted on negligence cases arising from advice given in relation to Agricultural Land.
In Aaron's commercial landlord and tenant practice, he deals with all issues of forfeiture and possession (including break options), 1954 Act renewal of tenancies, dilapidations and compensation for improvements, and rent reviews and service charge provisions, for both landlords and tenants. He represented the successful Respondents in the leading case on waiver of forfeiture and CRAR as it applies to commercial property.
In the residential practices, Aaron advises on, and represents clients in the FTT, Upper Tribunal, and Court of Appeal in disputes relating to service charge and management disputes as well as all issues arising from enfranchisement and valuation. He has been heavily involved in advising the Government in relation to the new Building Safety Bill and has an active interest in service charge questions relating to disrepair and safety of residential buildings.
Agricultural Law
Commercial Landlord and Tenant
Residential Leasehold Management and Disputes
Boundary and Ownership Disputes
Building Safety
Conveyancing Disputes
Building Safety
Easements and Profits a Prendre
Highways and other Transport Infrastructure
Insolvency
Land Registration and Adverse Possession
Leasehold Enfranchisement and Right to Manage
Mortgages, Charges, Charging Orders and Securitisation
Park Homes and Mobile Homes Act Disputes
Professional Negligence Claim Related to Property
Property Development including Overage disputes
Protestor Injunctions
Rights of Light
Riparian Rights, Watercourses and Harbours
Residential Leasehold Management and Disputes
Squatters and other Trespass
Residential Tenancies
Trusts of Land and other Equitable Claims
Restrictive Covenants
Village Greens, Commons and Manorial Rights
Aaron is able to get to the crux of an issue swiftly. He has an unflappable manner, whilst being knowledgeable and approachable."
News
03 11 2023
High Court clarifies requirements of certainty in an agreement for a lease to be executed in…
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Cases
JR & B Farming Ltd v Hewitt [2021] EWHC 1704 (comm)
This case related to a claim for negligence against a retired solicitor by a family of farmers....
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Cases
Almacantar Centre Point Nominees vs CID Investments and Others [2021] All ER (D) 127 (Feb) [2021] All ER (D) 127 (Feb)
This was a case before HHJ Luba QC at Central London County Court. As he sets out in the...
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Cases
Brar v Thirunavukkrasu [2020] Ch 567; [2020] 2 WLR 841
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Cases
Bakrania v Shah [2019] EWHC 949 (Ch)
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Cases
Thirunavukkrasu v Brar [2019] 1 P & CR 11; [2018] EWHC 2461 (Ch)
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Cases
Kassam v Gill [2018] 8 WLUK 119; [2019] PNLR 3
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Cases
John Romans Park Homes Ltd v Hancock [2018] UKUT 249 (LC); 2018 7 WLUK 673
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News
07 07 2023
Landmark Chambers wins two awards at the ERMAs
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Property Law Quarter Day update - Mixed Use Issues For Commercial Property Lawyers
Timothy Morshead KC, Ellodie Gibbons, Aaron Walder, and Katie Helmore
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The Building Safety Act: What property litigators need to know now - webinar
Aaron Walder, and Simon Allison
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Land Use Conference 2022
Jenny Wigley KC (Joint Head of Chambers), Paul Brown KC, James Maurici KC, Dan Kolinsky KC, Tim Buley KC, David Forsdick KC, Myriam Stacey KC, Aaron Walder, Sasha Blackmore,…
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News
26 01 2022
Recorder Appointments
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News
29 11 2021
Aaron Walder has been appointed as a Fee-Paid Judge of the Property Chamber of the First Tier…
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News
11 08 2021
New appointments to the Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel
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News
22 12 2020
Landmark Feature in Property Week’s Cases of the Year
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2022 - Consultant Editor of Halsbury’s Laws of England; volumes 62, 63 and 64 (the complete series of the Law of Landlord and Tenant)
Real Estate Litigation, Chambers and Partners, 2024
Property Litigation, Legal 500, 2024
Property Litigation, Legal 500, 2023
Property Litigation, Legal 500, 2022
Property Litigation, Legal 500, 2021
Property Litigation, Legal 500, 2020
Legal 500, 2018
Chambers and Partners, 2018
Chambers and Partners, 2016
Legal 500, 2016
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