Published comments

“Wayne Clark wins plaudits for being “diligent, client-friendly and a clear expositor”. When not being “superb in court” he is writing about law and recently co-authored a reference book on tenants ’ right of first refusal”. Chambers and Partners 2010.

“Wayne Clark is praised for the authoritative nature of his legal advice”. Legal 500 2009.

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Wayne Clark

Called 1982
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Wayne Clark's practice embraces all aspects of real property law, although principally relating to commercial property disputes. He is well known for his advice on business tenancies of which he is the co-author with Kirk Reynolds QC of the leading work, Renewal of Business Tenancies Law and Practice 3rd ed. He undertakes a substantial amount of advisory work on development, joint venture agreements and overage provisions, being involved most recently in a dispute over a venture for the development of part of Bristol City centre (Norwich Union v Strand Street Properties Ltd (2009).

As Wayne is the editor of another leading work, Fisher and Lightwood’s Law of Mortgage, 12th ed he undertakes a substantial amount of mortgage related work, particularly with respect to priority disputes.

Wayne’s practice also covers easements (including rights of light disputes) and restrictive covenant disputes with respect to their interpretation, enforcement and their modification or discharge, his most recently reported cases relating to the interpretation of an agricultural use restriction (National Trust v Fleming (2009) and the retention of a landscaping strip (Country Estates Constructions Ltd v Oxford CC 2009. Vendor and purchaser disputes, rent reviews and enfranchisement work, as well as tenants’ rights of first refusal (of which, again, Wayne is a co-author of the leading work, Tenants’ Rights of First Refusal, with Anthony Radevsky of Chambers) all form part of his practice. The occasional bit of property related professional negligence and SDLT also finds its way before him.

Wayne provides an immense amount of advisory work in addition to his litigation practice. Agricultural law is left to others in Chambers.

Professional

Professional Called 1982, Middle Temple

Recent Cases

Glenmere plc v F.Stokes and Sons Ltd 2008 Ch.D.(whether a development agreement under which a developer was seeking planning permission was properly rescinded by the owner)

Ultimate Leisure v Tindle 2007, Court of Appeal. (the effect on contracts of sale of a freehold interest in land of an agreement to surrender a tenancy as a term of the contract).

Morden College v Mayrick 2007, Court of Appeal (the sanctity of compromise agreements and the question of title to land).

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Publications

Co-ordinating editor and contributor to Fisher & Lightwood's Law of Mortgage, 11th edition. (2002), supplement (2003).

Co-ordinating editor and contributor to Fisher & Lightwood's Law of Mortgage, 12th edition (2006), supplement (2008).

Renewal of Business Tenancies Law and Practice, 3rd ed (2007) (co-author)

Tenants' Right of First Refusal, 2nd edition (2008)(co-Author)

Contributor to Hill & Redman's Law of Landlord and Tenant.

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