Published comments

"Martin Rodger QC is 'an accessible team player' whose 'calm and elegant style masks a pronounced fighting spirit'." Chambers and Partners 2010 (Real Estate Litigation Section).

“Martin Rodger QC brings a 'pragmatic yet sympathetic approach to his work'. He has a wealth of experience in all matters pertaining to landlord and tenant and agricultural holdings law, and 'is extremely bright, very approachable and hugely effective'. Instructing solicitors highly rate his 'robust opinions: he‘s not one to pussyfoot around'”. Chambers and Partners 2010 (Agriculture and Rural Affairs).

“Martin Rodger QC is 'amazingly bright'”. Legal 500 2009.

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Martin Rodger QC

Called 1986
Silk 2006
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Areas of practice

All aspects of landlord and tenant and commercial property litigation. Particular expertise in disputes concerning rent review, licensed premises and agricultural property.

Education

University College, Oxford BA (1983)

Professional

Harmsworth Scholarship (1985)

Deputy Chairman Agricultural Land Tribunal (South East Region) (2003)

District Chairman of the Appeals Service (2003)

Recorder 2004

Recent Cases

Mason v Boscawen [2009] 1 WLR 2139 (VAT as rent, Agricultural Holdings)

Norwich Union Life & Pensions v Linpac Mouldings Ltd [2009] EWHC 1602 (Ch) (Landlord and tenant, consent to assign, operation of break clause)

Landlord Protect Ltd v St Anselm Development Co Ltd [2008] EWHC 1582 (Ch), [2008] 28 EG 113 (reasonableness of terms for consent to assignment).

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Publications

Editor - Woodfall: Landlord and Tenant.