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"Adam Rosenthal offers "a personable, realistic approach to advocacy and is a courteous and clever professional". He acted on Looe Fuels v Looe Harbour Commissioners, and also advised local authorities and telecommunications companies on real estate issues". Chambers and Partners Guide 2010

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Adam Rosenthal

Called 1999
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Adam Rosenthal’s practice encompasses all aspects of real property and landlord and tenant-related litigation and advice. Real property-related cases in which he has been involved cover a broad spectrum, from easements and restrictive covenants to conveyancing and development contracts. He also undertakes mortgage-related work and is a co-editor of the leading work on land options, advising regularly in relation to both freehold and leasehold options. Adam is regularly instructed in relation to most aspects of landlord and tenant litigation, including rent review, service charge disputes, business tenancies and possession claims. His practice also extends to related professional negligence and insolvency issues. He has appeared as an advocate in the County Court, High Court and Court of Appeal and both the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal and the Lands Tribunal. Some of his reported cases are listed below.

Education

St. Catherine's College, Oxford University - BA (1998) (Law with French Law): 1st Class; College Scholarship.

Université Panthèon-Assas (Paris II) (Third Year of Degree).

Fluent in French.

Professional

Gray's Inn (Prince of Wales Scholarship).

Inns of Court School of Law.

First Prize in Gray's Inn Senior Mooting Competition (autumn 1999).

Recent Cases

Winwood v Biffa Waste Services Ltd [2010] EWHC 242 (Ch): Preliminary issues concerning the construction of a lease of a landfill site relating to the extent of the tenant’s obligations to use reasonable endeavours to obtain appropriate planning permissions and licences to tip waste under the relevant environmental legislation.

Redstone Mortgages Plc v Welch [2009] 3 EGLR 71: Questions of priority as between a mortgagee and the innocent victim of a fraudulent sale and lease-back transaction.

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Publications

Co-Author of Barnsley's Land Options (5th Edition) (2009).

Contributor to Fisher & Lightwood's Law of Mortgage (12th Edition) (2006).

Contributor to Woodfall Landlord & Tenant Monthly Bulletin.