Imogen Dodds

Imogen’s practice covers the full range of real property and landlord and tenant law. She has particular expertise in disputes under the Electronic Communications Code, as well as in complex mortgage and easement matters. She appears regularly, both led and unled, in the High Court, County Court, and specialist property tribunals. Alongside her court work, she maintains a busy advisory practice. 

Imogen’s recent cases have included the following areas of law:

• Telecommunications
• Commercial landlord and tenant, including opposed and unopposed renewals under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954
• Easements
• Co-ownership, including proceedings under TOLATA 1996
• Mortgages and receivership
• Restrictive covenants
• Land registration
• Adverse possession
• Residential landlord and tenant
• Leasehold enfranchisement
• Tenants’ rights of first refusal

• Education

  BA (Law), Downing College, University of Cambridge (Double First Class) (2012-2015)

  LLM, Downing College, University of Cambridge (First Class, placed 3rd in year with prizes for restitution and comparative family law and policy) (2015-2016)

• Professional
  • BPTC, BPP (Outstanding) (2016 – 2017)
  • Lord Denning Scholarship
  • Hardwicke Entrance Award
  • Buchanan Prize
• Recent Cases
  • On Tower UK Limited & On Tower UK 2 Limited v AP Wireless II (UK) Limited (2024) – Junior Counsel for the operator in a 3-day preliminary issue trial about the ability of a 1954 Act protected periodic tenant to use Part 4 of the Code, as well as the validity of paragraph 20 notices.
  • On Tower UK Limited v AP Wireless II (UK) Limited (2024) – Junior Counsel for the operator in a two-week trial determining the terms of renewal in respect of 14 telecommunications sites.
  • Spellen v “Santander” [2023] EWHC 1361 (KB) – appeared for the successful mortgagee in this case considering attempts by borrowers to subvert County Court possession proceedings by issuing claims in the High Court.
  • Gormandy & Ors v Trinidad and Tobago Housing Development Corporation (Trinidad and Tobago) [2022] UKPC 55 – Junior Counsel, led by Oliver Radley-Gardner KC in a Privy Council appeal on adverse possession of land in Trinidad which raised issues in relation to the rule in Devi v Roy and the role of appellate courts.
  • Oceanfill v Nuffield Health Wellbeing [2022] EWHC 2178 (Ch) (Master) – Junior Counsel, led by Stephen Jourdan KC in a case considering the effect of a restructuring plan under Part 26A of the Companies Act 2006 releasing the current tenant of commercial premises on an AGA given by a previous tenant.
  • Orkin v Orchard (Central London County Court, HHJ Hellman, 6 October 2022) – sole counsel for the leaseholder in a four day trial considering responsibility for carrying out and paying for repairs to a flat in order to prevent water penetration to the flat below.

   

   

• Publications

  Imogen writes regularly for journals, including the New Law Journal. Her recent publications include “Limitation periods in constructive trust claims: clarity from Lord Hoffmann in Hui Chun Ping v Hui Kau Mo [2024] HKCFA 32" (co-authored with Jamie Sutherland).