Pictured above: Kate Andrews

Browne Jacobson has strengthened its real estate litigation credentials in London with the appointment of partner Kate Andrews.

Kate joins from HBJ Gateley Waring LLP where she was head of its London Real Estate Litigation team. Prior to this she spent seven years at Nabarro. She joins a seven strong legal team and will report to Mark Aldrich, Head of the Property Litigation Group.

Andrews has extensive experience acting for high net worth individuals, developers, funders and high-end retailers on a wide range of complex, high profile real estate disputes, with a particular specialism in property insolvency and rights of light and development issues. Her clients have included Persimmon Homes, X-Leisure, Land Securities, Blackrock, Capital and Regional, Grainmarket Asset Management, Threadneedle Asset Management, Glasgow City Council and Frogmore.

Kate's arrival follows on from the recent appointment of Real Estate Associate Tim Rayner, also from HBJ Gateley Waring LLP, into the firm's Birmingham office.

Commenting on Kate's appointment, Mark Aldrich said: "We are delighted that Kate has chosen to join us. Kate's arrival, along with Tim Rayner's appointment last year, underscores our commitment to grow our practice both in London and the Midlands. Our team continues to be very busy and we now boast one of the largest groups of specialist real estate litigators in the Midlands. We are looking forward to Kate playing a key part in the future growth and success of the team."

Browne Jacobson's real estate litigation team clients include Alliance Boots and Wilkinson Hardware Stores, a number of major corporates as well as local authorities, primary care trusts and fire authorities.

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