Legal director Rachel Sims (pictured above) has joined the Cambridge office in a senior role as head of the firm’s real estate litigation team, while solicitor Brendon Lee has joined the planning and environment team, headed up by Gemma Dudley, based in the Newmarket Road office in the city.
Rachel has extensive experience of providing general landlord and tenant dispute resolution advice across a large direct real estate investment portfolio. She regularly advises on tenant insolvency, dilapidations, forfeiture, lease renewals and contested break options and claims for breach of covenant. Prior to that, Rachel acted for housing associations and private residential landlords in bringing possession claims including nuisance and anti-social behaviour claims. She has dealt with high value and complex litigation cases.
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Hewitsons managing partner Colin Jones said: “With offices in Cambridge, Northampton, Milton Keynes and London, Hewitsons is in a strong position as the UK awaits what Brexit delivers this year and how that will affect the region, including proposed development plans in the Oxford Cambridge Arc.
“Hewitsons as a firm continues to move forward, having recently invested heavily in IT infrastructure and in new people, with several appointments across the firm, including at our Cambridge office.