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About Tess

Tess Geraghty is an Associate in the firm’s property litigation team, having qualified in 2020. She has experience with a wide range of disputes and focuses on the commercial property sector. She has experience settling disputes out of Court but has taken multiple disputes to trial.

Recent experience

  • Acting for a property developer in relation to a high value dispute concerning a sale and purchase agreement.
  • Advising a charity on management of its commercial and residential property portfolio.
  • Acting for HS2 Limited in relation to various compensation disputes.
  • Acting on behalf of a charity in a professional negligence claim in the High Court.
  • Acting for both landlords and tenants in relation to opposed and unopposed lease renewals under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 through to settlement.
  • Obtaining a successful outcome for a landowner in the Court of Appeal regarding a renewal under the Electronic Communications Act.
  • Taking four telecommunications disputes to trial in the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber).

Professional Memberships

  • Property Litigation Association
  • Law Society of England and Wales

Career Experience

2024 to present: Associate, Winckworth Sherwood LLP

2022 - 2024: Associate, Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

2018 - 2022: Trainee then Solicitor, Gateley Plc