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Ian is a Property and Construction Litigator, with over 20 years’ specialist experience in contentious property and construction law matters, with a particular expertise in acting for land owners, landlords, developers and construction professionals, who make up the majority of his client base.

Ian provides specialist advice on a full range of contentious property matters and disputes that arise in connection with the acquisition, ownership, development and management of both residential and commercial properties. His experience includes advising on breach of contract claims, lease disputes, commercial lease renewals, breaches of covenant, boundary disputes, adverse possession claims, rights of way and light issues and trespass and possession claims. He is also regularly involved in the removal or alteration of restrictive covenants, that would otherwise prevent development, and provides advice on profit share and overage contract disputes and planning agreements.

On construction matters, Ian provides advice on a number of different issues, including breach of contract claims, material damage claims, professional negligence, arbitration, adjudication and mediation, interim and final account assessments, design disputes and delay claims.

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  • “Attentive, knowledgeable and thorough.”

    Legal 500

Publications

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    Employment and Immigration Expertise

    An overview of our Employment and Immigration services.

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  • Corporate Know-How Guides: Selling a Business

    We look at the flip side of price structuring, instead focusing on how a seller could secure elements of the purchase price that are delayed – or at least obtain comfort around the buyer’s ability to pay them.

    Discover our new series of Corporate Know-How guides.

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  • Corporate Know-How Guides: Buying a Business

    When making an offer for a business, the question of when the consideration will be paid can often be just as important as how much will be paid. We look at four of the most common options available to prospective buyers (beyond upfront cash payments) and the risks/rewards posed by them.

    Discover our new series of Corporate Know-How guides.

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    Private equity/post M&A disputes

    Often involving complex, cross-border issues, our team has a great deal of experience in resolving the full range of post-M&A disputes.

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  • CB Comply: Data Protection training

    May 2023 will mark five years since the GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 came into force. But all that good work your business undertook in preparation will go to waste if you don’t revisit your current data protection practices, procedures, and policies. Find out more on CB Data Protection training.

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  • Advice for senior executives

    Conflicts at work can be distressing and daunting for a variety of reasons and trying to deal with them on your own is difficult. We can help to clarify the situation for you by providing clear, practical and confidential guidance.

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  • Breach of warranty claims

    Commercial Disputes Know-How Guides: Breach of Warranty Claims (Share Acquisition)

    Warranties are contractual statements of fact that are typically given by a seller to a buyer in a share purchase agreement (“SPA”) or other contract as one of the ways in which risk is allocated between parties in the acquisition of a target company (the “Target”).

    Discover our new series of practical know-how guides for those involved in commercial disputes.

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    CB Checkpoint: overview

    There are a number of key policies, procedures and documents your business should keep up to date, to be both legally protected and in preparation for investment or exit. Our team will give your business a full check-over.

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  • Repudiation of contract

    Commercial Disputes Know-How Guides: Repudiation of Contract

    If a breach of contract is so serious that it can be said to go to the core of the contract and deprives the innocent party of the benefit of the contract, then it may be a repudiatory breach that gives the innocent party the option of treating the contract as terminated and seeking damages.

    Discover our new series of practical know-how guides for those involved in commercial disputes.

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  • mergers and acquisitions flyer

    Mergers & Acquisitions: an overview of our expertise

    An overview of the expertise of our Corporate team in relation to mergers and acquisitions, where we act for experienced private equity backed buyers as well more novice sellers who need careful guidance through this potentially daunting legal maze.

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Ian Chappell

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About

Ian is a Property and Construction Litigator, with over 20 years’ specialist experience in contentious property and construction law matters, with a particular expertise in acting for land owners, landlords, developers and construction professionals, who make up the majority of his client base.

Ian provides specialist advice on a full range of contentious property matters and disputes that arise in connection with the acquisition, ownership, development and management of both residential and commercial properties. His experience includes advising on breach of contract claims, lease disputes, commercial lease renewals, breaches of covenant, boundary disputes, adverse possession claims, rights of way and light issues and trespass and possession claims. He is also regularly involved in the removal or alteration of restrictive covenants, that would otherwise prevent development, and provides advice on profit share and overage contract disputes and planning agreements.

On construction matters, Ian provides advice on a number of different issues, including breach of contract claims, material damage claims, professional negligence, arbitration, adjudication and mediation, interim and final account assessments, design disputes and delay claims.

Recognition

  • “Attentive, knowledgeable and thorough.”

    Legal 500

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