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Nick Cox LLB (Hons)

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I head up the property litigation team at Willans, dealing mainly with disputes over commercial properties.

I also support the commercial and residential property teams with advice and assistance to help them avoid problems where possible.

T 01242 542924 E nick.cox@willans.co.uk
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Key skills

  • I can help commercial tenants plan their exit strategies from leases, and help commercial landlords hold their tenants to their obligations under leases.
  • I can assist in advising both landlords and tenants in relation to any understanding their rights and obligations in both commercial and residential leases.
  • I also advise on disputes arising from other matters arising from land, such as adverse possession claims and disputes arising from agreements relating to property, such as options, equalisation and promotion agreements.

Experience highlights

  • I have recently secured a six-figure settlement for a client in an adverse possession claim and have successfully concluded a long-running dispute over the status of a land equalisation agreement over some development land.
  • I am currently handling a number of high-value dilapidations disputes for both commercial landlords and tenants.

  • "Nick Cox is praised for his ‘common-sense approach, high knowledge levels and excellent overall service'."
    The Legal 500 UK

  • "He has 30 years' property litigation experience and is particularly strong on landlord and tenant disputes."
    Chambers UK

  • "'approachable and knowledgeable'"
    The Legal 500 UK

  • "‘efficient and knowledgeable’"
    The Legal 500 UK

  • "Willans LLP’s Nicholas Cox gives ‘careful, clear advice to clients’, and shows a ‘high level of expertise in the area of property litigation’."
    The Legal 500 UK
  • Chambers ranked lawyer

Nick Cox LLB (Hons) can help you with a range of services

Litigation & dispute resolution
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Mediation
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Property litigation
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Property disputes
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Professional negligence
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Negligence & contract disputes
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Debt recovery
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Lockdown business rent arrears are recoverable: High Court
Property litigation

Commercial landlords will welcome a recent High Court decision, in which an application for a judgment against a tenant in arrears was upheld. In the first judgment of its kind…

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Pretty vacant: When stripping out goes too far
Property litigation

In an interesting case decided in December 2020, the High Court considered whether a tenant who exercised a break clause went too far in making sure that he gave vacant…

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Automatic stay in squatter possession proceedings removed
Property litigation

Pressure from property litigation professionals has seen the Master of the Rolls modify the automatic stay in all possession proceedings, imposed on 26 March by a Practice Direction, when the…

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