Birketts grows Cambridge property disputes team with two senior hires

Joining Birketts from a top 10 global law firm and a previous chairman of the Property Litigation Association, Wortley brings wide-ranging expertise in property disputes. He has significant trial experience, especially in disputes between joint venture partners and professional negligence claims, as well as trespass/nuisance cases.

Over the last few years, he has built a market leading practice for obtaining civil injunctions to protect business premises and infrastructure projects against the risk of trespass by protest groups such as Just Stop Oil.

MacDonald-Pearce has been consistently ranked in the Legal 500; he advises on all aspects of commercial property disputes for developers, investment funds, institutional owners, corporate occupiers and retailers.

Lynsey Ellard, Partner and lead of Birketts’ property disputes team in Cambridge, said: “I am thrilled to welcome both Stuart and James to our growing team in Cambridge. They both bring unique and extensive expertise which will be of great value to our clients, and I am looking forward to working with them to expand our practice further in Cambridge and beyond.”