Chris Brand

Chris is an Associate in our real estate disputes team, specialising in agricultural, commercial and residential property disputes. Chris is regularly instructed in high-value and complex property disputes for private landowners, educational and public sector clients. His work covers all landlord and tenant issues, enfranchisement claims, claims under the Telecommunications Codes, nuisance claims, rights of way, trespass and boundary disputes.

Chris formed part of the team who successfully defended a private criminal prosecution for statutory noise nuisance under the Environmental Protection Act. Chris and the team acted for the defendant, a demolition contractor working on a high-value development in Mayfair. The matter proceeded to a six-day trial. The development was valued at £6 billion and, had the prosecutor been successful, it would have put the demolition on hold for a number of months at a cost to the client of £300,000 per week, as well as having wide-ranging ramifications for the demolition industry.

Chris is often commended by clients for his "clear concise advice". Chris and the team were recently praised for successfully acting for a university client in its claim for possession against students who occupied a key administrative building as part of a protest, and for expediting that court process to ensure minimal disruption.

Chris co-chairs Greenshoots, a networking group for young professionals working in the food and agri-business sectors in Norfolk.

Chris sits on the junior committee for the Property Litigation Association as the representative for the East Anglia region.

Chris was awarded Junior Lawyer of the Year 2019 by the Norfolk and Norwich Law Society.