Real Estate Litigation
Our experienced real estate litigators advise you on property litigation risk avoidance. If necessary, we act for you on the full range of property disputes, in particular in the areas of construction disputes and landlord-tenant conflicts.
Advisory specialisations
- Risk avoidance strategies in transactions and project development
- Real estate litigation matters, particular in the areas of construction disputes and landlord-tenant conflicts, supporting commercial entities and high net worth individuals, landlords and tenants, developers, owners of property assets, property institutions, financial institutions, hoteliers, retailers, manufacturers and insolvency practitioners
- Statutory mortgage right of tradesmen and building contractors
- Making or defending claims under environmental provisions in transactional documents (e.g. environmental warranties and indemnities)
- Enforcement of landlord’s obligations to provide services and disputes as to service charge recovery
- Repairs (interim and terminal schedules)
- Rent increases and rent reductions (e.g. in case of renovation works/nuisances)
- Lease termination (break notices and notices to quit)
- Challenge of termination and/or extension of rental relationship
- Security of tenure: dealing with strategy and proceedings in relation to contested and non-contested renewals
- Tenant disturbance (breach of quiet enjoyment/ nuisance)
- Insolvency: liquidation, administration and receivership of landlords, tenants and sub-tenants
Other relevant areas
Real Estate M&A | Structuring | Project Development | Rental & Lease Agreements | Real Estate Finance
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Publications
Neuer Schub für das Energiespar-Contracting
IMMO'23 Magazin DEU, S. 92, 12. Dezember 2022- DE
Real Estate 2022 – Switzerland
The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides 2022, Legalease Ltd, 1 December 2022- EN
- Wolfgang Müller
- Cosima Trabichet-Castan
- Jacques Johner
- Laure-Lye Pillonel
Les grands travaux dans la propriété par étages
ARPPE – Alliance Romande des Propriétés Par Etages, Newsletter 02 - Deuxième semestre 2021- FR
Real Estate 2021 – Switzerland
The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides 2021, 2021 Legalease Ltd., 3 December 2021- EN
- Wolfgang Müller
- Cosima Trabichet-Castan
- Denise Läubli
- Laure-Lye Pillonel