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Derek Morris Partner Commercial Property |
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Derek’s wide-ranging expertise includes all aspects of property law with a strong emphasis on commercial property sales and purchases, landlord and tenant matters, property development, Housing Associations and corporate support. He graduated in law from Liverpool University and took his Law Society Finals at Liverpool Law School. Immediately on qualifying in October 1973 he became a property partner in a major London firm. From there he joined KJD in August 1977 as head of the commercial property department, becoming a partner in January 1979. Among the many notable KJD transactions in which Derek has been involved are the sale of the British Steel site at Etruria for the National Garden Festival, the sale of the site of what is now the Merry Hill Shopping Centre and its surrounding developments, the purchase of one of the first major London Docklands warehouse residential developments, the property aspects of the acquisition/disposal of various plc companies together with numerous complex acquisitions and disposals of residential developments. Derek has been closely involved with the Housing Association movement for many years and is widely recognised as one of the leading experts in this field. The UK Legal Experts Guide 2003 identifies Derek as a leading expert in the commercial property and housing association sectors. |
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