Mark Oakley

Head of Litigation

Mark heads the Litigation teams at Judge & Priestley and is a listed expert individual in The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners for his contentious property work for public sector, commercial and domestic clients.

Accreditations

Experience

Mark’s experience covers a wide variety of cases including property disputes, commercial disputes, and professional negligence claims. 

Mark has particular expertise in complex leasehold disputes and service charges issues, often involving cases in the Property Chamber and the Upper Tribunal Lands Chamber. 

Some of Mark’s specialities fall under:

• Leasehold litigation
• Restrictive covenants, enforcement and removal/ amendment
• Rights of way and other easements
• Trespass and boundary disputes
• Commercial lease renewals and dilapidations
• Commercial contract disputes
• Disputes concerning contracts for land and claims for beneficial entitlement/ownership

Recent Highlights

Mark represented Camden Council in Lessees of Foundling Court and O’Donnell Court v London Borough of Camden and others concerning S20 consultation, where there is a head lease.

Mark also represented the RTM (Right To Manage) in Francia Properties Ltd v Aristou, where the court considered the interaction of a freeholder’s property rights and the interference with RTM management rights under CLARA 2002.

Outside of Work

Mark has a keen interest in several sports and regularly cycles and plays golf.