Practice area: Professional Negligence

Julia Tobbell

  • 29 August 2024
Julia Tobbell

Described by The Legal 500 2024 as ‘arguably the best property litigation lawyer in the business’, Julia is a Partner specialising in real estate disputes.

She advises on disputes involving all types of property, with particular expertise in development and investment disputes, especially those concerning high-value assets and portfolios. She also acts for high net worth individuals in relation to personal property disputes. Julia has extensive litigation experience, including high-profile and complex trials. Her practice also includes residential disputes, particularly those involving the Building Safety Act 2022. In addition to litigation, she has considerable experience in negotiation, mediation and the early identification and management of risk. Julia is a qualified Solicitor Advocate with rights of audience in the higher courts.

Julia is known for her strategic approach to complex disputes and her ability to identify the key issues at an early stage. She provides practical, hands-on advice tailored to her clients’ objectives and the wider commercial context.

She is regularly consulted by colleagues in the Commercial Real Estate team on issues that could affect developments or transactions. Julia also advises on contractual and tortious disputes where property is the underlying asset, including professional negligence and property-related acquisition disputes.

Andrew Parker

  • 29 August 2024
Andrew Parker

Described by clients in Chambers 2025 as “brilliant”, “very client-friendly” and “on top of everything”, Andrew is a Partner and Head of the Construction Disputes team and the Building Safety team. He advises on the resolution of all types of construction dispute, from detailed final account disputes and complex delay claims to defects arising from poor workmanship and negligent design.

He has a deep understanding of the way construction projects are delivered and the wide range of defects that can arise in completed buildings, including issues affecting external wall systems, structures, and mechanical and electrical systems such as heating, cooling, air conditioning, ventilation, water and drainage.

Andrew regularly advises clients on live construction projects where issues have arisen, helping to resolve them before they develop into formal disputes. Where a dispute cannot be avoided, he takes a logical and organised approach to help clients navigate the pre-action process and achieve the best possible outcome, whether through settlement, mediation, arbitration, adjudication or court proceedings.

Natasha Rees

  • 29 August 2024
Natasha Rees

Described as ‘standout’ and ‘very high profile’, Chambers UK, Property Litigation, Natasha was elected to be Forsters’ Senior Partner in September 2022.

As a former Head of the Real Estate Disputes team, she has in-depth experience in all areas of property litigation with particular expertise in high value residential disputes and contentious leasehold enfranchisement.

Natasha advises and acts for landed estates, charities, and commercial landlords. She is also well known for work with leaseholders protecting their interests through the Courts and Tribunals. Most notably she acted for the leaseholders in their successful nuisance action against the Tate Gallery in the Supreme Court appeal known as Fearn and others (Appellants) v Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery (Respondent). As an enfranchisement specialist she also acts for leaseholders in leading enfranchisement cases including the leading cases Aggio and Sportelli and for the Ministry of Defence in relation to proceedings relating to their UK property portfolio known as Annington Property Ltd v Secretary of State for Defence 2023.

Named an “Eminent Practitioner” in Real Estate Litigation by Chambers UK 2026 and selected for the Legal 500 UK’s Property Litigation “Hall of Fame”, Natasha is also singled out as a “Top Recommended” lawyer in Spear’s Property Index 2026.

Roberta Harvey

  • 29 August 2024
Roberta Harvey

Featured in the Legal 500’s Hall of Fame and described as “incredibly empathetic and really good to work with” in Chambers Private Wealth Disputes, 2024, Roberta is Head of the Trust and Estate Disputes team.

She has an excellent reputation in representing high net worth individuals, family offices, trustees, protectors, executors and beneficiaries. With wide-ranging expertise covering validity issues, breach of trust, removal applications, construction arguments, freezing injunctions, asset tracing and recovery, Roberta advises on the full remit of estate disputes.

Roberta’s supportive and constructive approach to litigation inspires confidence in her clients. Noted for being sympathetic and calm, she fiercely defends her clients’ best interests, while always considering the wider and long-term implications for their personal, financial and commercial interests. Roberta also works closely with her family and private client colleagues, often advising on divorce issues, post and pre-nuptial agreements, and on stress testing trust structures.

Her reputation as a leader in her field was recognised recently by her appointment as a member of the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS) committee.

Andrew Head

  • 29 August 2024
Andrew Head

Ranked in The Legal 500 2024, Andrew is noted for his ‘track record of work on international disputes, finance cases, class action claims and professional negligence’.

As a Partner in the Dispute Resolution team, Andrew has a broad and diverse practice, focusing on professional indemnity matters, complex land disputes, civil fraud, tax investigations and large-scale group actions arising from financial mis-selling.

Andrew is skilled at analysing large volumes of documentation efficiently and cost-effectively, enabling him to develop a thorough understanding of his clients’ commercial objectives and the issues at the heart of a dispute. He has considerable experience in High Court litigation, as well as domestic and international arbitrations. His clients include international banks, major property developers, retailers, high net worth individuals and charitable institutions.