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Colin Fenny

Partner

Land & Property Dispute Resolution

Colin Fenny joined Harrison Drury in 2010 from Brabners and has built a specialist team of property litigators. He has worked both in private practice and in-house. Qualifying into the Royal Mail in-house legal department in 2000, he spent four years in its litigation team dealing with both commercial and property related disputes including £multi-million contract and commercial claims and providing litigation support in the management of its real estate portfolio.

Colin moved to Brabners in 2004 and continued to deal with a variety of commercial and property disputes. A notable case highlight at Brabners was the resolution of a £multi-million PFI contract termination claim against the MOD for Parkwood Holdings Plc.

Joining Harrison Drury in 2010 he has specialised exclusively in property and construction disputes. He has been a partner since 2014 and head of the Property Litigation team since 2017.

As a result of his career background, Colin provides a balanced perspective which takes account of the different positions of parties involved in disputes and the key business objectives involved, enabling him to effectively identify routes to deal with disputes and achieve commercially focused outcomes for clients.  Colin uses a collaborative and pro-active approach to both prevent and resolve disputes for his retained clients.

Colin’s practice predominantly focuses on commercial landlord and tenant disputes including dealing with opposed and unopposed lease renewals, rent reviews, break notices and enforcement of tenant/landlord covenants as well as issues relating to Minimum Energy Efficient Standard (MEES) and telecoms. Colin also has experience of a wide spectrum of real estate disputes including enforcement of restrictive covenants and easements over land and removal of travellers.

Colin does however have a particular niche in dealing with disputes relating to professional negligence by property professionals such as surveyors, solicitors, valuers and agents, utilising his deep working knowledge of property law to assist clients prosecuting such professionals.

Reported cases at Harrison Drury include: Parkwood Leisure Ltd v Laing O’Rourke Wales and West Ltd; Grange v Quinn; Windermere Marina Village Ltd v

Outside of work you can find me…

When not at work Colin plays cricket for New Victoria Cricket Club in Southport and District League. Colin is also a committed Newcastle United supported for his sins and travels to watch them whenever he can.

Colin Fenny

Awards and Rankings

Colin Fenny is a high-quality lawyer with good legal knowledge who is also excellent tactically.

Legal 500

Colin Fenny is very pragmatic.

Legal 500

Colin Fenny is great.

Legal 500

Colin Fenny is particularly responsive and diligent in understanding the issue around particular problems rather than simply looking at the pure legal elements. This allows pragmatic decision making and faster, commercially advantageous solutions to be reached.

Colin Fenny provides an exceptional service.

Legal 500

He finds innovative solutions to the many challenges which litigation brings, the ability to blend legal and practical knowledge together to bring a solution which exceeds the client’s aims. He always seems to be one step ahead of the other side allowing us to be proactive not counteracting. The communication and ability to commute with clients is second to none, all have complete faith in him.’

We speak very highly of our experience with Harrison Drury.

Legal 500

We engaged Harrison Drury as an unknown team of solicitors. We were desperate to find someone to fight our difficult case. We loved the fact that Colin Fenny was always available immediately or if busy soon got back to us. He was candid but we appreciated his honesty which gave the correct balance. We were supported through a very long and stressful chapter and can only speak very highly of our experience with Harrison Drury.

It is totally refreshing not to have to chase and worry!

Zoe Taylor is always responsive. It is totally refreshing not to have to chase and worry to elicit a response from the person looking after my interests. Colin Fenny is equally as approachable and engages directly as required.

Harrison Drury is ranked by leading independent guide to the UK’s top legal firms and solicitors, Legal 500.

The guide highlights the solicitors who are providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to clients and we are ranked across our range of practice areas and people.

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Ros Monk

Partner Land & Property Dispute Resolution
t: 01539 751608
m: 07502 528606

Luke Holden

Senior Associate Solicitor Land & Property Dispute Resolution
t: 01772 374388
m: 07389 883607

Joseph Mitchell

Senior Associate Solicitor Land & Property Dispute Resolution
t: 01539 751607
m: 07825 292486

Grant Redburn

Solicitor Land & Property Dispute Resolution
t: 01772 395188
m: 07733 384694

Zoe Taylor

Solicitor Land & Property Dispute Resolution
t: 01772 954696
m: 07918 585827

Casey Moonie

Trainee Solicitor Land & Property Dispute Resolution
t: 01772 258321

Jessica Woodman

Trainee Solicitor Land & Property Dispute Resolution
t: 01772 258321

Eleanor Bradshaw

Paralegal Land & Property Dispute Resolution
t: 01539 312436

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