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Danielle Drummond-Brassington

Partner
Head of Real Estate Disputes

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Danielle Drummond-Brassington

Partner
Head of Real Estate Disputes

Contact
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London
EC4N 6AF
United Kingdom
Languages English, German

Danielle Drummond-Brassington is a partner and the Head of our Real Estate Disputes team.  She provides support to the wider Real Estate team on transactions dealing with issues such as interpretation of deeds and boundary and restrictive covenant queries.

Danielle is also recognised as a safe pair of hands to have on board in contentious situations, pulling on her extensive experience in all manner of property disputes, ranging from landlord and tenant issues to boundary disputes and from rights of light issues to property insolvency related issues. 

Danielle is a team player and quickly builds strong relationships with clients. She also sits on the RICS Dilapidations Forum Committee and the Property Litigation Association Law Reform Committee.

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Danielle Drummond-Brassington has recently acted on a number of development disputes, including hotel, mixed-use and retail sites. Clients say: "She communicates very clearly and gives us very helpful advice that enables us to make decisions. She is very practical in her approach which is helpful."

Chambers, 2015

Danielle Drummond-Brassington took on the job like a personal crusade, which was fantastic as it was very, very important for the business. It was a very, very important case to win. I am tremendously impressed with Danielle and would use her again without a second’s thought.

Director, Property Developer

"The ‘very bright’ Danielle Drummond-Brassington has ‘spot-on commercial and tactical judgement’. She leads a ‘very responsive’ group that advises clients such as Berkeley Homes and Sainsbury’s".

Legal 500, 2015

Danielle Drummond-Brassington has recently acted on a number of development disputes, including hotel, mixed-use and retail sites. Clients say: "She communicates very clearly and gives us very helpful advice that enables us to make decisions. She is very practical in her approach which is helpful."

Chambers, 2015

Danielle Drummond-Brassington took on the job like a personal crusade, which was fantastic as it was very, very important for the business. It was a very, very important case to win. I am tremendously impressed with Danielle and would use her again without a second’s thought.

Director, Property Developer

"The ‘very bright’ Danielle Drummond-Brassington has ‘spot-on commercial and tactical judgement’. She leads a ‘very responsive’ group that advises clients such as Berkeley Homes and Sainsbury’s".

Legal 500, 2015

Relevant experience

  • A complex securitised property outsourcing agreement and various contentious issues relating to the underlying property.  
  • Rights of Light – obtaining Light Obstruction Notices, advising on the infringement of rights to light, injunctions and settlements.   
  • A large developer on a sale and purchase agreement the purchaser was trying to terminate due to the drop in value of the asset from the original contract price through to a successful determination before a Third Party Expert. 
  • Various corporate occupiers on issues arising out of their day to day occupation of property including lease renewals, dilapidation claims and service charge disputes.  
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Memberships & Roles

  • Property Litigation Association, Law Reform Committee
  • RICS Dilapidations Steering Committee 
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Education

  • 2000 – LLB, University of Kent at Canterbury
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Expertise

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