Shahnaz Farahi

Senior Associate - Dispute Resolution

About Shahnaz

Shahnaz is a Senior Associate solicitor in our Dispute Resolution team. She has been in legal practice for over 30 years, specialising in the fields of property disputes representing individuals, companies, housing association charities, NHS Trusts, executors, trust beneficiaries and managing agents.

Shahnaz is a fluent Persian speaker and has a working knowledge of French.

Shahnaz's expertise and how she can help you

Shahnaz has a broad practice in dispute resolution matters, including:

• Landlord and tenant disputes including dilapidations.
• Leasehold and collective enfranchisement.
• Debt recovery, including rent and service charge recovery.
• Contentious and non-contentious 1954 Act claims.
• Breach of covenant and forfeiture.
• Service charge disputes.
• Termination of leases and tenancies.
• Enforcement of judgments (charging orders and orders for sale).
• Adverse possession applications.
• All types of possession proceedings.
• Advising on and exercising break clauses.
• Strategic advice in connection with development.
• Advising on easements and restrictive covenants.
• Claims under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996.
• Construction disputes.
• Professional negligence claims (construction and legal regulatory).
• Probate disputes (acting for charities, individual beneficiaries and executors).

Reported Cases

• Lawlor -v- Sandvik Mining and Construction Mobile Crushers and Screens Ltd [CA 2013]