Commercial Property solicitor's negligence in missing time limit resulting in loss of premises
The Tower Theatre had leased theatre premises in Canonbury Tower continuously since 1952. The solicitors dealing with the last lease renewals acted for free but unfortunately failed to make the necessary application to court in time in order to ensure that the Tower Theatre continued to have the right to security of tenure and a new lease. As a consequence the Landlords were able to force the Tower Theatre to vacate its premises in 2003. We successfully sued Gregory Rowcliffe Milners for the cost of acquiring alternative theatre premises and recovered £2,020,000 for our client. This is believed to be one of the largest successful claims ever made against a solicitor who was acting 'pro bono' (without charge to the client).
The Tower Theatre