founder and commercial property partner
Julien Rutler
founder and commercial property partner
Richard has many years’ experience in resolving property disputes. He has a broad practice in contentious matters concerning real estate. He has a particular focus on commercial landlord and tenant disputes including lease renewals, alienation, debt recovery, service charges and dilapidations and possession claims. He also has experience of residential matters including lease extensions and enfranchisement, and property-related matters including freedom of information, insolvency and professional negligence. Particular specialisms include issues arising from advertising hoardings, the Pubs Code and party walls.
Prior to joining RLS Law, he worked at Lovells/Hogan Lovells and Mishcon de Reya, in the course of which he advised a varied range of institutional, corporate and entreprenerial clients.
Richard has published articles on a number of topics in various property journals including Estates Gazette, Property Week, Property Law Journal and RICS Commercial Property Journal and is a regular speaker on real estate issues at conferences and other events.
Bar & Restaurant Solicitors Group
Property Litigation Association
RICS Dilapidations Forum
RICS Telecoms Forum
The Pyramus & Thisbe Club
Richard enjoys music (particularly singing), beer, walking and spending time with his family. Sometimes all at once.
Jason is an experienced commercial property lawyer. Having worked at leading UK and US practices, Jason deals with a broad range of commercial property work, in particular landlord and tenant, with particular focus on the hospitality sector, acquisitions and disposals of investment property, commercial and residential development and corporate support.
Jason is a committed cyclist and is a founder member of the bar and restaurant solicitors group (BARS).
Having studied at Cambridge University and Nottingham Law School, Tom joined magic circle firm Slaughter and May, where he qualified into the Real Estate Group where he stayed for 4 years before transferring to Charles Russell Speechlys LLP to work within the property and regeneration team. Tom joined RLS Law as a senior associate in November 2015 and became a partner in March 2019.
As a respected expert within the field of commercial real estate, he has been quoted in the Times and Planning Magazine, is a member of various property networking and industry groups and has published numerous articles on various property topics.
In addition to all of the services expected of a prestigious and high-flying, commercial real estate lawyer, Tom has acted for clients which have included:
• The UK’s largest pub and hospitality companies
• Major UK housebuilders
• City Councils
• Green energy suppliers
• HNW Property Investors
Legal Career Highlights include acting for clients on:
• The property aspects of the sharehold acquisition of Stansted airport
• Corporate and financing transaction for one of the UK’s biggest care home companies (sale and leaseback of over 40 properties)
• Sale and leaseback of a hotel portfolio of 40 properties
• Representing a Greek company with the acquisition and development of a hotel in Kensington
• Acting for a luxury property developer with the acquisition of 116 private residential flats at a site in north west London
• Sale and leaseback of several stores and other facilities owned by one of the UK’s most famous department stores.
Liam joined RLS from international law firm Fladgate where he had been an associate lawyer for over 3 years. Prior to that he was an associate at Forbes, a leading law firm in the North West of England.
Liam has a wide range of experience, including advising on office, retail and leisure lettings for both landlords and tenants, and on acquisitions and disposals of properties for investors and developers, often with the involvement of finance. In particular, Liam has advised national restaurant and retail tenants on their lettings in new headline locations such as the O2, the Manchester Corn Exchange and the Cheesegrater.
Liam has also acted on development site acquisitions and sales, including large projects relating to ground and mounted solar panels; dealt with property portfolio management, including the management of a large London market site; and also has experience of property refinance work, including acting for institutional lenders in relation to development sites.
As well as watching, reading and talking about sports, Liam enjoys trying his hand at many too. He particularly enjoys rugby, skiing, tennis and golf.
Liam also enjoys music and gigs, walking and visiting places of interest and museums, where he can try to remember parts of his history degree.
Ashley specialises in property finance and general banking matters. His clients include investment funds, banks, general corporates, developers and entrepreneurs. He has extensive experience in a range of domestic and cross-border finance transactions, particularly leveraged acquisitions and debt restructurings.
Ashley also advises on general company/commercial matters, including shareholder/investment agreements, joint ventures, acquisitions and disposals, reorganisations and company secretarial.
Ashley has been recommended in the Legal Experts, Chambers and Legal 500 directories.
Ashley was formerly a lawyer at Lovells, a partner at international firm Norton Rose, and a partner at national firm Hammonds.
Martin is a highly experienced property disputes lawyer. During the course of nearly 30 years of practice he has encountered a wide range of contentious matters concerning real estate. His main area of expertise is commercial landlord and tenant disputes, which include lease renewals, breach of covenant, debt recovery, forfeiture/possession claims, service charges and dilapidations. He has also been involved in many other property-related matters such as disputed access, trespass, nuisance, right to light, adverse possession, boundary disputes, estate agency fees disputes, insolvency and professional negligence.
Prior to joining RLS Law, he worked at Freshfields and Forsters, as well as a medium-sized South West practice, and is also a consultant for Keystone Law.
Anna is an experienced consultant at RLS, specialising in non-contentious construction and engineering law. Acting for a broad range of clients – developers, contractors, sub-contractors, consultants, purchasers, tenants and funds. She advises on all aspects of the documentation used in construction projects, including building contracts, professional appointments, collateral warranties, bank and surety bonds, insurance issues and on the construction aspects of development, lease and funding agreements.
Anna's expertise and opinion in her specialist areas have frequently been sought by the professional press and by leading publishers in law. In 2016 Anna won the “Construction Lawyer of the Year” award in the Women in Law Awards and was also a finalist in the Best Business Women - Legal Services category. Prior to joining RLS Law, Anna worked for a number of law firms including Nabarro Nathanson, Lovells and Jeffrey Green Russell where she was a partner and Head of Construction and Engineering.
James is a specialist construction and projects lawyer with over 24 years’ experience in construction and engineering projects. Formerly a Partner at Boodle Hatfield, James also gained first hand construction industry experience training at Taylor Woodrow Group of Companies at the start of his career. His practice covers a wide spectrum of commercial development, residential and mixed-use construction and urban regeneration projects acting for developers, funders, contractors and consultants and also institutional purchasers, tenants and other end users.
He has particular expertise in the drafting and negotiation of all forms of building and civil engineering contracts, development and funding agreements, professional appointments, warranties and related performance security and project documentation. In addition, he advises on all methods of construction procurement including strategic framework and/or joint venture arrangements and strategies.
Claire has over 14 years experience of being a real estate PA and legal secretary , including nearly 12 years at a law firm in Wimbledon. Claire assists the fee earners on various matters within all aspects of real estate including property litigation, in addition to being responsible for the administrative running of the office. Claire’s vast experience and enthusiasm makes her a great asset to the RLS team.
Claire loves spending time with her family and friends, enjoys travelling, visiting new places of interest, yoga, photography and has currently done two tandem skydives for different charities.
Lucy has 15 years experience of law firm business development, including six years at global law firm Hogan Lovells as Business Development Manager for the real estate practice area. Lucy has extensive experience in business planning and strategy, client relationship management, key client targeting and pitching, event organisation, marketing communications, legal directory submissions and press liaison.
Paula has a background of working in law firm finance departments and plays a vital role as Finance Manager. She is responsible for dealing with all aspects of the accounts department and making sure a high level of service is delivered to the firm.
Jason is an experienced commercial property lawyer. Having worked at leading UK and US practices, Jason deals with a broad range of commercial property work, in particular landlord and tenant, with particular focus on the hospitality sector, acquisitions and disposals of investment property, commercial and residential development and corporate support.
Jason is a committed cyclist and is a founder member of the bar and restaurant solicitors group (BARS).
Richard has many years’ experience in resolving property disputes. He has a broad practice in contentious matters concerning real estate. He has a particular focus on commercial landlord and tenant disputes including lease renewals, alienation, debt recovery, service charges and dilapidations and possession claims. He also has experience of residential matters including lease extensions and enfranchisement, and property-related matters including freedom of information, insolvency and professional negligence. Particular specialisms include issues arising from advertising hoardings, the Pubs Code and party walls.
Prior to joining RLS Law, he worked at Lovells/Hogan Lovells and Mishcon de Reya, in the course of which he advised a varied range of institutional, corporate and entreprenerial clients.
Richard has published articles on a number of topics in various property journals including Estates Gazette, Property Week, Property Law Journal and RICS Commercial Property Journal and is a regular speaker on real estate issues at conferences and other events.
Bar & Restaurant Solicitors Group
Property Litigation Association
RICS Dilapidations Forum
RICS Telecoms Forum
The Pyramus & Thisbe Club
Richard enjoys music (particularly singing), beer, walking and spending time with his family. Sometimes all at once.
Having studied at Cambridge University and Nottingham Law School, Tom joined magic circle firm Slaughter and May, where he qualified into the Real Estate Group where he stayed for 4 years before transferring to Charles Russell Speechlys LLP to work within the property and regeneration team. Tom joined RLS Law as a senior associate in November 2015 and became a partner in March 2019.
As a respected expert within the field of commercial real estate, he has been quoted in the Times and Planning Magazine, is a member of various property networking and industry groups and has published numerous articles on various property topics.
In addition to all of the services expected of a prestigious and high-flying, commercial real estate lawyer, Tom has acted for clients which have included:
• The UK’s largest pub and hospitality companies
• Major UK housebuilders
• City Councils
• Green energy suppliers
• HNW Property Investors
Legal Career Highlights include acting for clients on:
• The property aspects of the sharehold acquisition of Stansted airport
• Corporate and financing transaction for one of the UK’s biggest care home companies (sale and leaseback of over 40 properties)
• Sale and leaseback of a hotel portfolio of 40 properties
• Representing a Greek company with the acquisition and development of a hotel in Kensington
• Acting for a luxury property developer with the acquisition of 116 private residential flats at a site in north west London
• Sale and leaseback of several stores and other facilities owned by one of the UK’s most famous department stores.
Liam joined RLS from international law firm Fladgate where he had been an associate lawyer for over 3 years. Prior to that he was an associate at Forbes, a leading law firm in the North West of England.
Liam has a wide range of experience, including advising on office, retail and leisure lettings for both landlords and tenants, and on acquisitions and disposals of properties for investors and developers, often with the involvement of finance. In particular, Liam has advised national restaurant and retail tenants on their lettings in new headline locations such as the O2, the Manchester Corn Exchange and the Cheesegrater.
Liam has also acted on development site acquisitions and sales, including large projects relating to ground and mounted solar panels; dealt with property portfolio management, including the management of a large London market site; and also has experience of property refinance work, including acting for institutional lenders in relation to development sites.
As well as watching, reading and talking about sports, Liam enjoys trying his hand at many too. He particularly enjoys rugby, skiing, tennis and golf.
Liam also enjoys music and gigs, walking and visiting places of interest and museums, where he can try to remember parts of his history degree.
Ashley specialises in property finance and general banking matters. His clients include investment funds, banks, general corporates, developers and entrepreneurs. He has extensive experience in a range of domestic and cross-border finance transactions, particularly leveraged acquisitions and debt restructurings.
Ashley also advises on general company/commercial matters, including shareholder/investment agreements, joint ventures, acquisitions and disposals, reorganisations and company secretarial.
Ashley has been recommended in the Legal Experts, Chambers and Legal 500 directories.
Ashley was formerly a lawyer at Lovells, a partner at international firm Norton Rose, and a partner at national firm Hammonds.
Martin is a highly experienced property disputes lawyer. During the course of nearly 30 years of practice he has encountered a wide range of contentious matters concerning real estate. His main area of expertise is commercial landlord and tenant disputes, which include lease renewals, breach of covenant, debt recovery, forfeiture/possession claims, service charges and dilapidations. He has also been involved in many other property-related matters such as disputed access, trespass, nuisance, right to light, adverse possession, boundary disputes, estate agency fees disputes, insolvency and professional negligence.
Prior to joining RLS Law, he worked at Freshfields and Forsters, as well as a medium-sized South West practice, and is also a consultant for Keystone Law.
James is a specialist construction and projects lawyer with over 24 years’ experience in construction and engineering projects. Formerly a Partner at Boodle Hatfield, James also gained first hand construction industry experience training at Taylor Woodrow Group of Companies at the start of his career. His practice covers a wide spectrum of commercial development, residential and mixed-use construction and urban regeneration projects acting for developers, funders, contractors and consultants and also institutional purchasers, tenants and other end users.
He has particular expertise in the drafting and negotiation of all forms of building and civil engineering contracts, development and funding agreements, professional appointments, warranties and related performance security and project documentation. In addition, he advises on all methods of construction procurement including strategic framework and/or joint venture arrangements and strategies.
Anna is an experienced consultant at RLS, specialising in non-contentious construction and engineering law. Acting for a broad range of clients – developers, contractors, sub-contractors, consultants, purchasers, tenants and funds. She advises on all aspects of the documentation used in construction projects, including building contracts, professional appointments, collateral warranties, bank and surety bonds, insurance issues and on the construction aspects of development, lease and funding agreements.
Anna's expertise and opinion in her specialist areas have frequently been sought by the professional press and by leading publishers in law. In 2016 Anna won the “Construction Lawyer of the Year” award in the Women in Law Awards and was also a finalist in the Best Business Women - Legal Services category. Prior to joining RLS Law, Anna worked for a number of law firms including Nabarro Nathanson, Lovells and Jeffrey Green Russell where she was a partner and Head of Construction and Engineering.
Claire has over 14 years experience of being a real estate PA and legal secretary , including nearly 12 years at a law firm in Wimbledon. Claire assists the fee earners on various matters within all aspects of real estate including property litigation, in addition to being responsible for the administrative running of the office. Claire’s vast experience and enthusiasm makes her a great asset to the RLS team.
Claire loves spending time with her family and friends, enjoys travelling, visiting new places of interest, yoga, photography and has currently done two tandem skydives for different charities.
Lucy has 15 years experience of law firm business development, including six years at global law firm Hogan Lovells as Business Development Manager for the real estate practice area. Lucy has extensive experience in business planning and strategy, client relationship management, key client targeting and pitching, event organisation, marketing communications, legal directory submissions and press liaison.
Paula has a background of working in law firm finance departments and plays a vital role as Finance Manager. She is responsible for dealing with all aspects of the accounts department and making sure a high level of service is delivered to the firm.
Jason is an experienced commercial property lawyer. Having worked at leading UK and US practices, Jason deals with a broad range of commercial property work, in particular landlord and tenant, with particular focus on the hospitality sector, acquisitions and disposals of investment property, commercial and residential development and corporate support.
Jason is a committed cyclist and is a founder member of the bar and restaurant solicitors group (BARS).
Richard has many years’ experience in resolving property disputes. He has a broad practice in contentious matters concerning real estate. He has a particular focus on commercial landlord and tenant disputes including lease renewals, alienation, debt recovery, service charges and dilapidations and possession claims. He also has experience of residential matters including lease extensions and enfranchisement, and property-related matters including freedom of information, insolvency and professional negligence. Particular specialisms include issues arising from advertising hoardings, the Pubs Code and party walls.
Prior to joining RLS Law, he worked at Lovells/Hogan Lovells and Mishcon de Reya, in the course of which he advised a varied range of institutional, corporate and entreprenerial clients.
Richard has published articles on a number of topics in various property journals including Estates Gazette, Property Week, Property Law Journal and RICS Commercial Property Journal and is a regular speaker on real estate issues at conferences and other events.
Bar & Restaurant Solicitors Group
Property Litigation Association
RICS Dilapidations Forum
RICS Telecoms Forum
The Pyramus & Thisbe Club
Richard enjoys music (particularly singing), beer, walking and spending time with his family. Sometimes all at once.
Having studied at Cambridge University and Nottingham Law School, Tom joined magic circle firm Slaughter and May, where he qualified into the Real Estate Group where he stayed for 4 years before transferring to Charles Russell Speechlys LLP to work within the property and regeneration team. Tom joined RLS Law as a senior associate in November 2015 and became a partner in March 2019.
As a respected expert within the field of commercial real estate, he has been quoted in the Times and Planning Magazine, is a member of various property networking and industry groups and has published numerous articles on various property topics.
In addition to all of the services expected of a prestigious and high-flying, commercial real estate lawyer, Tom has acted for clients which have included:
• The UK’s largest pub and hospitality companies
• Major UK housebuilders
• City Councils
• Green energy suppliers
• HNW Property Investors
Legal Career Highlights include acting for clients on:
• The property aspects of the sharehold acquisition of Stansted airport
• Corporate and financing transaction for one of the UK’s biggest care home companies (sale and leaseback of over 40 properties)
• Sale and leaseback of a hotel portfolio of 40 properties
• Representing a Greek company with the acquisition and development of a hotel in Kensington
• Acting for a luxury property developer with the acquisition of 116 private residential flats at a site in north west London
• Sale and leaseback of several stores and other facilities owned by one of the UK’s most famous department stores.
Liam joined RLS from international law firm Fladgate where he had been an associate lawyer for over 3 years. Prior to that he was an associate at Forbes, a leading law firm in the North West of England.
Liam has a wide range of experience, including advising on office, retail and leisure lettings for both landlords and tenants, and on acquisitions and disposals of properties for investors and developers, often with the involvement of finance. In particular, Liam has advised national restaurant and retail tenants on their lettings in new headline locations such as the O2, the Manchester Corn Exchange and the Cheesegrater.
Liam has also acted on development site acquisitions and sales, including large projects relating to ground and mounted solar panels; dealt with property portfolio management, including the management of a large London market site; and also has experience of property refinance work, including acting for institutional lenders in relation to development sites.
As well as watching, reading and talking about sports, Liam enjoys trying his hand at many too. He particularly enjoys rugby, skiing, tennis and golf.
Liam also enjoys music and gigs, walking and visiting places of interest and museums, where he can try to remember parts of his history degree.
Ashley specialises in property finance and general banking matters. His clients include investment funds, banks, general corporates, developers and entrepreneurs. He has extensive experience in a range of domestic and cross-border finance transactions, particularly leveraged acquisitions and debt restructurings.
Ashley also advises on general company/commercial matters, including shareholder/investment agreements, joint ventures, acquisitions and disposals, reorganisations and company secretarial.
Ashley has been recommended in the Legal Experts, Chambers and Legal 500 directories.
Ashley was formerly a lawyer at Lovells, a partner at international firm Norton Rose, and a partner at national firm Hammonds.
Martin is a highly experienced property disputes lawyer. During the course of nearly 30 years of practice he has encountered a wide range of contentious matters concerning real estate. His main area of expertise is commercial landlord and tenant disputes, which include lease renewals, breach of covenant, debt recovery, forfeiture/possession claims, service charges and dilapidations. He has also been involved in many other property-related matters such as disputed access, trespass, nuisance, right to light, adverse possession, boundary disputes, estate agency fees disputes, insolvency and professional negligence.
Prior to joining RLS Law, he worked at Freshfields and Forsters, as well as a medium-sized South West practice, and is also a consultant for Keystone Law.
James is a specialist construction and projects lawyer with over 24 years’ experience in construction and engineering projects. Formerly a Partner at Boodle Hatfield, James also gained first hand construction industry experience training at Taylor Woodrow Group of Companies at the start of his career. His practice covers a wide spectrum of commercial development, residential and mixed-use construction and urban regeneration projects acting for developers, funders, contractors and consultants and also institutional purchasers, tenants and other end users.
He has particular expertise in the drafting and negotiation of all forms of building and civil engineering contracts, development and funding agreements, professional appointments, warranties and related performance security and project documentation. In addition, he advises on all methods of construction procurement including strategic framework and/or joint venture arrangements and strategies.
Anna is an experienced consultant at RLS, specialising in non-contentious construction and engineering law. Acting for a broad range of clients – developers, contractors, sub-contractors, consultants, purchasers, tenants and funds. She advises on all aspects of the documentation used in construction projects, including building contracts, professional appointments, collateral warranties, bank and surety bonds, insurance issues and on the construction aspects of development, lease and funding agreements.
Anna's expertise and opinion in her specialist areas have frequently been sought by the professional press and by leading publishers in law. In 2016 Anna won the “Construction Lawyer of the Year” award in the Women in Law Awards and was also a finalist in the Best Business Women - Legal Services category. Prior to joining RLS Law, Anna worked for a number of law firms including Nabarro Nathanson, Lovells and Jeffrey Green Russell where she was a partner and Head of Construction and Engineering.
Claire has over 14 years experience of being a real estate PA and legal secretary , including nearly 12 years at a law firm in Wimbledon. Claire assists the fee earners on various matters within all aspects of real estate including property litigation, in addition to being responsible for the administrative running of the office. Claire’s vast experience and enthusiasm makes her a great asset to the RLS team.
Claire loves spending time with her family and friends, enjoys travelling, visiting new places of interest, yoga, photography and has currently done two tandem skydives for different charities.
Lucy has 15 years experience of law firm business development, including six years at global law firm Hogan Lovells as Business Development Manager for the real estate practice area. Lucy has extensive experience in business planning and strategy, client relationship management, key client targeting and pitching, event organisation, marketing communications, legal directory submissions and press liaison.
Paula has a background of working in law firm finance departments and plays a vital role as Finance Manager. She is responsible for dealing with all aspects of the accounts department and making sure a high level of service is delivered to the firm.
