James Adams
Principal Associate - Commercial Property
"I am a down to earth commercial property lawyer with expertise in development transactions, all landlord and tenant and general asset management matters and who delivers advice with a commercial and pragmatic approach.”
I qualified in April 2015 and joined the firm in August 2016 to come back to my Black Country roots, having previously worked for an international law firm in Birmingham.
I am a commercial property lawyer who advises on a wide range of commercial property transactions, including disposals and acquisitions, and landlord and tenant work, with a particular emphasis on development work. I have experience of acting for a variety of clients ranging from sole traders and small private companies to international developers and investment funds and have developed a keen interest in the licenced sector and energy sector, particularly the delivery of renewable energy projects.
By taking a commercial, hands-on approach to the often complex legal issues surrounding commercial property law, I am able to deliver an efficient and positive outcome for clients without the need to get bogged down in the technical legalese.
- Day to day relationship contact for one of the firm’s major clients, national convenience store operator A. F. Blakemore and Son Limited, in dealings with their substantive property portfolio. This comprises a wide range of work from general asset management (new leases, lease renewals, underlettings, assignments etc) to freehold and leasehold acquisitions and disposals including a number of new build convenience stores and petrol filling stations.
- Working with Weleda UK Limited in connection with their move to a new circa 24,000 sqf purpose built warehouse unit Ilkeston on a pre-let deal.
- Acting for Netherlands based engineering company acquire a freehold interest in a circa £2,000,000 warehouse unit in Wolverhampton
- Acting for a local landowner in connection with the grant of an option to a national housebuilder concerning some 100 acres of land in what is potentially a multi million pound transaction.
More about me
My hero
Angus Young, ACDC
Favourite place
The Molineux / The Scottish Highlands
Favourite film
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Interesting fact
I named my dog (a miniature schnauzer) after my hero
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Meet the team
Cherry Elliott
Partner and Head of Property
Jen Hicks-Jones
Partner - Commercial Property
Maria Nicol
Principal Associate - Commercial Property
Steven Cunliffe
Associate – Commercial Property
Aman Sahota-Dhatt
Legal Director - Commercial Property
Sara Shepherd
Partner - Commercial Property
Darrell Aldridge
Senior Associate - Commercial Property
Sarah Bradford
Legal Director - Commercial Property
Adele Grove
Paralegal - Commercial Property
Becky Pickering
Associate - Commercial Property
Raj Flora-Seehra
Senior Associate - Commercial Property
Zahra Farooq
Senior Associate - Commercial Property
Asim Faraz
Trainee Solicitor - Commercial Property
Latoyah Thompson
Trainee Solicitor - Commercial Property