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Welcome
Welcome to the Commercial Real Estate Legal Association ("CRELA"), a new association for lawyers who mainly undertake non-contentious transactional and advisory work relating to commercial real estate (but excluding lawyers who are specialists in environmental, planning, construction or residential property law).
CRELA is an individual rather than a corporate or firm members' group and is for all lawyers who are involved in non-contentious commercial real estate within the property industry.
This website provides information about CRELA, its aims, events and activities, news and membership.
CRELA'S INAUGURAL EVENT
CRELA's first event took place on 1st July 2010 and was very well attended. The event was kindly hosted by Willis Group at The Willis Building, Lime Street, London EC3 and Liz Peace, Chief Executive of the British Property Foundation, gave a thought provoking speech calling upon property lawyers to play their part in assisting the process of economic growth in the context of the commercial property industry.
To register to attend this event please send an e-mail to claire.timmings@charlesrussell.co.uk
CRELA is most grateful to PLCProperty for its generous sponsorship of the CRELA website.
About CRELA
CRELA was formed to provide non-contentious commercial real estate lawyers with a dedicated specialist forum of their own within which to collaborate with a view to promoting best practice and providing networking opportunities within the property industry.
Objectives
The objects of CRELA are to:-
- promote specialist non-contentious commercial real estate legal skills within the property industry and among others with interest in real estate;
- provide a forum in which members can share knowledge and information with a view to improving and enhancing transactional and other procedures for the benefit of practitioners and clients; and
- provide a network for social, educational and training events.
CRELA is a non political, non discriminatory and non sectarian organisation.
Please refer to CRELA's Rules for further information.
How to join CRELA
CRELA welcomes any lawyer who undertakes non-contentious transactional and advisory work relating to commercial real estate (other than in relation to environmental, planning, construction or residential property law) within the property industry and whether such undertaking is in private practice, in-house or otherwise.
CRELA's financial year runs from 1 April to 31 March. New members may join at any time but the first subscription paid by a member must be paid in full independent of the date that the member joins CRELA. The current subscription is £20 p.a.
Please download membership application form.
Please print off, complete and sign the membership application form and send together with a cheque for the annual subscription fee of £20, made payable to CRELA, to:
John Condliffe
Hogan Lovells International LLP
Atlantic House
Holborn Viaduct
London
EC1A 2FG
By signing and sending an application form to CRELA, each applicant shall be deemed to agree to submit to and abide by CRELA's constitutional Rules.
Committee
The current Committee Members are:
Current Officers
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Chairman: Robert Highmore, Charles Russell LLP |
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Vice Chairman: Katherine Watts, Maples Teesdale LLP |
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Membership Secretary: John Condliffe, Hogan Lovells International LLP |
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Honorary Treasurer: Jason Tann, Mishcon de Reya |
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Press Officer Richard Smith, Biggart Baillie LLP |
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Representative for Scotland: Paul Jennings, Bell & Scott |
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Regional Co-ordinator Michael Shaw, Hammonds LLP |
Other Committee Members
Robert Adam, Lawrence Graham LLP
Andrew Boulton, Davies Arnold Cooper LLP
Paul Brecknell, Withers LLP
Guy Jordan, Forsters LLP
John Kelsey, Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP
Richard Lloyd, S J Berwin LLP
Charles Palmer, Speechly Bircham LLP
Alisa Sweeney, Cripps Harries Hall LLP
Rob Thompson, S J Berwin LLP
Roger Thornton, Maples Teesdale LLP
It is intended that, in due course, the Committee shall consist of up to 12 elected Members of CRELA elected by Members each year at the Annual General Meeting.
Contact us
Contact:
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Claire Timmings E-mail: Claire.timmings@charlesrussell.co.uk |