People

Patrick Wetherall

Partner


Career & Experience

Patrick leads the firm’s developer sector and is Head of Real Estate Group. With expertise in all aspects of commercial property disputes, whether property or landlord and tenant, he has acted on several multi-million pound claims. These relate to development, dilapidations and disrepair, options, agreements to purchase, contractual loss of profits, restrictive covenants, injunctions and easements. Patrick also has extensive Court of Appeal, High Court trial and arbitration experience, and has successfully resolved over 25 matters at mediation.

Focused on taking a pragmatic approach to litigation and dispute resolution, Patrick always considers what the client wants and how to get results – whether that be through proactive and forthright litigation or a more conciliatory approach.

When he isn’t spending time with his young family, Patrick enjoys playing the guitar.

Accolades

  • Regional Chair of the Property Litigation Association
  • Chambers Band 1 individual
  • Leading Individual in Legal 500 for Property Litigation in the South West
People

Patrick Wetherall

Partner


Career & Experience

Patrick leads the firm’s developer sector and is Head of Real Estate Group. With expertise in all aspects of commercial property disputes, whether property or landlord and tenant, he has acted on several multi-million pound claims. These relate to development, dilapidations and disrepair, options, agreements to purchase, contractual loss of profits, restrictive covenants, injunctions and easements. Patrick also has extensive Court of Appeal, High Court trial and arbitration experience, and has successfully resolved over 25 matters at mediation.

Focused on taking a pragmatic approach to litigation and dispute resolution, Patrick always considers what the client wants and how to get results – whether that be through proactive and forthright litigation or a more conciliatory approach.

When he isn’t spending time with his young family, Patrick enjoys playing the guitar.

Accolades

  • Regional Chair of the Property Litigation Association
  • Chambers Band 1 individual
  • Leading Individual in Legal 500 for Property Litigation in the South West

Expertise

  • Commercial property disputes
  • Court of Appeal, High Court trial and arbitration experience

Testimonials

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‘Patrick Wetherall leads the Real Estate team. Patrick understands his area extremely well and is fantastic to deal with. He has a clear and straight forward approach with his clients and ensures that they fully understand difficult and complex matters, guiding them through what can be challenging litigation in a commercial way. He thinks very commercially.’

Legal 500 UK 2025

‘Patrick Wetherall has excellent commercial instincts and can be relied on to get his clients the best possible result in any property related dispute.’

Legal 500 UK 2025

‘Patrick Wetherall and Stephanie Kingdon are both extremely effective at targeting client goals and formulating litigation strategy to suit the goals of their clients. They have good expertise in property litigation and work hard to achieve results for their clients.’

Legal 500 UK 2025

“Patrick Wetherall has excellent commercial instinct and is somebody who is always trying to find the best way of securing the best results.”

Chambers and Partners UK 2025

“He’s absolutely top of the pile in 1954 Act work. He’s also very knowledgeable in dilapidations cases. He knows the law in this area inside out. He has a cool and calm demeanour about him.”

Chambers and Partners UK 2025

“Patrick is able to provide clear advice and a view on the commercial implications.”

Chambers and Partners UK 2025

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