Career & Experience
Real Estate
John is a leading member of Foot Anstey LLP’s real estate team, delivering a broad range of high value, complex commercial property projects, with a particular focus on corporate real estate and large-scale development and infrastructure projects.
Work highlights include:
- Acting for a local authority to acquire over 100 acres of land for a major mixed use “Garden Village” development of 3,500 new homes, shops, community facilities, schools, care homes, open space and a sports stadium.
- Acting for TClarke PLC in the relocation of their head office to the iconic Gherkin building in the City of London.
- Supporting Teignbridge District Council with the acquisition and long term management arrangements for over 100 acres of land designated as “Suitable Alternative Natural Green Space” to support the development of a large mixed use urban extension at South West Exeter.
- Leading the Foot Anstey team advising an international charity on the acquisition of land and development of a £110m education and leisure venue.
- Advising on the redevelopment of an historic airfield to create a mixed use creative arts and business hub.
Space and Satellite
John has a passion for space and leads Foot Anstey’s Space and Satellite team, supporting space and satellite sector businesses and organisations in both the upstream and the downstream segments.
Work highlights include:
- Leading the Foot Anstey LLP team advising Spaceport Cornwall on the legal and regulatory framework for launch under the Space Industry Act 2018, delivering guidance on state aid, legal structures, planning and environmental, property and infrastructure and health & safety, in preparation for the first sovereign launch of spacecraft from UK soil in 2022.
- Supporting an Argentinian space tech business set up their new operations and expansion into the UK.
- Client relationship partner for AeroSpace Cornwall, working with the wider Foot Anstey Space and Satellite team to support over 36 space and aerospace businesses with bespoke IP, data, commercial, corporate, real estate, infrastructure and employment advice.
- Contributing to the West of England Space Strategy.
- A member of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Data and Space Industry Advisory Group.
Accolades
- Team winners of the Regional Legal Adviser of the Year at the Real Deals Private Equity Awards in 2020 and 2024
Career & Experience
Real Estate
John is a leading member of Foot Anstey LLP’s real estate team, delivering a broad range of high value, complex commercial property projects, with a particular focus on corporate real estate and large-scale development and infrastructure projects.
Work highlights include:
- Acting for a local authority to acquire over 100 acres of land for a major mixed use “Garden Village” development of 3,500 new homes, shops, community facilities, schools, care homes, open space and a sports stadium.
- Acting for TClarke PLC in the relocation of their head office to the iconic Gherkin building in the City of London.
- Supporting Teignbridge District Council with the acquisition and long term management arrangements for over 100 acres of land designated as “Suitable Alternative Natural Green Space” to support the development of a large mixed use urban extension at South West Exeter.
- Leading the Foot Anstey team advising an international charity on the acquisition of land and development of a £110m education and leisure venue.
- Advising on the redevelopment of an historic airfield to create a mixed use creative arts and business hub.
Space and Satellite
John has a passion for space and leads Foot Anstey’s Space and Satellite team, supporting space and satellite sector businesses and organisations in both the upstream and the downstream segments.
Work highlights include:
- Leading the Foot Anstey LLP team advising Spaceport Cornwall on the legal and regulatory framework for launch under the Space Industry Act 2018, delivering guidance on state aid, legal structures, planning and environmental, property and infrastructure and health & safety, in preparation for the first sovereign launch of spacecraft from UK soil in 2022.
- Supporting an Argentinian space tech business set up their new operations and expansion into the UK.
- Client relationship partner for AeroSpace Cornwall, working with the wider Foot Anstey Space and Satellite team to support over 36 space and aerospace businesses with bespoke IP, data, commercial, corporate, real estate, infrastructure and employment advice.
- Contributing to the West of England Space Strategy.
- A member of the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Data and Space Industry Advisory Group.
Accolades
- Team winners of the Regional Legal Adviser of the Year at the Real Deals Private Equity Awards in 2020 and 2024
Expertise
- Commercial Property
- Space Industry
- Development projects
- Property portfolio management
- High value loan transactions
- The acquisition and disposal of commercial investment property
- Space Law
- Infrastructure
