Danni

Drummond-Brassington


My whole working life has been about resolving disputes in the built environment.  As the daughter of an architect I was brought up to appreciate buildings and our surroundings and the impact they can have on our day to day lives.  I have constantly brought that passion to my work, helping people resolve and navigate disputes in the real estate sector over the last 23 years.   


As a senior partner and head of the only real estate team to be consistently ranked number 1 in both Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 I developed a reputation for being calm and straight talking, skills highly relevant to mediation. 


In reflecting on what kind of litigation solicitor I was, I realised that I got more joy from helping clients resolve their disputes than 'having the day in Court'.  I therefore now focus on helping parties find a resolution to their disputes by mediation. 


My previous experience allows me to get to grips with issues quickly, finding clarity where there is complexity and calm where there is frustration. 





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Professional background

  • A qualified solicitor with over 20 years of experience in the real estate disputes sector. 
  • Head of the Real Estate Disputes team at CMS (2012 - 2024), one of the largest specialist teams in the country. 
  • Experience across all types of real estate dispute. 
  • Consistently ranked in tier 1 in both Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners until stepping down from private practice in 2024. 
  • Member of the Legal 500 Hall of Fame.


Mediation Experience

  • CMC Registered Mediator
  • Guiding a party in mediation to settlement of a dispute concerning a development agreement against the backdrop of a change in viability of the wider scheme. 
  • Advising a party in a mediation of a dilapidations dispute in the logistics sector involving a large loss of rent claim. 
  • Advising a party on the resolution in mediation of a long running claim under the 1995 Act in circumstances where it was disputed there was in fact any liability due to solicitor negligence. 


Other

Experience

  • Member of the Property Litigation Association
  • Women in Real Estate who crushed it in 2019 - BisNow
  • Blundell Lecture 2018 - Agreeing to have a battle
  • The Lawyer - Hot 100, 2017
  • Meyler Campbell - Mastered Coaching qualification (on going)