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Clare Harman Clark

Clare Harman Clark

Senior Counsel

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Clare is a senior counsel in the Real Estate group. She has specialised in commercial property law since 2008, and advised owners, investors, funders, developers and asset managers in relation to many high-value transactions. Clare now provides technical legal support to the commercial real estate team, advising on complex transactional points. She also trains the team and clients, keeping both abreast of legal developments.

With responsibility for continual improvement and practice development, she is heavily involved in the adoption of technology.

Clare chairs the Law Society's Property Section committee, and lectures in property law on the Legal Practice Course at the University of Westminster. She also writes widely in a variety of real estate industry publications and national press. She is on the editorial board of the Landlord and Tenant Review, and has contributed expert opinion and industry guidance in the following books published by Ark: Career Development for Women Lawyers; Tomorrow's KM : innovation, best practice, and the future of knowledge management, and Lawyer's guide to the future of practice management. In November 2023, she published 'A Practical Guide to Green Leases for Property Professionals' (Law Brief Publishing). 

In 2023, she was shortlisted for the "Unsung Hero" award in both the British Legal Awards and Property Week's Inspiring Women in Property Awards. In 2024, Clare was a commended individual in the FT Innovative Lawyer Awards, shortlisted for an AI project which looked to analyse transaction data and report on the current take up of green leases in the commercial real estate market.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Real estate & construction
Environmental, social & governance (ESG)
Structured real estate

Sectors

Real estate

CV

Since 2022 Senior counsel, Taylor Wessing
2016 - 2022 Senior professional support lawyer, Taylor Wessing
2015 - 2016 Senior associate, Russell-Cooke
2008 - 2015 Senior associate, Clifford Chance
2006 - 2008 Trainee, Clifford Chance
2002 - 2005 Executive, Office of Rail Regulation
2000 - 2002 Journalist, just-food.com
2021 MA International Planning and Sustainable Development, University of Westminster
2006 Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School
2005 Diploma in Law, BPP Law School
2000 BA History, Cardiff University

Career

Since 2022 Senior counsel, Taylor Wessing
2016 - 2022 Senior professional support lawyer, Taylor Wessing
2015 - 2016 Senior associate, Russell-Cooke
2008 - 2015 Senior associate, Clifford Chance
2006 - 2008 Trainee, Clifford Chance
2002 - 2005 Executive, Office of Rail Regulation
2000 - 2002 Journalist, just-food.com

Education

2021 MA International Planning and Sustainable Development, University of Westminster
2006 Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School
2005 Diploma in Law, BPP Law School
2000 BA History, Cardiff University

Publications

Proptech looks set to change how buildings interact with employees, Estates Gazette
2018
The Perils of Privatisation, Estates Gazette
2016
Land registry 'should not be up for sale', The Times
2016
Beware of competition, Estates Gazette
2016
How to make a good holiday home investment, The Times
2015
The Evolving Role of the Professional Support Lawyer, Ark Publishing
2018
What is Proptech? and Electromobility, Download
2018
Podcast, On The Case, First Tower Trustees Ltd and another v CDS, Superstores International,  Ltd
2018
EGi
2018
Change at hand on the balance sheet, Estates Gazette
2018
Driverless car crashes and data theft: law experts predict the court cases of the future, Guardian
2017
Passing the Buck on Grenfell Renovations, City AM
2017
Amalgamating Property and Navigating the UK's planning maze, Wealth Briefing
2017
Staying grounded on peppercorn rents, Estates Gazette
2017

Memberships & Associations

Association of Property Support Lawyers

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