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Patrick Mears
Solicitor and Head of Commercial Property Bath
Commercial Property Law
Location: Bath
Email: [email protected]
Direct: 01225 536870
Patrick is a Solicitor and Head of Commercial Property in our Bath office and has more than twenty years’ experience advising clients in the city of Bath and the surrounding areas. He focusses exclusively in helping clients with Commercial Property Law.
His main areas of expertise are transactional commercial property work, including sales and purchases, commercial leases and lease renewals, development and strategic land transactions and secured lending work.
He is adept at handling wider commercial client requirements, including business sales and acquisitions, corporate transactions, shareholders’ and partnership agreements and general commercial contracts.
Patrick qualified as a solicitor in 1997 and worked for city firm Macfarlanes and for a variety of leading law firms in the South West, before joining Battens in November 2020.
Clients are able to draw upon his wide-ranging experience advising a variety of organisations and individuals - from Government departments and large institutional pension schemes, charities and major house builders to small business owners, private landlords and tenants. Patrick’s expertise also spans a range of sectors, including development, media, leisure, industrial, retail and secured lending.
Renowned for his long-standing client relationships and commitment to quality service, Patrick has a strong network of clients and colleagues and thrives on getting results.
Examples of cases Patrick has worked on include:
- Advising the tenant client on the renewal of the lease of an island associated with the leisure industry.
- Advising the purchaser of a former local authority depot for development as the client’s new factory.
- Acting for the landowner on a strategic promotion and land option project with overage implications.
- Acting for numerous local business owners in taking and renewing commercial leases in the retail, hospitality, charity and office sectors.
“Corkage has engaged Patrick on many occasions over the past 7 years, and we have always found him helpful, knowledgeable, and professional throughout our dealings with him. He is responsive and diligent, and we wouldn't hesitate to recommend his services.”
“Commercial property transactions have the potential to incur very unwelcome and expensive consequences. The vast experience and proven track record of the team at Battens gives us huge confidence that Julian House will always have the best advice when negotiating these often complex legal matters.”
“In our expanding family business, our clients were looking for a very personal relationship with the person dealing with their affairs, and Patrick was able to provide this.
Quick to get to the main issues, practical in solutions, very easy to deal with, and a very nice man.”
“I have great respect for Patrick’s personal integrity and rigour as a lawyer. Over a number of years, I have experienced first hand the professionalism, knowledge and determination Patrick brings to his work, be that for mutual clients or when acting for different clients in cases I have been involved with. In my experience, Patrick has always represented his clients well, offering sound and practical advice.”
“Patrick in the Bath office handled our lease for a community owned pub efficiently and with attention to all the details involved. Would definitely recommend.”
“Katherine Gilmour and Patrick Mears were great. Timely advice and help with demystifying the sale process and complications which always arise. Also, dealing robustly and tactfully with the buyers legal advisors to good effect.”
“Initial email contact with Patrick Mears very prompt and clear. Drafting, approval and execution all smooth with good communication all round and all was in place well before completion date. Very happy with the service from all at Battens and would certainly use again when/if requiring further help.”
“Great service from Katherine Gilmour and Patrick Mears on the sale of my company and associated properties. Prompt, approachable and practical advice and good at demystifying the various complexities which occur. Streetwise in negotiating and dealing with buyer's legal team and proactive in developing solutions which work for both parties. A successful outcome. Would use again.”
“Patrick Mears and Kirsty Brown provided our small charity with an excellent service, for which many thanks.”