Joe has a busy practice specialising in real estate litigation and arbitration, and is ranked as a leading junior in the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners directories. His practice encompasses all real property related work including:
- Commercial, agricultural and residential landlord and tenant
- Trusts and co-ownership
- Mortgages
- Rent review
- Land registration
- Restrictive covenants and easements
- Options and development agreements
- Adverse possession and boundary disputes
- Mineral rights and rights to light
His practice also encompasses a variety of crossover specialisms relating to:
- Riparian and coastal land
- Harbours and marinas
- Mooring rights
- Partnership law
- Transport and infrastructure
- Utilities
- Energy and environment
- Open access rights
- Company and insolvency law
- Company Voluntary Administration
He has significant experience in complex cases involving large institutional clients from both the public and private sector, including local authorities, the Port of London Authority, transport operators, Premiership and non-league football clubs and stadiums. In addition Joseph often deals with professional negligence matters that arise in connection with his area of expertise.
He is an elected committee member of the Chancery Bar Association.
"Joseph Ollech has a robust real estate litigation practice and wide experience of disputes arising under the 1954 Act. He is instructed in cases concerning restrictive covenants, easements, riparian rights claims and boundary disputes, and is also an expert in property-related company and insolvency law."Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025 (Real Estate Litigation)
"Joseph is always available and turns things around quickly. He is very pleasant to work with and is very bright."Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025 (Real Estate Litigation)
"Joe is a thorough and knowledgeable adviser and a strong advocate in court."Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025 (Real Estate Litigation)
"Joseph provides excellent strategic advice to secure a favourable outcome for the client."Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025 (Real Estate Litigation)
"Joseph Ollech has a broad practice in many aspects of agriculture and rural affairs, property and landlord and tenancy. He is often instructed on complex matters surrounding water drainage and riparian rights, mineral rights and land development agreements His clients include private individuals and both private and public sector institutions."Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025 (Agriculture & Rural Affairs)
"Joseph is very smart and very good at appreciating the difference between pure academic legal advice and a creative approach to get a client to the outcome they need."Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025 (Agriculture & Rural Affairs)
"He is tenacious and his commitment to understanding the case and the clients businesses is commendable."Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2025 (Agriculture & Rural Affairs)
"He has a good grasp of complex property issues and provides meaningful advice."Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2025
"'At the top of his game. He knows all the intricacies of agricultural law and practice."Legal 500 UK Bar Guide 2025
"Joe is very user-friendly. He is able to grasp complex issues quickly and advise in a clear and commercial manner."
"Joseph is proactive and very thorough in his advice and approach, which allows us to identify and deal with any potential issues early on in the process to achieve the best outcome for our client."
"Joseph's ability to root out the fundamental issues in a case is second to none, which is always followed by practical and strategically sound advice."Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2024 (Real Estate Litigation)
"Joseph Ollech is knowledgeable, precise and approachable."
"Joseph Ollech is diligent and personable, which is exactly what a referring solicitor, and client, wants."Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2024 (Agriculture & Rural Affairs)
'He is clear and practical in his advice notwithstanding there being often very complex issues crossing both property and insolvency law. He ensures that he knows and understands the issues and wider context in depth.’Legal 500 2024 (Property Litigation)
‘A junior whose advice is prompt and precise.’Legal 500 2024 (Agriculture)
"His calm but meticulous cross-examination is very effective, and he is dedicated to the cause."Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2023
‘Joe is never flustered and communicates complex points in a simple and compelling way. ’
‘Joe is a diligent and responsive barrister, well prepared in his advocacy and presenting structured and persuasive arguments. ’Legal 500 2023More published comments
