Khushal Thobhani
Khushal is an Associate in our real estate disputes and risk team in London and assists on a wide range of contentious real estate matters, advising institutional landlords, corporate occupiers, developers and a variety of clients in the Built Environment Sector. Khushal has been involved in Supreme Court, High Court and County Court proceedings, as well as advising on dispute-avoidance strategies at an early stage.
Khushal advises on a broad spectrum of property disputes, including:
Khushal supports on both high-value standalone disputes and portfolio management matters, helping clients to manage risk and achieve commercial outcomes aligned with their wider real estate strategies.
A member of the Property Litigation Association, Khushal joined Osborne Clarke in September 2023 as a trainee, having read Law at the University of Oxford, and qualified into the real estate disputes team in September 2025.
I help clients navigate property disputes in a way that is commercially focused and proportionate, aiming to minimise disruption to their wider business and real estate strategies. I am also secretary of the Committee for OC Reach, our social mobility network, and I’m committed to improving access to the legal profession and supporting an inclusive culture within Osborne Clarke.
Part of Osborne Clarke’s team in BDW v URS, the leading Supreme Court authority on consultant liability for defective building design, with major implications for developers, insurers and construction professionals.
Part of the team acting for Unite Students in a high-profile, complex rights to light case - defending injunctive proceedings that, if successful, would curtail a large development of student accommodation.
Along with other colleagues, assisted RWE in obtaining urgent injunctions against trespassers and protestors at a strategically important renewable energy site, protecting critical infrastructure and safeguarding continuity of operations.