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Leading Juniors

Fiaz Siddique - Park Square Barristers 'Very punctual with dealing with matters, and has a clear understanding of the law and the relevant submissions.'
Kelly CroninPark Square Barristers ‘Great with clients, puts them at ease and explains matters simply. Kelly is an effective counsel with opponent negotiation and in court advocacy.’
Christopher Machin – Park Square Barristers 'Knowledgeable, approachable and friendly. Appears calm in court.'
Peter MarcusTrinity Chambers 'Peter is a skilled tenacious advocate who is able to diligently advance our client's case and secure advantageous outcomes.'
Christopher Rafferty – Park Square Barristers ‘Chris's ability to very quickly boil down the complex factual background into its key elements, the eloquence of his skeleton arguments and his ability to think on his feet during trials and hearings are always impressive.'
Vilma VodanovicTrinity Chambers ‘Vilma is thorough, is able to quickly get a handle on a brief, is good but firm when necessary with clients and has a good manner.’

Rising Stars

Abigail Cheetham Trinity Chambers ‘Abigail’s advocacy is fantastic, she is bright and agile. She has very good intuition about potential decisions and can spot holes in an argument and plug them before they become an issue.’
Esther Bukoye – Park Square Barristers ‘Esther is very reliable and knowledgeable about housing conditions claims.’
Jonathan McDonnell – Park Square Barristers ‘Has a great eye on evidence, does thorough research and application of the law in matters instructed on. He demonstrates outstanding knowledge of the law and a passion for his work.’
Sophie Phillips – Park Square Barristers ‘Comes across as confident and composed. Her skeleton arguments were particularly well-reasoned.’

Social housing in Regional Bar

Park Square Barristers Ltd.


Park Square Barristers features the full strengths of ‘a range of counsel, from very experienced to very junior’ in a broad social housing and property team, which leads on instructions from both local authorites and social landlords as well as tenants on sensitive matters. Christopher Rafferty and Christopher Machin are experts on the provisions of the Housing Act 1988, Human Rights Act 1998 and the Equality Act, representing tenants facing evictions and possession claims relating to anti-social behaviour, criminal activity and rental arrears, and Kelly Cronin leads on a broad array of cases for social housing providers and tenants alike. The depth of the set is illustrated by a range of barristers with focused practices, with Sophie Phillips leading for tenants on appeals under s.20 of the Housing Act.

Les références

‘Joshua Duree has to be the most outstanding clerk by far; he is very flexible, supportive of last-minute hearings and trials and always responsive, accommodating and accurate in finding specialist barristers for late cover.’

‘Clerks are always approachable, efficient and responsive.’

‘All the clerks are very helpful and deal with the queries in a timely manner.’

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Trinity Chambers


‘Always on hand with appropriate counsel’, Trinity Chambers are instructed on housing law matters by landlords and tenants across the North Eastern Circuit. Helen Greatorex is a specialist regarding defense cases based on s.15 of the Equality Act 2010, and is first contact for local authorities on a variety of housing matters. A ‘skilled, tenacious advocate’, Peter Marcus has integrated a number of disrepair cases into a broad practice that also covers anti-social behaviour and possession claims, and Gary Willock has recently led on complex, long-term housing cases including possession orders and successions in council tenancies that related to ECHR Article 8 and Equality Act 2010 breaches. ‘Fantastic at explaining issues to lay clients’, Abigail Cheetham has represented vulnerable defendants facing possession and housing conditions claims, and has particular expertise leading for landlords in cases concerning the terms of Landlord and Tenant Acts 1985 & 1987.

Les références

‘The Clerks are always available with good humour even when we are asking for the moon on a stick. Aimee Bloxham and Josh Stuart-Tilling are fantastic and are willing to bend over backwards to ensure we get what we need.’

‘Paul McNab and Steve Walker provide excellent service – they are very responsive and understand the work area and the issues involved.’

‘There is a strong social housing team.’

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