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Garden Court North Chambers

Leading Juniors

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Oliver Caplan – 18 St John Street Chambers 'He goes the extra mile and provides detailed advice' 
Gary Lewis – Cobden House Chambers ‘Gary is always professional, approachable and an excellent advocate. Gary is commanding in a court room and is always well prepared.'
Joseph Markus – Garden Court North Chambers ‘A brilliant barrister and an absolute asset to any case that he works on. Joe stands out for his ability to swiftly get his head around the most complex of issues providing clear, pragmatic and comprehensive advice.’
Elizabeth Mottershaw – Garden Court North Chambers ‘Elizabeth has an excellent approach, is willing to take on challenging cases, has brilliant advocacy skills. She is empathetic and understanding towards clients who are often from disadvantaged backgrounds, are also highly vulnerable, often with mental health issues.'
Tom Royston – Garden Court North Chambers 'Tom is extremely thorough and good at discussing cases and his thoughts before making any final decision. He is great with clients and has clear advocacy.'
James Stark – Garden Court North Chambers ‘He is a terrier that will not let go. First in show advocacy.’ 
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Craig Leigh – 8PP Barristers ‘Craig has good attention to detail in his preparation and is able to pick up the smallest of details from the defendants written submissions’
Neil Smith – 8PP Barristers ‘Has the ability to provide concise advice on cases. Will try and make himself available whenever possible to assist instructing solicitors.’
Brynmor Adams – Exchange Chambers ‘A highly approachable junior who is great with clients. Brynmor strikes the right tone in his advocacy.’
Sonia Birdee – Garden Court North Chambers ‘She is adept at finding solutions through a variety of issues and is skilled at dealing with very difficult clients with complex needs and advocating for them with empathy and kindness.'
John Hobson – Doughty Street Chambers ‘He always goes the extra mile in his work, identifying defences wherever he can and pulling out all the stops to help keep people in their homes. He is a very kind man and instantly wins the trust of vulnerable clients.’
Anna Watterson – Garden Court North Chambers 'Anna is very approachable, clear, and thorough, and she is happy to discuss issues and take new ideas on board. She is knowledgeable and willing to take on a challenge, and she is always helpful in answering questions, whether big or small.'

Rising Stars

Rosalind Burgin – Garden Court North Chambers ‘Rosalind is very thorough with her advice, which is provided in a format that is especially easy for junior members of the housing team to understand and work through.’ 

Social housing in Regional Bar

Garden Court North Chambers


Garden Court North Chambers is strong in all areas of housing law, with a particular focus on representing the most vulnerable clients facing a variety of legal challenges from social landlords, housing providers, and local authorities. ‘Calm, confident and unflappable in court’, Joseph Markus has particular expertise in dealing with complex and highly contentious possession claims, and the ’empathetic and understanding’ Elizabeth Mottershaw is a specialist on the obligations of the Equality Act regarding housing law. James Stark is a highly experienced public law practitioner who has recently led on a number of cases that concerned discrimination provisions under Article 14, including succession cases, and Sonia Birdee leads for tenants and homeless applicants with a strength working for clients with mental health problems, with recent casework including a judicial review following an unlawful eviction. Rosalind Burgin integrates experience in criminal law to a growing practice acting for social tenants in committal and injunction proceedings.

Les références

‘Christian Wolfenden always goes extra mile to try and find representation for vulnerable clients.’

‘Admin are friendly and approachable and will try their best to accommodate needs. They have a cluster of brilliant housing barristers.’

‘The whole of chambers want to act for vulnerable clients and that shines through in their work.’

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