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Katherine Barnes
Career
Katherine practises planning and environmental law, as well as public law and human rights in its broadest sense (with particular expertise in health, community care, education and discrimination law).
She graduated from Queens’ College, Cambridge with a First Class degree in French and Spanish before converting to law. She then obtained an LLM with distinction in public law and human rights from the London School of Economics.
Katherine has appeared as sole counsel in the High Court, Upper Tribunal, Court of Protection, County Court, Crown Court and Magistrates Courts. She has also appeared as a junior in the Court of Appeal.
She is listed as one of the ‘Highest Rated Planning Juniors Under 35’ by Planning Magazine (2018).
As co-chair of Young Legal Aid Lawyers, Katherine is committed to access to justice and legal aid work.
Memberships
- Administrative Law Bar Association (ALBA)
- Human Rights Law Association (HRLA)
- Planning and Environmental Bar Association (PEBA)
- United Kingdom Environmental Law Association (UKELA)
- Young Legal Aid Lawyers (YLAL)
Education
- Queens’ College, University of Cambridge: BA(Hons) French and Spanish (First Class) (2010)
- City University: GDL (2012)
- The London School of Economics, LLM Public Law and Human Rights (Distinction) (2013)
- BPP University, BPTC (2014)
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Education
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Katherine Barnes –39 Essex Chambers ‘Katherine is a pleasure to work with; she is extremely bright, hardworking and gives clear and sensible advice. She is a brilliant advocate.’
London Bar > Court of Protection and community care
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4London Bar > Environment
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Katherine Barnes – 39 Essex Chambers ‘Katherine is dedicated and particularly receptive to the needs of vulnerable clients.’
London Bar > Administrative law and human rights
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Katherine Barnes –39 Essex Chambers ‘Katherine is extremely dedicated and diligent. She is always ready to provide excellent advice which exceeds her year of call.’