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Dr Alex Williams
Work Department
Public law; local government; housing; planning; licensing; commercial law; information law.
Position
Alex is a seasoned public lawyer with a broad and busy practice in Cornerstone Barristers’ core sectors of planning, licensing and social housing. A former career academic, he has years of high-level research experience and internationally-recognised expertise in constitutional, administrative and human rights law, on which he has authored a number of books and articles. He is a leading authority on the amenability of bodies to judicial review and the Human Rights Act 1998, on which he wrote his PhD and continues to advise as a practitioner.
He is regularly instructed to act for central and local government and private clients in a range of matters including at planning inquiries. Recent notable reported cases include R (Humber Landlords Association) v Hull City Council [2019] EWHC 332 (Admin), concerning a challenge to local authority policy on private-sector landlords.
Career
Called 2017 (Inner Temple).
Memberships
Administrative Law Bar Association
Planning and Environment Bar Association
Education
Cambridge University (BA 2003, MA), Durham University (MJur 2008, PhD 2013).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Planning
(Rising stars)Ranked: Tier 1Alex Williams – Cornerstone Barristers ‘Alex cross-examines to great effect and his submissions are excellent. His advocacy can’t be faulted.’