Chambers of John Ross QC
LONDON, WC2A 1LF, ENGLAND
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Paul Stagg
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Position
Barrister specialising in public law and judicial review, civil claims against local authorities and the police, social security and community care law. Also practises in personal injury, health and safety, landlord and tenant, housing, and professional negligence cases. Cases include: Amberley (UK) Ltd v West Sussex CC [2011] CA; R (Cooper) v Sec State for Work and Pensions [2010]; Murdock v Dept for Work and Pensions [2010]; Masa v Richard Freeman and Co [2010] CA; Peters v Dr P Halstead and East Midland Health Authority [2009] CA; Adorian v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2009] CA; Ashley v Chief Constable of Sussex [2008] HL; Peters v Nottingham Health Authority [2008] CA; R (Balding) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2007]; Lambert v Cardiff CC [2007]; Ashley v Chief Constable of Sussex [2006]; French and ors v Chief Constable of Sussex [2006]; Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v W [2005]; Campbell v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2004] The Times, 23/4/2004, CA; R (Naghshbandi) v Camden LBC [2003] HLR 21, CA; Godwin v Rossendale BC [2003] HLR 9, CA; Rowe v Kingston upon Hull CC [2003] ELR 771, CA; R (M-P) v Barking and Dagenham LBC [2003] ELR 144, QBD; R (comninos) v Bedford BC [2003] LGR 271, QBD; Flemming v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2002] 1 WLR 2322, CA; R (Painter) v Carmarthenshire CC HBRB [2002] HLR 447, QBD; Douce v Staffordshire CC (2002) 5 CCLR 347, CA; R v Barking and Dagenham LBC ex p Lloyd [2001] LGR 86, QBD; (2001) 4 CCLR 196, CA; R v Thanet DC ex p Warren Court Hotels Ltd (2000) 33 HLR 339, QBD; R v Richmond upon Thames LBC HBRB ex p T (2000) 33 HLR 15, QBD; R v Tower Hamlets LBC HBRB ex p Kapur [2000] The Times 28/6/2002, QBD; R v East Sussex CC ex p Ward (2000) 3 CCLR 132, QBD; Wroe v Exmos Cover Ltd [2000] 1 EGLR 66, CA.
Career
Called 1994; Gray’s Inn; member FRU management committee. Publications: Kemp and Kemp, ‘The Quantum of Damages’ (Sweet & Maxwell); contributor to ‘Facts and Figures’ (Sweet & Maxwell); ‘Overpayments and Recovery of Social Security Benefits – A Guide to Advice and Representation’; specialist editor of ‘Pittaway & Hammerton: Professional Negligence Cases’ (Butterworths 1998); CPAG’s ‘Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit: the Legislation’.
Member
PIBA; PNBA; Administrative Law Bar Association; Social Security Legal Practitioners’ Group; Public Access Scheme.
Education
Kings School, Grantham; University of Warwick (1993 LLB Hons).
Leisure
Football, badminton, swimming, music.
Practice Areas
Administrative and public law; Personal injury - either side; Police law
