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Alex Offer

01618176377 aoffer@gcnchambers.co.uk View profile

Work Department

Public law
Housing
Local government law
Court of Protection
Regulatory
Inquests & public inquiries
Discrimination
Community care & mental health

Position

Alex is a public law and housing specialist. He has a wealth of experience in public law and especially in Human Rights related cases.

He has been counsel in significant cases in both the Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights, which have resulted in substantial changes in UK law.  Throughout his career he has represented the disadvantaged against the State and public authorities, seeking to hold them to account.

Memberships

• Chairman, Harehills and Chapeltown Law Centre, Leeds: 1999 – 2004
• Young Barrister of the Year, Yorkshire Lawyer Awards, 2002.

Education

MA (Cantab), 1996.