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Ranjit Bhose KC
Work Department
Local government; public law; social housing; landlord and tenant; property; property related negligence; licensing; civil litigation; Court of Protection.
Career
Ranjit has a varied practice, with particular specialism in the following: local government; public law; social housing; landlord and tenant; property; property related negligence; licensing; civil litigation; Court of Protection. He has strong links with local authorities, major private sector landlords and developers, and registered providers.
In 2018 he has been successfully representing Uber in its appeal against the refusal of its London PHV licence; acting for Haringey at all stages of the multi-million pound public-private Haringey Development Vehicle LLP partnership, including successfully defeating a judicial review claim in R (Peters) v Haringey LBC [2018] EWHC 192 (Admin); acting for a consortium of local authorities challenging the decision in Jones v LB Southwark on water re-selling.
Other recent cases include: Worthington v Metropolitan Housing Trust Ltd (2018) (CA – harassment by housing associations); Re M (2018) (Court of Protection – alleged forced marriage); R. (Friends of Finsbury Park) v Haringey LBC (2017) (CA – hiring out of public parks, licencing); R (Muir) v Wandsworth BC (2017) (Admin – local authority powers and duties, parks); Fabric Nightclub (2016) (MC – licence revocation); Holley v Hillingdon LBC (2016) (CA – housing, human rights); Re: Pond House, Pond Place, London SW23 (2015) (UT – QLTAs and framework agreements); Sims v Dacorum DC (2014) (SC – housing and property, human rights); Evans v Wimbledon and Putney Commons Conservators (2014) (CA – easements over common land); Thompson v Oxford CC (2014) (CA – lap dancing); Superstrike v Rodriguez (2013) (CA – tenancy deposits); Bean Leisure v Leeds CC (2014) (Admin – lap dancing); Tachie v Welwyn Hatfield DC (2013) (Admin – public procurement, Teckal; contracting-out); Bristol CC Council v Digs (2014) (Admin – HMO licensing).
Called 1989 (Gray’s Inn); Silk 2012.
Languages
German
Education
University College, Oxford (BA Hons).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Licensing
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Ranjit Bhose KC –Cornerstone Barristers ‘A charming, diligent and well-prepared silk.’
‘One of the leaders in the field of licensing‘, Cornerstone Barristers is home to a team with ‘exceptional licensing expertise‘. Members handle the full range of licensing work, and is well known for acting for national authorities, public sector clients and operators in licensing disputes. James Findlay KC is highly regarded for his excellent track record in advising on private hire, alcohol, and gambling licensing matters. Ranjit Bhose KC is regularly instructed by licensing authorities on a range of work, and Josef Cannon KC has been kept busy handling contentious mandates concerning licenses for sexual entertainment venues, music festivals and hotels. Asitha Ranatunga has ‘an exceptional understanding of licensing law and procedure, as well as the ability to provide insightful, bespoke and practical advice‘.
London Bar > Social housing
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Ranjit Bhose KC –Cornerstone Barristers ‘Ranjit is very thorough, technically excellent, and his advocacy is firm when needed.’
The ‘very good housing set‘ Cornerstone Barristers is highly regarded for its expertise at handling the full range of housing law matters; ‘the wealth of barristers with knowledge on housing law is phenomenal‘. Ranjit Bhose KC regularly represents social landlords, housing associations and local housing authorities in a broad spectrum of work, and Kelvin Rutledge KC has an excellent track record in handling homelessness cases and housing allocation matters. Dean Underwood ‘knows housing law through and through‘ and is ‘calm on his feet‘, and Andrew Lane is ‘a smiling assassin‘ – ‘his advocacy style is very effective‘. In March 2023 Kuljit Bhogal KC was appointed to silk.
London Bar > Property litigation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Ranjit Bhose KC –Cornerstone Barristers ‘Ranjit is unsurpassed. His preparation, grasp of complex facts and presentation is in a league of its own and there is no better at the Bar today.’
London Bar > Local government (including rating law)
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Ranjit Bhose KC – Cornerstone Barristers ‘Ranjit is very intelligent and able to see all sides of a dispute.’
Featuring members possessing ‘an exceptional understanding of the law’, Cornerstone Barristers is prominent within local government law, with its members instructed by local authorities the length and breadth of the country. Ranjit Bhose KC has advised multiple London local authorities on the new requirements arising from legislation passed in light of the Hackitt Review into building regulations following the Grenfell Fire. Matt Hutchings KC represented a London borough in R (United Trade Action Group Ltd & Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association) v Camden LBC, a judicial review of a transport scheme that would ban cars, including taxis, from Tottenham Court Road during the day. In Thompson v Harlow DC, a claim for damages resulting from a fire at the claimant’s home caused by plumbers contracted by the council, Matthew Feldman acted for the claimant.