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Josef Cannon KC
Work Department
Licensing; planning; public law.
Position
Practice Areas
Josef’s practice at the Bar focuses on licensing, town and country planning, regulatory work, and property including landlord and tenant. He is recognised as a leading junior, in both licensing and planning, by Chambers and Partners.
Clients
He acts for and advises a wide range of local authorities, the licensed trade, developers, regulatory bodies, landlords and private individuals. He is also an accredited mediator, with particular expertise in mediating disputes in the public sector, particularly where they relate to planning or licensing.
Recent work
In recent years he has:
- represented Uber Britannia Limited in a Part 8 claim in the High Court as to the correct interpretation of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976
- successfully reinstated a licence for a music festival operator in Hertfordshire
- successfully defended a series of refusals of planning permission for residential schemes in the Green Belt, and
- acted for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council in a judicial review against its sex licensing policy.
Publications
Contributor to textbooks and Journals, including Licensed Premises: Law and Practice and the Journal of Licensing.
Career
Called 2002, Lincoln’s Inn. Member of Cornerstone Barristers 2004 to date.
Languages
French, Spanish.
Memberships
- Institute of Licensing (IoL)
- Planning and Environment Bar Association (PEBA)
- Administrative Law Bar Association (ALBA)
Education
Wymondham College, Norfolk; Kings College London (LLB (Hons)); College of Law (BVC).
Leisure
Keen but limited cricketer; enthusiastic gourmand; runs a speciality coffee shop in Brixton in his ‘spare time’.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Licensing
(2024 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Josef Cannon KC –Cornerstone Barristers ‘He is persuasive in writing and even more so in court. He has mastered the art of persuasion.‘
Cornerstone Barristers has a strong reputation in licensing and is known as ‘an excellent set for a wide range of local government matters‘ often working on gambling licensing matters and other licensing matters for local authorities. The caseload handled by barristers spans the full range of licensing work, including gambling, alcohol, and private hire advice, for which James Findlay KC is well-reputed, often working for local councils. Ranjit Bhose KC, who has expertise in policy work, another strength of the chambers. As well as local authorities, the set is also instructed by national regulators, the police, and many other public authorities on licensing matters, as well as a range of private companies, often handling planning and regeneration related licensing and sexual entertainment venue licensing cases. Asitha Ranatunga has been engaged in public entertainment matters under the Licensing Act 2003, and also in taxi litigation. Josef Cannon KC, who took silk in 2024, is notable for his continued representation of Uber in an important case in the taxi licensing sphere.
London Bar > Planning
(2024 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Josef Cannon KC – Cornerstone Barristers ‘The perfect package – he wears his fierce intellect lightly, is charming, personable, great with the clients.’