Cornerstone Barristers

Jack Barber specialises in planning, environmental and public law, with a particular focus on major residential, commercial, and infrastructure projects.

Ranked among the top-rated planning juniors under 35 (Planning Law Survey 2024, 2025), Jack is known for providing clear, strategic, and commercially focused advice to help clients unlock development potential and navigate planning risk.

He is a member of the Attorney General’s Junior Counsel to the Crown (‘C’ Panel).

Generally, his instructions concern projects raising issues at the forefront of national policy, from building housing to accelerating the net zero transition and protecting valued landscapes and heritage assets. His clients include housebuilders and infrastructure providers, as well as authorities, housing providers, community groups and individuals. His work often concerns planning applications, appeals, statutory challenges, and judicial review proceedings.

He contributes regular case commentary to the Journal of Planning and Environmental Law.

Planning and Environmental Bar Association Administrative Law Bar Association UK Environmental Law Association

BPTC (Very Competent) – City, University of London (2018-19) GDL (Commendation) – City, University of London (2017-18) M.St. British and European History (Distinction) – Magdalen College, Oxford (2015-16) B.A. (Hons) History (First Class) – Magdalen College, Oxford (2012-15)