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London Bar > Social housing Tier 1

4-5 Gray's Inn Square is well known for ‘its strength as a reservoir of talent for social housing law‘. Recent instructions include Toby Vanhegan appearing before the Court of Appeal in Rowe v Haringey LBC, which concerned the issue of statutory overcrowding in the context of a homelessness application. Jonathan Manning and Ian Peacock have established expertise in advising on homelessness matters; Manning is also singled out for his solid track record in handling landlord and tenant work. Annette Cafferkey acts for landlords, tenants and local authorities in possession claims, allocation matters and cases involving allegations of disability discrimination. Stephanie Lovegrove is ‘confident and very responsive, an excellent communicator and advocate‘.

Leading Juniors

Christopher Baker – 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square

Ranked: Tier 1

Jonathan Manning – 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square 'An accomplished advocate in court.'

Ranked: Tier 1

Toby Vanhegan – 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square ‘In court, Toby is flawless, so calm yet so effective. He is passionate and very approachable.'

Ranked: Tier 1

Andrew Dymond – 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square ‘Andrew is collaborative, intelligent, knowledgeable and very good at working under pressure. He is clear-thinking and does not lose sight of the client’s goal.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Ian Peacock – 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square ‘Ian's advice is accessible and user-friendly. He offers practical solutions where needed.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Stephanie Lovegrove – 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square 'Stephanie is a superb and engaging advocate, who is extremely sharp and able to quickly pick up the issues of a case seamlessly. She demonstrates excellent attention to detail and technical expertise across the full range of landlord and tenant law.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Annette Cafferkey – 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square 'A very thorough junior.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Iain Colville – 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square

Ranked: Tier 4

Testimonials

‘Emily Martin is an excellent clerk.’

‘Emily Martin is fantastic.’

‘Emily Martin is brilliant.’

‘An excellent set with many knowledgeable barristers.’

‘Responsive, efficient and helpful.’

‘The clerks are all good and efficient.’

‘The clerking is excellent.’

London Bar > Elections Tier 2

At 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, members are very well known for their expertise in advising electoral administrators and returning officers on local, parliamentary and mayoral election matters, and are equally adept at advising the Electoral Commission, individual candidates and political parties on a broad spectrum of election law issues. Recent work includes Timothy Straker KC acting on behalf of the returning officer in a petition concerning incorrectly issued ballot papers for a parish council by-election; it was ruled that the election was conducted in accordance with the law and the result was unaffected by the error. At the junior end of chambers, the ‘extremely thorough‘ Vivienne Sedgley counts referendum matters, electoral registrations and political party disputes among her key specialisms.

Leading Silks

Timothy Straker KC – 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square 'A sagacious and astute silk.'

Ranked: Tier 1

Richard Price KC – 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square 'He is hugely knowledgeable on election law.'

Ranked: Tier 1

Leading Juniors

Vivienne Sedgley – 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square 'An expert in this field.'

Ranked: Tier 1

Sappho Dias – 4-5 Gray's Inn Square

Ranked: Tier 2

Rupert Beloff – 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square

Ranked: Tier 2

Testimonials

‘A very responsive and reasonable set.’

‘The clerks are very accommodating and supportive of client needs.’

London Bar > Local government (including rating law) Tier 2

Members of 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square act in a range of local government matters including those relating to care, welfare and housing. Timothy Straker KC represented the City of London Corporation in City of London v Various Leaseholders of Great Arthur House in the Court of Appeal, a case concerning who was to pay for the replacing the cladding of blocks of flats near the Barbican.

Leading Silks

Timothy Straker KC – 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square

Ranked: Tier 2

Leading Juniors

Jonathan Manning – 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square

Ranked: Tier 2

Vivienne Sedgley – 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square 'Vivienne's work to be on a par with more senior counsel including King's Counsel. She is very good and confident in the advice she gives.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Christopher Baker – 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square

Ranked: Tier 3

Testimonials

‘The clerks are friendly and responsive.’

Work highlights

Dispute resolution > Mediators Tier 2

Hall of Fame

Colin Manning

– 4-5 Gray's Inn Square

Ranked: Tier 1

London Bar > Court of Protection and community care

Rising stars

Thomas Francis – 4-5 Gray's Inn Square ‘Thomas has good advocacy skills and is very good at drafting.’

Ranked: Tier 1

London Bar > Planning

Leading Silks

Timothy Straker KC - 4-5 Gray's Inn Square

Ranked: Tier 3

Leading Juniors

Vivienne Sedgley – 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square ‘Vivienne is very good and confident in the advice she gives. She can accurately assess the detail of complex and voluminous information. She is very articulate and able to express herself fluently and clearly, using plain language for the benefit of the clients. She is also able to address and answer questions directly and deal with issues raised very well.’

Ranked: Tier 4

Midland Circuit > Social housing

Leading Juniors

Ian Peacock – 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square

Ranked: Tier 1

Annabel Heath – 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square ‘Annabel is a dedicated barrister, impressively knowledgeable and a strong advocate. Her written work and spoken advocacy is always thoroughly prepared and excellently researched.’

Ranked: Tier 1

Jonathan Manning - 4-5 Gray's Inn Square 'Jonathan is very experienced and a very good advocate. He presents a case intelligently, clearly and confidently. '

Ranked: Tier 1

London Bar > Administrative law and human rights

Leading Juniors

Vivienne Sedgley –4-5 Gray's Inn Square

Ranked: Tier 2

London Bar > Property litigation

Leading Juniors

Christopher Baker –4-5 Gray’s Inn Square

Ranked: Tier 3

London Bar > Professional disciplinary and regulatory law

Leading Juniors

Max Shephard - 4-5 Gray's Inn Square 'Max's submissions are always clear, concise and persuasively framed.'

Ranked: Tier 4

London Bar > Shipping

Leading Juniors

Kishore Sharma – 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square 'Kishore is exceptionally bright and has a very wide knowledge of the various aspects of the shipping and trading industry.'

Ranked: Tier 4

London Bar > Sport

Leading Juniors

Max Shephard – 4-5 Gray's Inn Square 'A good barrister with good technical knowledge of anti-doping.'

Ranked: Tier 4

London Bar > Inquests and inquiries

Leading Juniors

Vida Simpeh – 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square ‘Vida is an industrious junior.'

Ranked: Tier 5

Commercial and Chancery: Our barristers offer specialist advice and advocacy across Commercial and Chancery areas of practice and industry sectors – from contract-commercial disputes, to company law, insolvency, intellectual property and trusts. Chambers offers expertise in the areas of media and IP, commercial debt recovery, employment law, and international commercial practice. Members appear in courts and tribunals in England and Wales and in overseas jurisdictions, acting for both domestic and foreign clients, including individuals, corporations, and public bodies.

Planning and environment: Our planning barristers specialise in the processes of planning applications for the development, construction or change of use of a building or buildings; compulsory purchase orders (CPO); and s106 agreements. Our members are experts in contentious judicial reviews, inquiries and appeals; and non-contentious planning and CPO strategies relating to development projects and urban regeneration schemes. Our members also undertake large infrastructure schemes.

Regulatory and disciplinary: Our regulatory and disciplinary team has the expertise and experience to provide specialist advice and representation in all areas of regulatory and disciplinary law including financial services, public safety, environmental, tax, licensing, the medical professions, lawyers, accountants, architects, police, clergy and sports.

Members of chambers regularly appear for regulators and defendants in front of a wide range of tribunals and other professional bodies and sit as tribunal members.

In the sports arena members have particular expertise in disciplinary proceedings brought by various governing bodies, including doping and misconduct cases, and regulatory matters involving selection, funding, safeguarding, licensing, sponsorship and FA Rule K arbitrations.

Public and administrative: Our barristers cover judicial reviews, statutory appeals, inquiries, disciplinary proceedings and non-contentious advice on the powers of administrative functions of central and local government and other public and regulatory bodies. 4-5 barristers work on a whole spectrum of local government activities, including planning, environmental, education, community care, highways, housing, health, compulsory purchase, public procurement, freedom of information, rating, licensing and elections, issues relating to local government powers, structure and finance.

Housing and property: Our barristers are noted experts in housing, landlord/tenant and residential and commercial property disputes; many are recommended in the legal directories and engage in wider policy work for government, MPs, pressure/trade groups and devolved governments. We cover everything from possession proceedings to leasehold enfranchisement; HMO and other licensing and homelessness; housing procurement to restrictive covenants.

International Arbitration: Our International Arbitration Group comprises barristers and affiliated lawyers from around the world. Among our number are some of the foremost practitioners in the field. The Group’s members have participated, both as counsel and as arbitrators, in commercial arbitrations under the rules of every major arbitral institution, as well as in ad hoc (non-institutional) and investment treaty claims, and before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

On the commercial side, 4-5 practitioners have acted for claimants and respondents at every stage, and in every posture, of disputes, from advice drafting arbitration clauses to bringing or defending challenges or enforcement proceedings in connection with arbitral awards. Our investment treaty arbitration experience is similarly extensive; our members act for both investors and host states. Members with experience as neutrals likewise have been appointed, and served as Chair, in virtually every variety of international dispute.

Our collective arbitration experience, unsurprisingly, covers many sectors: oil and gas, non-petroleum extractive industries, renewables, agriculture, intellectual property, financial services, insurance and reinsurance, shipping, corporate transactions, construction projects, and e-commerce.

Mediations: 4-5 mediators are pleased to provide a full and easy-to-use online mediation service. While it will not be possible for the foreseeable and uncertain future to conduct traditional face-to-face mediations, that does not mean that mediations cannot continue to take place. 4-5 mediators are able to deliver our mediation services via Zoom or other suitable platforms, with all the key features of the usual mediation format, while avoiding unnecessary risk, as well as the need for travel and accommodation. As and when face to face mediation becomes possible and safe, 4-5 mediators will resume the traditional mediation process or some hybrid version, as required by the parties.

The 4-5 Mediation Group is a specialist mediation provider which brings commercial reality and common sense to the mediation process. Our mediators help parties find a resolution to their dispute by establishing a relaxed rapport with clients and lawyers alike. They are approachable, responsive and able to identify key issues quickly by analysing complicated law and facts. Our mediators include some of the most experienced mediators at the Bar and are commended by the leading directories and commentators.

Inquiries and Inquests: 4-5 has a high level of expertise in relation to inquests and public inquiries. Our members have acted in a number of high-profile inquests and inquiries at all levels, right up to chairing inquiries. Members have experience acting for bereaved families and interested persons in inquests, and understand the differing needs and levels of care required in representation of all participants. Our members have acted in inquests at all levels – from short inquests into the death of an individual right up to some of the highest profile inquests of the last two decades.

We also currently have members of Chambers acting in some of the highest profile public inquiries of recent times, both for core participants and as Counsel to the Inquiry. The work undertaken by members of chambers spans the entire range of preparation and advocacy – from research and analysis at the earliest stages right through to drafting and oral advocacy at the hearings stages. Members of Chambers are well aware of the unique challenges presented by inquests and public inquiries and are dedicated to ensuring that their work is of the highest standard.

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
Senior Clerk	Emily Martin	emartin@4-5.co.uk	0207 404 5252
Deputy Senior Clerk	Stephen Somerville	ssomerville@4-5.co.uk	0207 404 5252
Head of Chambers	STRAKER KC, Timothy (1977)
Members of Chambers	PRICE OBE KC, Richard OBE KC (1969)
Members of Chambers	SAPSFORD KC, Philip (1974)
Member of Chambers	PERRY KC, Jacqueline
Members of Chambers	BRIDGEMAN SC, James (1989)
Members of Chambers	SINGER KC, Andrew (1990)
Members of Chambers	MANNING, Colin (1970)
Members of Chambers	JEFFERIS, Michael (1976)
Members of Chambers	LAMBERT, Jane (1977)
Members of Chambers	DAVEY, Toby (1977)
Members of Chambers	BARRETT, John (1982)
Members of Chambers	RANDLE, Simon (1982)
Members of Chambers	DIAS, Sappho (1982)
Members of Chambers	STEPHENS, Michael (1983)
Members of Chambers	BAKER, Christoper (1984)
Members of Chambers	POWELL, Jonathan (1984)
Members of Chambers	CLARKE, Gerard (1986)
Members of Chambers	ROSE, Jonathan (1986)
Members of Chambers	SHARMA, Kishore (1986)
Members of Chambers	FOSTER, Charles (1988)
Members of Chambers	MANNING, Jonathan (1989)
Members of Chambers	COLVILLE, Iain (1989)
Members of Chambers	OKOYA, William (1989)
Members of Chambers	BARKER, Stephen (1989)
Members of Chambers	PEACOCK, Ian (1990)
Members of Chambers	DYMOND, Andrew (1991)
Members of Chambers	CAFFERKEY, Annette (1994)
Members of Chambers	VANHEGAN, Toby (1996)
Members of Chambers	TAYLOR, Patrick (1996)
Members of Chambers	QURESHI, Tanveer (2000)
Members of Chambers	AGNIHOTRI, Naveen (2001)
Members of Chambers	BELOFF, Rupert (2001)
Members of Chambers	LOVEGROVE, Stephanie (2004)
Members of Chambers	MCATEER, Helen (2008)
Members of Chambers	SEAL, Philippa (2008)
Members of Chambers	PANAYI, Christian (2009)
Members of Chambers	LARKIN, Christopher ( 2010)
Members of Chambers	PANDIT, Nikesh (2010)
Members of Chambers	SEDGLEY, Vivienne (2011)
Members of Chambers	JONES, Selena ( 2011)
Members of Chambers	ZANG, Clara (2012)
Members of Chambers	OMAR, Ayesha (2012)
Members of Chambers	FORD, Olivia (2013)
Members of Chambers	SHEPHARD, Max (2013)
Members of Chambers	IMAM, Rayan (2013)
Members of Chambers	FRANCIS, Thomas (2015)
Members of Chambers	COLVILE, Raoul (2016)
Members of Chambers	DORFMAN MOHAJER, Rosalee (2015)
Members of Chambers	SARAN, Iulia-Claudia (2016)
Members of Chambers	DHANOA, Amrit (2016)
Members of Chambers	GARDINER, Hannah (2016)
Members of Chambers	HASSANALLY, Salmaan (2017)
Members of Chambers	LINES, Katie (2018)
Members of Chambers	KENNY KC, Caroline (2010)*
Members of Chambers	STUTZER, Dr Hansjörg*
Members of Chambers	COHEN, Paul H (2011)*
Members of Chambers	CHRISTIE, Iain (1989)**
Members of Chambers	HOFFMAN, David (1997)**

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Arran Dowling Hussey	Arran is an experienced barrister, adjudicator, arbitrator and mediator. He is called…	View Profile
Naveen Agnihotri	Naveen provides strategic legal advice to those operating in the commercial, banking…	View Profile
Fabjola Aruci	Fabjola is currently completing her pupillage at 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square under…	View Profile
Christopher Baker	After becoming established at the Bar in a wide range of litigation…	View Profile
Julie Ball	Julie has a broad practice across Chambers’ areas of work, in particular, employment…	View Profile
Stephen Barker	Stephen Barker is an independent commercial mediator. He is a CMC Registered…	View Profile
John Barrett	John has practiced at the Planning and Environmental Bar since 1983. He…	View Profile
Rupert Beloff	Rupert is a specialist in electoral law. He advises returning officers,…	View Profile
James Bridgeman SC	James Bridgeman SC is a practicing Barrister, Chartered Arbitrator and certified mediator.…	View Profile
Kevin Brown	Kevin joined 4-5 as a tenant in March 2022 following completion of…	View Profile
Edwin Cameron		View Profile
Glenn Campbell	Glenn’s core practice is based upon litigation and arbitration involving:- Professional Negligence…	View Profile
Guido Carducci	International Tenant and Arbitrator 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square (London) Law Professor (Paris),…	View Profile
Iain Christie	I became a full-time mediator because I passionately believe in the benefit…	View Profile
Gerard Clarke	Gerard Clarke is a widely experienced dispute resolution lawyer and advocate with…	View Profile
Paul Cohen	Paul Cohen is among the world’s foremost international arbitration practitioners. He is…	View Profile
Raoul Colvile	Raoul has a broad based dispute resolution practice and significant experience of…	View Profile
Iain Colville	Since joining chambers in 1997, having previously worked in local government since…	View Profile
Charlotte Crocombe	Charlotte is a junior barrister specialising in public and criminal law. She…	View Profile
Toby Davey	Commissioner for Foreign jurisdictions Assistant Boundary Commissioner (BCE) Legal Assessor for British…	View Profile
Amrit Kaur Dhanoa	Amrit has a diverse practice with a particular focus on commercial litigation…	View Profile
Sappho Dias	Sappho is an experienced advocate, who has practised both Criminal and Civil…	View Profile
James Doyle	James is an extremely experienced barrister whose practice focuses on the areas…	View Profile
Andrew Dymond	Specialises in housing, landlord and tenant and local government law. Reported cases:…	View Profile
Katharine Elliot	Katharine joined 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square as a third-six pupil in 2017,…	View Profile
Prof Mark Engleman	Mark Engelman is a leading junior barrister specialising in intellectual property law,…	View Profile
Gordon Exall	Gordon qualified and practised as a solicitor before being called to the…	View Profile
Damian Falkowski		View Profile
Olivia Ford	Olivia has a general housing and property law practice. She also has…	View Profile
Charles Foster	Charles Foster is a specialist in regulatory, medical and public law. He…	View Profile
Thomas Francis	Thomas has a broad civil practice, encompassing public, commercial, professional discipline, and…	View Profile
Hannah Gardiner	Hannah became a member of 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square in October 2018…	View Profile
Salmaan Hassanally	Salmaan specialises in property and commercial law, as well as local government…	View Profile
Annabel Heath	Annabel was called to the Bar in 2010 and subsequently qualified as…	View Profile
David Hoffman	David specialises in business and property work, primarily on the Northern Circuit.…	View Profile
Rayan Imam	Rayan specialises in property litigation with a particular focus on leasehold disputes…	View Profile
Michael Jefferies	Michael is an experienced advocate with a very wide field of practice.…	View Profile
Selena Jones	Selena accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ practice and has a…	View Profile
Jayesh Jotangia	Jayesh is a cross-qualified Solicitor Advocate and Barrister with rights to conduct…	View Profile
Caroline Kenny KC	Caroline Kenny KC practices in commercial law, with expertise in trade practices,…	View Profile
Caroline Kenny KC	Caroline Kenny KC practices in commercial law, with expertise in trade practices,…	View Profile
Jane Lambert	I am a barrister practising intellectual property, technology, media, entertainment and competition…	View Profile
Christopher Larkin	Admitted to the Roll 2010, High Court Advocate 2011 and Called to…	View Profile
Sarah Lewis	Sarah joined chambers as a third-six pupil having been in practice for…	View Profile
Katie Lines		View Profile
Stephanie Lovegrove	Stephanie was called to the Bar in 2004. She is a highly…	View Profile
Colin Manning	Colin has been a barrister for over 40 years and has wide…	View Profile
Jonathan Manning	Examples of recent work: 1) Manchester CC v Pinnock [2010] UKSC 45;…	View Profile
Elisabeth Mason	A leading social entrepreneur, philanthropic executive and international lawyer, Elisabeth Mason is…	View Profile
Helen McAteer	Helen specialises in inquest work and civil litigation, with a particular focus…	View Profile
John McCafferty	Specialises in housing, local government and public law. He was a junior…	View Profile
Rosalee Mohajer	Rosalee joined 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square as a Third Six Pupil in…	View Profile
Ramya Nagesh	Ramya joined 4-5 Grays Inn Square in March 2022 after over nine…	View Profile
Elizabeth Nicholls	Elizabeth has a broad chancery, commercial, business and property practice, including Local…	View Profile
William Okoya	Formerly a senior legal officer for a local authority and legal manager…	View Profile
Ayesha Omar	Ayesha specialises in property law. Her practice encompasses all areas of real…	View Profile
Christian Panayi	Christian’s practice spans commercial and chancery work with expertise in contractual disputes,…	View Profile
Nikesh Pandit	Nikesh focuses on regulatory and disciplinary law and has a particular interest…	View Profile
Ian Peacock	Ian specialises in housing, property and public law. He is recognised as…	View Profile
Bill Perry	Bill has practised in (re)insurance since the 1980s. He has wide experience,…	View Profile
Jacqueline Perry KC	Jacqueline Perry is dual qualified (UK and California Bar) with expertise spanning…	View Profile
Jonathan Powell	Jonathan specialises in Planning, Environmental and Property Law. Member of the Planning…	View Profile
Richard Price KC	Senior Silk and Mediator at 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square Chambers.	View Profile
Richard Price OBE KC	Richard has extensive experience as an advocate and adviser in commercial litigation.…	View Profile
Tanveer Qureshi	Tanveer’s practice focuses on matters involving allegations of health and safety, regulatory…	View Profile
Simon Randle	Simon specialises at the Planning and Environmental Bar, which has brought him…	View Profile
Simon Randle	Simon specialises at the Planning and Environmental Bar, which has brought him…	View Profile
Jonathan Rose	Jonathan has significant specialised experience of civil fraud and criminal defence he…	View Profile
Imogen Sadler	Imogen is a junior barrister with a particular specialism in public law.…	View Profile
Philip Sapsford KC	Although living in Switzerland, Philip’s practice has an international dimension. This includes the…	View Profile
Peter Saville	Peter joined 4-5 as a Third-Six following the completion of his pupillage…	View Profile
Philippa Seal	Philippa has a property and general commercial practice with particular expertise in…	View Profile
Vivienne Sedgley	Vivienne is a leading junior with a wide-ranging public law practice. She previously…	View Profile
Kishore Sharma	Kish has nearly 30 years’ experience of handling and representing clients’ interests…	View Profile
Max Shephard	Max is regularly instructed in employment, regulatory, sports, and commercial cases. He…	View Profile
Vida Simpeh	Vida accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ expertise and has a…	View Profile
Andrew Singer KC	Andrew practices exclusively in the field of construction and associated professional negligence…	View Profile
Andrew Singer KC	Andrew practices exclusively in the field of construction and associated professional negligence…	View Profile
Michael Stephens	Michael is an experienced senior junior who has conducted a broad common…	View Profile
Timothy Straker KC	Joint Head of Chambers 2002-2015, Head of Chambers 2015 to present. Member…	View Profile
Hansjorg Stutzer	Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte, Zurich, Switzerland, Founding Partner	View Profile
Patrick Taylor	Accredited & Registered Mediator – CEDR 2001. Since accreditation Patrick has been…	View Profile
Rowena Wisniewska	Rowena specialises in Financial Services Law and Regulation and has around 10…	View Profile
Clara Zang	Clara accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ practice and has particular…	View Profile
Iulia saran	Since completing pupillage in chambers in September 2020, Iulia focused on developing…	View Profile