‘Very strong set’ Brick Court Chambers is home to ‘a full range of highly talented counsel’ in the public law arena. The ‘tenacious’ Paul Bowen KC has ‘impressive knowledge of the law of human rights’, and James McClelland KC‘s ’tactical advice is spot on‘. Victoria Wakefield KC represented the Church Commissioners for England before the Privy Council in All Saints Spring Park Parochial Church Council v Church Commissioners for England, an appeal concerning the issue of whether the Church could be considered as a public authority for Human Rights Act matters. Malcolm Birdling is ’a star of the administrative Bar‘; he and Jagoda Klimowicz successfully represented the claimants in R (L J Fairburn & Son and others) v Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, a challenge to the legality of the policy of compensation payable to farmers for the cull of poultry to curb avian influenza, which was alleged to be in violation of Article 1 Protocol 1 rights. Yaaser Vanderman joined the team in July 2024.
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- 'Jo Francis is excellent.'
- 'Jo Francis and Hannah Rayner are wonderful to deal with.'
- 'Jo Francis has been a joy to work with.'
- 'Hannah Rayner is exceptional.'
- 'The clerks are professional, pragmatic and very responsive.'
- 'Brick Court is stacked with talent, at every level of call.'
- 'Excellent public and admin law set.'
- 'Strength in depth for public law.'
- 'An impressive set.'
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