Liz Davies KC
‘The leading barrister on homelessness matters and superb with clients.’
An ’excellent’ set, Garden Court Chambers’ team of silks and juniors continue to make ‘a significant contribution’ to the practice area. Stephen Cottle is branded an ’excellent advocate’, recently representing vulnerable individuals against eviction proceedings. Adrian Marshall Williams is ‘very committed to cases’ having worked on a number of possession claims with public law elements. Georgina Rea appears largely unled on a variety of complex cases in the area.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Competent, efficient and helpful clerking service with particular mention for Tim Hempsted and Joe Fraser.'
- 'Excellent set, clerks and counsel very approachable. They continue to make a significant contribution to the area of social welfare law sector.'
- 'Garden Court's clerking team is excellent.'
- 'The clerks at Garden Court are very helpful and supportive.'
- 'Garden Court is the first port of call for housing matters. They are outstanding in the field of housing law.'
- 'Garden Court chambers are always a first choice for social housing, they are extremely responsive and have excellent expertise in housing matters.'
- 'Professional and courteous - a chamber of choice for social housing law.'
- 'All the housing barristers instructed at Garden Court are excellent and supportive.'
Lawyers
Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Tim Baldwin
‘Tim is very knowledgeable in his field.’
Edward Fitzpatrick
Justine Compton
‘Justine is thorough and approaches cases practically. She is very good with clients.’
Stephen Cottle
‘An excellent advocate, a huge wealth of experience, personable, honest, professional, empathetic, and a genuine person. He always has the ear of the court.’
Catherine O’Donnell
Catherine is a very knowledgeable counsel. She is always thorough and detailed in her advice. She is very approachable and lovely to work with.'
Marina Sergides
‘Marina is a wonderful mix of being personable and approachable whilst being extremely professional, committed and diligent in her practice. She calmly and deftly navigates any problem and it is always reassuring to know she’s on your team. She is an outstanding advocate.’
Nick Bano
Tessa Buchanan
Kevin Gannon
Bethan Harris
Connor Johnston
‘Aside from being a leading light in the area of housing and community care law, Connor is very compassionate and has a down to earth approach which puts lay clients at ease. He leaves no stone unturned to achieve the best outcome for those he assists.’
Adrian Marshall Williams
‘Adrian is an intelligent, meticulous, brave and brilliant advocate. He produces excellent written work. He is very committed to cases and goes the extra mile. He is extremely helpful when assisting with questions and is very tactical. Adrian has obtained some extraordinary results for clients over the years.’
Matthew Ahluwalia
David Renton
‘David has a detailed knowledge of housing law, in particular disrepair and public law matters. His pleadings are very concise. David is a strong and robust advocate on behalf of clients. His pleadings help with settling cases and help achieve good settlements in disrepair cases. David is very good with vulnerable clients and is willing to meet clients in conference and advise them.’
Desmond Rutledge
‘Desmond has a detailed knowledge of housing and benefits in particular the interplay between the two, including possession claims where there are complex outstanding Universal Credit or Housing Benefit issues.’
Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
Angharad Monk
‘Excellent attention to detail, precise written submissions and a very determined advocate.‘
Georgina Rea
‘Georgina is very good when working with vulnerable clients.’