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Cornerstone Barristers

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England - London Bar

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Social housing

The team at Cornerstone Barristers possess extensive experience in the social housing sector, as they advise and represent clients on the full range of social housing matters including anti-social behaviour, statutory nuisance, homelessness, possession claims among many others. Ranjit Bhose KC successfully represented the defendant in Global Guardians v LB Hounslow, a Court of Appeal case concerning if properties occupied by guardians were classified as HMOs. Kuljit Bhogal KC represented a housing association in a possession claim for anti-social behaviour against a defendant with a long history of anti-social behaviour and criminal behaviour.

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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.

Ranjit Bhose KC

'Ranjit is an invaluable support to many social housing landlords and lawyers both in an advisory capacity and appearing as advocate.' \n \n \n \n

Kelvin Rutledge KC

‘ Kelvin has encyclopaedic knowledge of social housing and homelessness; quite unparalleled.’

Kuljit Bhogal KC

‘Kuljit has a real passion for social housing which shines through in her work and she is thorough in her preparations and works hard to achieve the outcomes for her client.’

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.

Andrew Lane

‘Andrew is an exceptional lawyer with depth knowledge of housing law.'

Dean Underwood

Wayne Beglan

David Lintott

Victoria Osler

'Victoria is a fantastic barrister and her advocacy skills are second to none'

Catherine Rowlands

Sarah Salmon

‘Sarah is beyond excellent in all respects and is very strong in advocacy, written advice and conferences with clients.'

Riccardo Calzavara

‘Riccardo is knowledgeable and his knowledge of homelessness law is exceptional.'

Alexander Campbell

‘ Alex is a very experienced housing barrister with incredible client care.'

Alexander Campbell

‘ Alex is a very experienced housing barrister with incredible client care.'

Matthew Feldman

‘Matthew is brilliant with particularly strong ability of identifying and addressing complex legal issues. He is great at providing robust advice and his advocacy is outstanding.’

Lindsay Johnson

‘Lindsay is my go-to barrister for any complex cases relating to homelessness and housing. His practical advice and his analysis of the law is truly exceptional.’

Ryan Kohli

‘Ryan is reliable and will always ensure the best advice and service is offered. His research skills are impressive, as is his advocacy.’

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Jeremy Ogilve-Harris

‘Jeremy is a persuasive and incisive advocate who brings clarity and composure to complex housing and local authority litigation.’

Tara O’Leary