Main Areas of Practice:
- Sexual Offences
- Fraud & Money Laundering
- Serious Violence
- Supply of Drugs
- Confiscation
- Housing/Landlord & Tenant
- Judicial Review
- Human Rights Law
Doherty & Others v Birmingham City Council [2008] UKHL 57 3 WLR 635
- Health & Safety Prosecutions
- Animal Welfare & Food Hygiene Offences
- Taxi & Hackney Carriage Licensing
Clerk(s):
Wayne Stevens (Crime): 0113 203 5505 (wayne@parkcourtchambers.co.uk)
Karen Richardson (Crime): 0113 203 5504 (krichardson@parkcourtchambers.co.uk)
Moira Paxton (Civil & Family): 0113 203 5502 (moira@parkcourtchambers.co.uk)
Janet Jackson (Civil & Family): 0113 203 5503 (janet@parkcourtchambers.co.uk)
Appointments:
- Direct Public Access qualified, 2011
- Equality & Human Rights Commission Panel of Preferred Counsel, 2011
- Attorney - General’s Panel of Special Advocates, 2005
- Attorney General’s Panel of Advocates, List B, 2006
Additional Information:
Specialist Associations:
Criminal Bar Association, Health & Safety Lawyers Association, Housing Law Practitioners Association
Recommendations:
Chambers and Partners 2011: Recommended in Administrative & Public Law: ".. has significant expertise in housing law and cases raising human rights and disrimination issues. Offer acted for the lead claimants in a judicial review challenging an eviction from one of the UK's largest unauthorised gypsy and traveller sites.
Legal 500 2011-12: Recommended in Commercial, insolvency and property: 'superb', immensely knowledgeable and 'consistently performs way beyond his years"
Legal 500 2010-11: Recommended in Health & Safety/Regulatory
Legal 500 2009-10: ".. combines his health and safety, and licensing practices to good effect".
Scholarships:
Harmsworth Scholar, Middle Temple
Senior Scholar, Robinson College, Cambridge
Young Barrister of the Year, Yorkshire Lawyer Awards 2002
Publications:
Contributing Editor, Cohabitation Law & Practice, Sweet & Maxwell, 2011 Edition
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