Andrew Dymond

- Administrative & Public Law
  - Challenges to government policy and secondary legislation
  - False imprisonment, administrative detention and prisoners’ rights
  - Constitutional challenges
  - National security and counter-terror measures
  - Challenging cuts to public services
  - Social welfare and health
  - Access to justice
  - Criminal justice
  - Deaths of which the state could be responsible
  - Discrimination
  - Public Inquiries
  - Trafficking and modern slavery
  - Human rights and international humanitarian law
  - Support for victims of trafficking
  - Support under s117 Mental Health Act 1983
  - Human rights and discrimination issues arising in all of these areas
- Adult Social Care
  - Care Act 2014 – social care for adults with care and support needs and carers
  - Disabled facilities grants
  - Support for parent carers and young carers
  - Continuing healthcare and access to NHS treatment
  - Disputes between social services and health authorities
  - Age assessments
  - Charging issues arising from health and social care
  - Education including school exclusions and support for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
- Business Crime
  - Bribery and corruption
  - Criminal and civil fraud and ancillary orders
  - Information law
  - Investigations
  - Money laundering, POCA and asset forfeiture and recovery
  - Multilateral development and bank sanctions and debarment regimes
  - Sanctions and export controls
  - Health and Safety
  - Licensing
  - Trading standards
- Chancery
  - Company and Partnership
  - Charities and Unincorporated Societies
  - Ecclesiastical law
  - Insolvency and Restructuring
  - Intellectual Property
  - Landlord and Tenant
  - Real Property
  - Trusts and Estates
  - Wills and Probate
- Civil Liberties & Human Rights
  - Claims against the police and public authorities
  - Investigations
  - Prisoners’ Rights
  - Protest rights
- Commercial
  - Banking and financial services
  - Civil fraud
  - Commercial contracts
  - Company and insolvency
  - Competition
  - Cybercrime and data protection
  - Energy
  - Insurance and reinsurance
  - Intellectual Property
  - Professional negligence
  - Public International law
- Construction & Engineering
  - Adjudication under the HGCRA 1996
  - Building and engineering projects
  - Bridges
  - Commercial developments
  - Enforcement of Adjudicator’s decisions
  - Power engineering and power station projects
  - Railways
  - Reclamations
  - Refineries
  - Schools and universities
  - IT and technological services
  - Industrial processes and production lines
  - Professional negligence
  - Wind Farms
  - Personal Injury Claims
- Elections
  - Boundary reviews
  - Challenging election results
  - Legislation governing elections
  - Local government law
  - Parliamentary and election law for businesses
  - Political party registration, funding and donations
  - Purdah period
  - Returning and Monitoring officers' duties
- Employment
  - Discrimination including allegations of harassment and victimization
  - Contractual disputes including bonus claims
  - Claims for and against Directors including breaches of fiduciary duty
  - Injunctive relief arising from restrictive covenants, breach of confidential information, team moves and other employee competition claims
  - International employment law including advising on appeals to the Privy Council as well as jurisdictional disputes
  - Whistleblowing
  - Unfair dismissal
  - Redundancy
  - TUPE
  - Equal pay
  - National Minimum wage and other statutory pay (including holiday)
  - Alternate Dispute Resolution including mediation and drafting and advising on compromise agreements.
- Homelessness
  - Suitability of accommodation
  - Allocations and affordability matters
  - S.204 appeals
  - Judicial reviews
  - Priority need
  - Review of procedures and regulations
- Inquiries & Inquests
  - Deaths in custody, prison and healthcare institutions
  - Deaths in armed forces
  - Deaths caused by individuals
  - Article 2 inquests
  - High profile and sensitive public inquiries
- International Arbitration
  - Energy and natural resources
  - Commercial
  - Oil and gas
  - Construction
  - Commodities
  - Joint ventures
  - Pharmaceuticals
  - Product Liability
  - Telecommunications
  - Asbestos-related liabilities
  - Maritime
  - Aviation
  - Insurance
  - Sport
  - Intellectual Property
- Investigations & Resolutions
  - Auditing company policies and corporate governance structions
  - Acting as monitors and legal assessors
  - Acting as independent investigators
  - Conduct disputes
  - Allegations of criminal behaviour
  - Governance issues
  - Reputation management
  - Damage limitation and crisis management
  - Data loss, cybercrime and data protection
- Local Government
  - Data protection and freedom of information
  - Court of Protection
  - Education
  - Governance and decision making
  - Finance budgets and borrowing
  - Procurement and state aid
  - Cuts to public services
  - Planning and environmental claims
  - Election petitions
  - Welfare benefits
  - Public Inquiries
  - Judicial review
  - Waste
- Mediation
- Planning & Environment
  - Commercial
  - Compulsory Purchase and Compensation
  - Development Contracts and Overage
  - Development Contribution: Section 106 and CIL agreements
  - Development Plans and other planning policy
  - Enforcement and Injunctions
  - Energy and natural resources
  - Environment
  - Green Belt
  - Heritage
  - Highways, Footpaths and Rights of Way
  - Infrastructure
  - Marine Planning and Harbour Orders
  - Minerals and Waste
  - Neighbourhood Planning
  - Planning Appeals, Inquiries and Hearings
  - Planning Prosecutions
  - Planning Judicial and Statutory Reviews
  - Residential
  - Retail
  - Leisure and sport
  - Listed Buildings
  - Trees
  - Transport Orders and Parliamentary Bills
- Professional Discipline & Regulatory
  - Healthcare and Social care regulations
  - Accounting and Financial Services Regulation
  - Sports Regulation
  - Police discipline
  - Courts Martial
  - Insurance Professionals
  - Health and Safety
  - Transport
- Property
  - Agricultural law
  - Boundary disputes and ownership disputes
  - Building Safety
  - Commercial landlord and tenant
  - Conveyancing disputes
  - Easements
  - Land registration and Adverse possession
  - Leasehold enfranchisement and Right to manage
  - Mortgages, charges, and charging orders
  - Professional negligence claims related to property
  - Property development disputes
  - Protestor injunctions
  - Public sector and local government property issues
  - Restrictive covenants
  - Rights to light
  - Telecommunications
  - Trusts of land
- Social Housing
  - Possession claims
  - Allocation of social housing
  - Unlawful eviction and harassment
  - Closure orders
  - Rent repayment orders
  - Disrepair and housing conditions
  - Traveller Rights
  - Injunctions
  - Equality Act and disability issues
  - Community care and welfare benefits
  - Protestor injunctions
  - Anti-social behaviour
  - Housing management and policy
  - Squatters and other Trespass matters
  - Right to buy
  - Tenancy fraud
  - Judicial review
- Sport, Media & Entertainment
  - Anti-doping
  - Disciplinary
  - Commercial contracts
  - Criminal allegations
  - Employment advice
  - Fraud claims
  - Investigations
  - Intellectual property issues including copyright, licensing, royalties, trademark issues, and image rights
  - Safeguarding
  - Professional negligence claims
  - Regulatory disputes
Contact

Technically fantastic
Legal 500
He provides clear and concise advice on difficult technical areas of law, particularly landlord and tenant matters.
Legal 500
I find Andrew to be incredibly knowledgeable and able to present his advice very clearly. He is very personable and never makes anyone feel silly for whatever they have asked him. He is very easy to work with.
Legal 500 - 2027
Extremely good on his feet and hugely robust.
Chambers and Partners
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.
Legal 500 2024
Experienced in representing private and public sector clients.
Legal 500
First-choice counsel for difficult housing law issues. A great choice for cases with technical or complex issues. He provides clear, decisive advice.
Chambers UK Bar
He is extremely bright and beautifully analytical
Chambers and Partners
Andrew has a huge knowledge and depth of experience in the law relating to social housing, especially on complex issues including governance and regulation, as well as litigation.
Legal 500 (2026)
An expert and committed social housing specialist
Chambers and Partners 2024
He’s strong and consistent on a broad range of social housing matters. He’s excellent technically, thorough and clear in his advice and very approachable.
Chambers and Partners
Provides clear, easy to read advice
Chambers and Partners 2024
Lightning fast and unflappable in the courtroom.
Legal 500

Practice Summary

Andrew’s practice consists of housing, local government, landlord and tenant and general property law. He has been recognised by Chambers and Partners as a leading junior in social housing law in every year since the category was first introduced and is also ranked in the Legal 500 for his social housing work. He acts for landlords, local authorities, tenants and the homeless on all aspects of housing law, including possession claims, local government finance, housing standards, HMOs, homelessness and allocations. His property work includes leasehold enfranchisement, all aspects of service charges, restrictive covenants, easements business tenancies and non-domestic rates. He is Deputy General Editor of the Housing Law Reports, an editor of Arden and Partington’s Housing Law and co-author of the Manual of Housing Law. He is part of the legal team representing the bereaved, survivors and residents in Phase 2 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.

Homelessness

Andrew regularly acts for both applicants and local authorities in homelessness cases. He has advised many authorities on homelessness at a policy level and has provided training and seminars on homelessness law. He has also advised numerous local authorities on revisions to their allocation schemes. His cases include R. (Edwards) v Birmingham CC [2016] EWHC 173 (Admin); [2016] H.L.R. 11, in which he was part of the legal team which successfully opposed a challenge to the lawfulness of the authority’s procedures for discharging its duties under Pt 7.

Housing and Property

Andrew has been recognised by Chambers and Partners as a leading junior in social housing law in every year since the category was first introduced and is also ranked in the Legal 500 for his social housing work. He acts for landlords, local authorities, tenants and the homeless on all aspects of housing law, including possession claims, local government finance, housing standards, HMOs, rents, homelessness and allocations. His property work includes all aspects of leasehold work, leasehold enfranchisement, service charges, restrictive covenants, easements business tenancies and non-domestic rates. He is Deputy General Editor of the Housing Law Reports, an editor of Arden and Partington’s Housing Law and co-author of the Manual of Housing Law.

Notable cases include:

Islington LBC v Unite Group Plc [2013] EWHC 508 (Admin); [2013] PTSR 1078; [2013] H.L.R. 33 (HMO licensing and student accommodation)

Rochdale MBC v Dixon [2011] EWCA Civ 1173; [2012] PTSR 1336; [2012] H.L.R. 6 (water charges and local authority powers)

Swindon BC v Redpath [2009] EWCA Civ 493; [2009] L.&T.R. 1; [2010] H.L.R. 13 (anti-social behaviour and housing management functions)

Kilby v Basildon DC [2007] EWCA Civ 479; [2007] H.L.R. 39 (variation of secure tenancies and local government powers)

Inquiries and Inquests

Andrew is part of the legal team representing the bereaved, survivors and relatives in Phase 2 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, with particular emphasis on the following modules: the primary refurbishment (Module 1); active and passive fire safety measures internal to the building, management of building, compliance with RRO 2005, fire risk assessment, including complaints and communication with residents (Module 2); and, aftermath (Module 4).

Local Government

Although Andrew’s local government practice primarily focuses on housing law, as he regularly advises authorities on policy issues, he has a wider local government practice, particularly with regard to local government powers, constitution and finance. He regularly advises authorities at a policy level in respect of proposed housing developments, property management, allocation schemes and discharge of duties to the homeless.

Considered an extremely powerful practitioner in technically complex cases. His written advice wins particular praise, as does his insight into matters concerning proposed housing schemes and statutory compliance. He also authors and edits key housing law commentary. In court, he impresses as being both authoritative and a decent opponent.
“First-choice counsel for difficult housing law issues.” “A great choice for cases with technical or complex issues. He provides clear, decisive advice.” Chambers and Partners 2019
‘Lightning fast and unflappable in the courtroom.’ Legal 500 2019
“Considered an extremely powerful practitioner in technically complex cases. His written advocacy wins particular praise, as does his insight into matters concerning proposed housing schemes and their statutory compliance. He also authors and edits key housing law commentary. Strengths: ‘Extremely good on his feet and hugely robust.’ ‘He is extremely bright and beautifully analytical.’” Chambers and Partners 2018
“Respected housing specialist with an excellent reputation for handling technical disputes between landlords and tenants. He is increasingly noted for providing critical policy advice to social landlords. … Strengths: ‘He’s strong and consistent on a broad range of social housing matters.’ He’s excellent technically, thorough and clear in his advice and very approachable.’ Chambers and Partners 2017
“Technically fantastic” Legal 500 2016
“He provides clear and concise advice on difficult technical areas of law, particularly landlord and tenant matters.” Legal 500 2016
“A star individual who is lauded for his advocacy skills, the quality of his written work and his knowledge of the sector. Identified as ‘phenomenal’, he is a favourite amongst both peers and instructing solicitors”. Chambers and Partners 2016
“He’s great for technical issues and is academically one of the strongest”. Chambers and Partners 2015
“He has excellent skills in court and is fantastic at cross-examination”. Chambers and Partners 2014
“Recognised for his academic and technical strength and cross-examination skills”. Legal 500 2014
“Well known for his superb written work, and feted because ‘he loves to get his nose into something and get to the bottom of problems’. He ‘gives clear and concise advice on difficult, technical areas’.” Chambers and Partners 2013
“… ‘technically excellent’. … ‘he doesn’t sit on the fence, and is invaluable as he often uncovers things that we have missed.’” Chambers and Partners 2012
“He is renowned for having ‘a brain the size of a planet’ so it is not particularly surprising that instructing solicitors turn to him for ‘particularly thorny matters’.” Chambers and Partners 2011
” … has such a broad and detailed knowledge of housing law that ‘he’s never out of his depth’. ‘A barrister who is headed to the very top of his profession’ he offers a combination of ‘flair and professionalism’.” Chambers and Partners 2010
“… ‘excellent drafting skills’ and ‘intellectually rigorous approach to advocacy’.” Chambers and Partners 2009

R (Edwards) v Birmingham CC [2016] EWHC 173 (Admin); [2016] HLR 11 – homelessness – applications – temporary accommodation – judicial review
Elysian Fields Management Company Ltd v Nixon [2015] UKUT 427 (LC); [2016] L& TR 4 – service charges – construction of lease
Islington LBC v Unite Group Plc [2013] EWHC 508 (Admin); [2013] PTSR 1078; [2013] HLR 33 – HMO licensing – student accommodation
MacGregor v BM Samuels Finance Group Plc [2013] UKUT 471 (LC) – service charges – effect of determination on payability
Rochdale MBC v Dixon [2011] EWCA Civ 1173; [2012] PTSR 1336; [2012] HLR 6 – water charges – local authority powers
Southwark LBC v Leaseholders of Southwark LBC [2011] UKUT 438 (LC) – service charges – QLTAs – dispensation from consultation requirements
Swindon BC v Redpath [2009] EWCA Civ 493; [2009] L&TR; 1; [2010] HLR 13 – anti-social behaviour – housing management functions
Kilby v Basildon DC [2007] EWCA Civ 479; [2007] HLR 39 – variation of secure tenancies – local government powers
Lambeth LBC v Bigden [2001] 33 HLR 43, CA – adverse possession
Lambeth LBC v Archangel [2001] 33 HLR 44, CA – adverse possession
Lambeth LBC v Blackburn [2001] 33 HLR 74, CA – adverse possession
R v Islington LBC, ex p Bibi (1996) 29 HLR 498, QBD – intentional homelessness
Westminster CC v Haywood [1998] Ch 377, ChD – ombudsman’s powers

Co-author

Manual of Housing Law (8th & 9th Eds) Sweet and Maxwell (with Andrew Arden QC)
Arden & Partington’s Quiet Enjoyment (5th & 6th Eds), Legal Action Group (with Andrew Arden QC and Martin Partington QC and other members of Chambers)
Leasehold Valuation Tribunals – A Practical Guide, Sweet & Maxwell (with other members of Chambers)
Private Sector Housing – Regulating Conditions, Sweet & Maxwell (with Caroline Hunter)
Westlaw UK Insight – member of Chambers’ team providing the articles on housing topics

Author

Security of Tenure (1st & 2nd Eds), Arden’s Housing Library, Lemos & Crane
Presenting Possession Proceedings, Arden’s Housing Library, Lemos & Crane
Houses in Multiple Occupation, Arden’s Housing Library, Lemos & Crane

Annotations

Localism Act 2011 (Co-author)

Current Law Statutes on the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Co-author)
Current Law Statutes on the Housing Act 2004 (Co-author)

Editor

Housing Law Reports (Deputy General Editor), Sweet & Maxwell
Arden & Partington’s Housing Law (an editor), Sweet & Maxwell
Journal of Housing Law (member of editorial board), Sweet & Maxwell

Articles

Andrew has had articles published in the Law Society Gazette, Solicitor’s Journal, Legal Action, Inside Housing, the Journal of Housing Law, the Journal of Local Government Law and Local Government Chronicle. His article Flexible Tenancies and Forfeiture [2014] JHL 4 was cited in Parliament during debates on the Housing and Planning Act 2016.