Several members have detailed knowledge and experience

Chambers and Partners

Awards

  • Sports Law

    - Legal 500
  • Social Housing - Midlands Circuit

    - Legal 500
  • Social Housing - London (Bar) Top Tier Set

    - Legal 500
  • Property Litigation

    - Legal 500
  • Professional Discipline & Regulatory Law

    - Legal 500
  • Planning - Leading Set

    - Legal 500
  • Mediators - Leading Set

    - Legal 500
  • Local Government - Leading Set

    - Legal 500
  • Inquests and Inquiries

    - Legal 500
  • Elections - Leading Set

    - Legal 500
  • Court of Protection

    - Legal 500
  • CMC Registered Mediators

    - Civil Mediation Council
  • Administrative and Public Law - Leading Set

    - Legal 500
  • Social Housing - Midlands (Bar)

    - Chambers and Partners
  • Social Housing - London (Bar) Top Tier Set

    - Chambers and Partners
  • Real Estate Litigation - London (Bar)

    - Chambers and Partners
  • Professional Discipline - London (Bar)

    - Chambers and Partners
  • Planning - London (Bar)

    - Chambers and Partners
  • Mediators - All Circuits

    - Chambers and Partners
  • Local Government - London (Bar)

    - Chambers and Partners
  • Election Law - London (Bar)

    - Chambers and Partners

Overview

4-5 Gray’s Inn Square is consistently ranked as a leading set for local government law. Our barristers advise and advocate for and against a wide range of local authorities, from the largest cities to the smallest parishes. We are home to KCs and juniors rated as leaders in their field and members are often at the forefront of legal developments.

Our strength is our genuine depth of knowledge across the breadth of local government law. We are exceptionally well-placed to advise on the wide range of issues concerning local authorities.

Areas of Law

  • 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

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  1. Emilia Munemo v Wolverhampton City Council [2026] EWCA Civ 329 The Court of Appeal unanimously allowed the Council’s appeal holding that the Respondent, who had been evicted from her home because she had obtained it on the basis of her false statements, could as a consequence be considered to be intentionally homeless. In allowing the appeal, the case of Chishimba v Kensington & Chelsea RLBC [2013] EWCA Civ 786; [2013] HLR 34 was distinguished. Jonathan Manning and Annette Cafferkey appeared for the Council.

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