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Mr Riccardo Calzavara
Work Department
Public law and judicial review; local government; social housing
Career
Riccardo advises, drafts, and represents clients of all types particularly in the practice areas listed above. He accepts instructions to appear in all courts and tribunals and has appeared in the High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court. He has appeared in a number of high-profile and test cases, and more than 45 reported cases in the higher courts.
He is on the Attorney General’s and the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s Panels of Counsel.
Recent notable cases include: Zaman v Waltham Forest LBC [2023] EWCA Civ 322, Uduezue v Bexley LBC [2023] EWCA Civ 322, Croydon LBC v Kalonga [2022] 2 WLR 592, SC; R (Kalonga) v Croydon LBC [2022] EWCA Civ 670; Stanley v Welwyn Hatfield BC [2021] HLR 12, CA; and Ralph v Ralph [2021] EWCA Civ 1106, showing the breadth of his practice from homelessness through judicial review to property law.
Memberships
Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association (ALBA)
Social Housing Law Association (SHLA)
Housing Law Practitioners Association (HLPA)
Education
BA (Hons.) Industrial Economics: Upper Second Class
MA Philosophy: Distinction
Graduate Diploma in Law: Commendation
Bar Professional Training Course: Outstanding
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Social housing
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Riccardo Calzavara – Cornerstone Barristers ‘Riccardo is technically very strong and always practical. He is thorough and well prepared in all that he does. Nothing seems to faze him in court.‘