London Bar
Administrative law and human rights
UNKNOWN1Alex Goodman KC – Landmark Chambers 'Alex is a commanding advocate.'
Alex Goodman KC
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Position
He frequently appears in the higher courts and recently led the successful appeal about open space in the Supreme Court in Day v Shropshire. He was awarded the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Outstanding Achievement award in 2021. He was appointed to the EHRC’s ‘A’ Panel in 2019. He is the Joint Head of Landmark Chambers’ Public Law Group.
Alex acts for any client: developers, individuals, local authorities, central government, NGOs. He is particularly known for public interest litigation. His broad practice includes: planning, environment, public law, public Interest litigation, human rights and civil liberties, immigration, discrimination and equality, Local Government, climate change, habitats and public inquiries.
Alex wrote the Atkins Court Forms edition on Common Land and Village Greens. Alex helped set up Medical Justice, a charity working with immigration detainees (of which he was chair for five years) and a human rights NGO Kindred which he helped establish initially to organise advice to migrants in Northern France during a career break 2015-2018. Alex is a former councillor at the London Borough of Camden.
International work
As a fellow of the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law Alex has worked on the constitutions of Myanmar, Palestine and The Gambia. He is currently instructed on climate change cases in South America and East Africa.
Education
Qualifications
Inns of Court School of Law 2003: Bar Vocational Course, Very Competent
City University 2002: Diploma in Law, Commendation
Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University 2000: English Literature M.A. First
Scholarships
Lincoln’s Inn Scholarships
Hardwicke Entrance Scholarship, Lord Denning Scholarship, Megarry Scholarship
Publications
Guerrilla Law: Campaigning and the Law podcast - Discussion with Harriet Wistrich: Founding Director of the Centre for Women’s Justice, about her 25 years of work campaigning for women’s rights and for reform of the Met Police Guerrilla Law - Abuse in Immigration Detention the Brook House Inquiry podcast - Discussion with Stephanie Harrison KC about the Brook House Inquiry into abuse in immigration detention Kambadzi Podcast with Toufique Hossain of Duncan Lewis about the Kambadzi case on immigration detentionMentions
London Bar
Environment
UNKNOWN1Alex Goodman KC – Landmark Chambers ‘A compelling, fearless advocate. He is great at thinking outside the box.'
London Bar
Immigration (including business immigration)
UNKNOWN1Alex Goodman KC –Landmark Chambers ‘Excellent strategic sense, commanding advocate, and is very good at judge-management.‘
London Bar
Planning
UNKNOWN1Alex Goodman KC – Landmark Chambers ‘Alex is one of the best advocates of his generation. In court he is on a par, if not better than most silks. His planning knowledge is strong and he always has an eye for a novel legal argument. He is a go-to barrister regarding planning law.’