James Stark

Housing, Public Law (Judicial Review), Community health care and mental health, Court of protection, Discrimination, Local government law.

James was a housing law solicitor admitted in 1992 before being called to the Bar in 1998. Since then, he has become "one of the leading lights for social housing work" (Chambers and Partners 2010) and practises in all areas of housing law including: homelessness (appeals and judicial review) residential landlord and tenant, unlawful eviction and harassment, allocations judicial review and anti-social behaviour and gang related violence and drug dealing injunctions. He specialises particularly in housing cases involving human rights issues, complex possession proceedings, homelessness appeals, and disputes involving multiple parties and agencies in particular involving defendants with mental health issues and especially hoarding disorders.

LL.B (Hons)