Landmark Chambers

Ed practises across all of Landmark’s specialisms, including public, planning, environmental and property law. He appears regularly in the County Court, tribunals and Magistrates’ Court, acting for both claimants and defendants.

Ed accepts instructions across all areas of public, planning, environmental and property law. He has acted for individuals, developers, local authorities and other public bodies, community groups and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

His recent public law instructions include:

• Junior Counsel, led by Fiona Scolding KC, in the UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry.

• Acting for the appellant in the Upper Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) in a challenge to the Overlapping Benefits Regulations as they apply to payments of state pension and Carer’s Allowance.

• Representing appellants in the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) in protection and human rights claims, and EU Settlement Scheme claims.

• Bringing a judicial review of a local authority’s breach of the main housing duty under the Housing Act 1996.

• Drafting judicial review grounds to challenge a decision to revoke indefinite leave to remain following a successful human rights appeal against deportation. The Home Office granted the Appellant indefinite leave to remain in response.

His recent planning and environmental work includes:

• Appearing as sole counsel on behalf of a town council (Rule 6 Party) in a public inquiry into proposals to deliver 48 retirement living homes and convert a non-designated heritage asset to a community use.

• Acting for the developer at a planning inquiry involving a proposal for a mixed use 14-storey building, including a hotel, in Lambeth, London. Led by Neil Cameron KC.

• Acting for LB Islington in an appeal relating to a proposed temporary change of use of the existing buildings at Archway Campus to non-residential artist studios and exhibition space. Led by David Forsdick KC.

• Acting for the successful developer at a planning inquiry concerning a proposal for 296 dwellings in the Green Belt in Basildon, Essex. Led by Zack Simons.

• Acting for the Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs in a series of judicial review challenges to restocking notices issued under the Forestry Act 1967. Led by Zack Simons.

• Successfully prosecuting a 1-day trial in the Magistrates’ Court for planning enforcement offences under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Ed accepts pro bono instructions where appropriate. He undertakes pro bono work with Bail for Immigration Detainees and Advocate.

He is a member of the editorial team for the Encyclopedia of Housing Law and Practice.

Prior to the Bar, Ed was a senior analyst at an international cybersecurity company. He is therefore well placed to advise in relation to cases raising information rights and data protection issues.

The proud son of Colombian and Iranian parents, Ed speaks fluent Spanish and Farsi.

Qualifications

• Inns of Court College of Advocacy – PGDip in Bar Practice (Distinction)

• City Law School – Graduate Diploma in Law (Distinction)

• University of Cambridge – MPhil Historical Studies (Distinction), BA History

Ed was raised in a non-English speaking household and attended a comprehensive school in London. He was the first in his family to go to university, and the first to enter the profession.

Scholarships 

• Major Scholarship, Inner Temple (2020)

• Exhibition Award (GDL), Inner Temple (2019)

• City Law School Scholarship for Academic Excellence (2019)

• Donner Scholarship, Magdalene College (2013)

Memberships

• Administrative Law Bar Association

• Planning and Environmental Bar Association

• United Kingdom Environmental Law Association

• Advocate – pro bono panel member

• Colombian Caravana