London Bar
Administrative law and human rights
Leading junior3Katherine Barnes –39 Essex Chambers ‘Katherine is very responsive, with brilliant attention to detail and consistently delivers high-quality work.'
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Katherine Barnes
39 Essex Chambers, London
- Phone020 7832 1111
- Email[email protected]
- Profilewww.39essex.com
Career
Katherine practises planning and environmental law, as well as public law and human rights in its broadest sense (with particular expertise in health, community care, education and discrimination law).
She graduated from Queens’ College, Cambridge with a First Class degree in French and Spanish before converting to law. She then obtained an LLM with distinction in public law and human rights from the London School of Economics.
Katherine has appeared as sole counsel in the High Court, Upper Tribunal, Court of Protection, County Court, Crown Court and Magistrates Courts. She has also appeared as a junior in the Court of Appeal.
She is listed as one of the ‘Highest Rated Planning Juniors Under 35’ by Planning Magazine (2018).
As co-chair of Young Legal Aid Lawyers, Katherine is committed to access to justice and legal aid work.
Memberships
Administrative Law Bar Association (ALBA)
Human Rights Law Association (HRLA)
Planning and Environmental Bar Association (PEBA)
United Kingdom Environmental Law Association (UKELA)
Young Legal Aid Lawyers (YLAL)
Education
Queens' College, University of Cambridge: BA(Hons) French and Spanish (First Class) (2010)
City University: GDL (2012)
The London School of Economics, LLM Public Law and Human Rights (Distinction) (2013)
BPP University, BPTC (2014)
Mentions
London Bar
Court of Protection: health and welfare
Leading junior4Katherine Barnes – 39 Essex Chambers 'Katherine is very bright, personable, a great attention to detail and is a good communicator. She is accessible and responsive even in the most complex and high-pressure cases.'
London Bar
Education
Leading junior4Katherine Barnes –39 Essex Chambers ‘Katherine is exceptionally intelligent and sharp; she picks up on small details. Her advice is extremely comprehensive; she is clear and professional in both her advocacy and written work.’
London Bar
Planning
Leading junior4Katherine Barnes – 39 Essex Chambers ‘Crystal-clear advocacy, measured, calm and collected. Spot-on.’