Lois Lane

Public law; planning; housing

Lois accepts instructions across all areas of chambers work with a particular interest in planning, environmental, public, and licensing law. She is also a member of the cross-disciplinary Cornerstone Climate team. She completed her twelve-month pupillage (October 2022 – September 2023) under the supervision of Estelle Dehon KC, Andrew Lane and Ryan Kohli.

Before coming to the Bar, Lois obtained a PhD in medieval history from King’s College London. Alongside her research, she taught on the first-year undergraduate Medieval British History module and gave regular presentations to academic and non-academic audiences.

After completing her PhD, Lois worked as a policy officer at CPRE, the Countryside Charity, and at the National Housing Federation. In these roles she helped develop evidence-led policy positions on a range of housing and planning issues, represented CPRE in local and national media, supported CPRE’s network of 43 local groups to develop their own campaigns, and provided policy advice for housing association staff on issues including welfare reform, supported housing, and the impact of Covid-19.

BVS (Merit) – City, University of London (2021–22) GDL (Distinction) – City, University of London (2020–21) PhD History – King’s College London (2015–2018) M.A. Medieval and Renaissance Studies (Distinction) – University College London (2013–2014) B.A. (Hons) History (First Class) – Magdalen College, Oxford (2010–13)