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Social housing

42BR Barristers

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With ‘comprehensive experience in all landlord and tenant issues’, the team at 42BR Barristers is ’always willing to go that extra mile’ in advising and representing individuals, public authorities and government entities on various social housing issues. Iris Ferber KC is ‘a joy to work with’ with recent stand-out work including high-value housing disrepair cases but she is also well regarded for her work in unlawful eviction and homelessness matters. ’Demonstrating diligence and focus’, Desmond Kilcoyne frequently represents local authorities in complex cases involving possession and homelessness appeals. Niamh O’Brien’s ‘calm and consistent’ approach also lends its hand in assisting local authorities in various claims. Peter Jolley is a ’robust advocate’ particularly in relation to tenant disputes involving sensitive circumstances – as is Stefan Liberadzki. Angela Piears ‘has a wealth of housing law knowledge’ and is well regarded for her work on disrepair and statutory nuisance claims. Max Gordon is also knowledgeable in this area.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'The clerks are a pleasure to deal with, and will go the extra mile to ensure that you get what you are looking for.'
  • 'The clerks are not only approachable but also highly proficient in their duties.'
  • 'This set has always had a very good clerking team, who have a helpful, practical approach and can-do attitude. The clerking approach is solutions-driven.'
  • '42BR have fantastic housing barristers. A client's case will be in safe hands with one of their barristers.'
  • 'The chambers has strong depth and availability of counsel to assist with housing matters.' 
  • '42BR are a well-organised, professional set.' 
  • 'The chambers are very good and well experienced.'
  • '42BR have a good selection of specialist barristers in housing law.' 

Silks

2023 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Iris Ferber KC
Iris Ferber KC
42BR Barristers
‘Iris is an excellent advocate who is extremely knowledgeable, well-prepared and manages to combine being confident when making submissions with having a pin-sharp ability to see which way the wind is blowing in court to the advantage of the client. Clients and solicitors alike love Iris because she wears her vast knowledge about housing law lightly and is able to give practical and understandable client advice with an eye on what really matters to the client. Iris is very easy to work with.’

Juniors

Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Desmond Kilcoyne
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Desmond Kilcoyne
42BR Barristers
‘Desmond quickly understands the issues in dispute and proactively attempts to solve them. He is the go-to for complex matters. Desmond is very skilled in advocacy getting the desired results. If you have a complex matter which requires a great deal of advocacy, then he should be your first point of contact.’
Stefan Liberadzki
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Stefan Liberadzki
42BR Barristers
 'Stefan is hard working, reliable and understands the clients needs. He makes complex possession cases look easy.'
Amritpal Bachu
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Amritpal Bachu
42BR Barristers
‘Amritpal is an excellent and compelling advocate. He is careful to chose the strongest arguments to make the strongest case before the court. His drafting is meticulous and argumentatively clear. He is friendly and approachable for clients and a pleasure to work with.’
Peter Jolley
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Peter Jolley
42BR Barristers
 ‘Peter is a go-to barrister for housing disrepair claims. He is very approachable and is always willing to provide advice on matters to assist his instructing solicitor. Peter is also a detailed and robust advocate.’
Niamh O’Brien
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Niamh O’Brien
42BR
  ‘She is calm and consistent in her approach. Her written advocacy is clear and concise. She can consider and synthesise the broad range of legal and practical issues in the case, as well as the relevant evidence.’
Angela Piears
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Angela Piears
42BR Barristers
 'Angela is very calm under pressure and delivers reasoned and pragmatic advice. She is very easy to work with and delivers consistent results.'
Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.

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