Park Square Barristers' social housing team garners praise for its 'impressive strength and depth'. Christopher Rafferty heads up the housing and property group and handles a broad range of work, including possession claims, eviction matters and disrepair issues, for local authorities, tenants, and social and private landlords. Christopher Machin's workload includes advising on anti-social behaviour claims, and Kelly Cronin is well versed in assisting with landlord and tenant matters. Esther Bukoye is 'able to put clients and instructing solicitors alike at ease with her extensive subject knowledge and down to earth approach, and is fearless in the courtroom'.
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- 'Joshua Duree is a real asset to the chambers. He is very experienced and will always go that extra mile to assist. He knows his barristers' strengths and is very helpful in suggesting people with the right call for particular cases.'
- 'The civil clerks are a credit to chambers. Joshua Duree is a very experienced clerk.'
- 'All the clerks are very helpful and responsive.'
- 'Park Square Barristers offers exceptional service.'
- 'Availability of counsel is amazing.'
- 'Efficient, reasonable and a real pleasure to deal with.'
- 'An excellent set.'
Silks
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.
Kelly Cronin
Park Square Barristers 'She is down to earth, highly skilled and knowledgeable in housing law.'
Christopher Machin
Park Square Barristers 'A junior with a wealth of experience, who provides clear and concise advice.'
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.
Sophie Phillips
Park Square Barristers 'Sophie is very professional, thorough and highly skilled, and has the ability to put clients at ease.'
Jonathan McDonnell
Park Square Barristers 'Jonathan displays an unbelievable attention to detail and quickly grasps complex issues. He considers every angle even in the most complex cases and is very thorough in his preparation.'
Esther Bukoye
Park Square Barristers 'Esther is a tenacious, formidable advocate who is passionate about matters regarding social housing and achieving the best possible outcomes for her often very vulnerable clients.'