Community Care

Cornerstone Barristers is noted for its expert handling of a wide range of social care and health matters, and offers representation to healthcare providers, local authorities and hospitals, as well as individuals and families. The set's barristers are regularly instructed in highly sensitive judicial review challenges relating to the care of both adults and children, and age assessment disputes concerning young asylum seekers. The team is also frequently called on to advise local authorities on strategic matters involving budgets. Members recently acted in R (MU) v (1) Leicester City Council, (2) Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board, a judicial review to challenge an alleged failure to make adequate care provisions for a disabled child. A market source notes: "Cornerstone Barristers has a high degree of knowledge of the law and availability of experts at short notice."

Elliot Langdorf is the senior clerk.