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Katherine Barnes

Katherine Barnes

UK Bar 2026

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39 Essex Chambers
 39 Essex Chambers

Ranked in 5 practice areas

Community Care

London (Bar)

7 years ranked

Civil Liberties & Human Rights

London (Bar)

4 years ranked

Administrative & Public Law

London (Bar)

1 year ranked

Education

London (Bar)

6 years ranked

Planning

London (Bar)

5 years ranked

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Community Care - London (Bar)

Band 2
Individual Editorial

Katherine Barnes is adept at handling a wide range of human rights and community care matters. She has experience of representing her clients in judicial reviews and damages claims. She frequently appears in the Court of Appeal, High Court and Upper Tribunal.

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Civil Liberties & Human Rights - London (Bar)

Band 4
Individual Editorial

Katherine Barnes is acclaimed for her dedication to human rights law. She regularly handles complex judicial reviews, as well as damages claims, and she represents both commercial clients and legally aided individuals.

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Administrative & Public Law - London (Bar)

Band 4
Individual Editorial

Katherine Barnes uses her expertise across a range of areas, from community care to planning, to bolster her public law practice. She is particularly regarded for cases that involve a crossover of legal sectors.

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Education - London (Bar)

Band 4
Individual Editorial

Katherine Barnes is a public law barrister with a substantial practice in education law. She regularly appears before the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal in SEN appeals and claims for judicial review.

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Planning - London (Bar)

Band 5
Individual Editorial

Katherine Barnes is recognised as a growing presence at the London planning Bar and has demonstrated skill in representing local authorities and developers in a range of planning-related challenges.

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Strengths

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  • Katherine Barnes is brilliant. She is really good.

    Community CareUK Bar

  • Katherine Barnes is simply excellent. She is brainy, courageous and always up for a challenge.

    Civil Liberties & Human RightsUK Bar

  • Katherine's approach to cases is refreshingly personal.

    Civil Liberties & Human RightsUK Bar

  • Katherine Barnes is really lovely to work with and is really bright.

    Civil Liberties & Human RightsUK Bar

  • Katherine has a really good grasp of the issues and really drills down into details.

    Civil Liberties & Human RightsUK Bar

  • Katherine is a wonderful barrister, who is very responsive and very proactive.

    Civil Liberties & Human RightsUK Bar

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