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Vivienne Sedgley

Vivienne Sedgley

UK Bar 2026

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4-5 Gray's Inn Square
 4-5 Gray's Inn Square

Ranked in 4 practice areas

Election Law

London (Bar)

5 years ranked

Independent Investigations

All Circuits

3 years ranked

Local Government

London (Bar)

2 years ranked

Planning

London (Bar)

2 years ranked

Chambers Review

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Election Law - London (Bar)

Band 1
Individual Editorial

Vivienne Sedgley is an experienced barrister, having previously worked for the Office of Speaker's Counsel at the House of Commons. She specialises in public, local government and election law and regularly receives calls to advise local authorities and returning officers.

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Independent Investigations - All Circuits

Band 1
Individual Editorial

Vivienne Sedgley conducts independent investigations primarily on behalf of public sector organisations. She is well placed to investigate issues of public conduct and accountability.

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Local Government - London (Bar)

Band 3
Individual Editorial

Vivienne Sedgley is a highly regarded junior. She has experience acting for national agencies as well as local councils. She regularly appears before all levels of the UK courts, and her recent experience includes handling matters concerning local authorities' emergency powers.

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Planning - London (Bar)

Band 5
Individual Editorial

Vivienne Sedgley of 4-5 Gray's Inn Square is very experienced in the planning space, with extensive knowledge of complex regeneration matters and novel planning disputes. She is regularly instructed by local authorities in a wide range of cases involving such issues as compulsory purchase orders and the community infrastructure levy.

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Strengths

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  • Vivienne Sedgley has a very nice style in front of the bench, easy to follow with clearly set-out submissions.

    Election LawUK Bar

  • Vivienne Sedgley is really intuitive and professional and delivered our needs.

    Local GovernmentUK Bar

  • Vivienne is very hard-working, clear and fast in her responses.

    PlanningUK Bar

  • Vivienne has an impressive grasp of planning matters.

    PlanningUK Bar

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