Ranking tables
Social Housing | UK Bar
Northern/North Eastern (Bar)
Rankings overview for Sets
Band 2
- Cobden House Chambers
- Trinity Chambers
Band 1
- Gary LewisCobden House Chambers
- Gary WillockTrinity Chambers
- James StarkGarden Court North Chambers
- Joseph MarkusGarden Court North Chambers
- Sam Keeling-RobertsCobden House Chambers
Band 2
- Brynmor Adams Exchange Chambers9 Years Ranked
- Oliver Caplan 18 St John Street5 Years Ranked
- Helen GreatorexTrinity Chambers
- John S HobsonDoughty Street Chambers
- Paul WhatleyCobden House Chambers
- Peter MarcusTrinity Chambers
- Sonia BirdeeGarden Court North Chambers
- Tom TysonTrinity Chambers
- Vilma VodanovicTrinity Chambers
Band 3
- Anna ShortCobden House Chambers
- Elizabeth MottershawGarden Court North Chambers
- Kevin ListerGarden Court North Chambers
- Lucie WoodCobden House Chambers
- Rory O'RyanGarden Court North Chambers
All Sets profiles
Band 1
1 Garden Court North ChambersSocial Housing2025 | Band 1 | 5 Years RankedWith a deep bench of housing law practitioners, Garden Court North Chambers continues to represent tenants and charitable organisations in a wide variety of cases, including possession claims, injunction proceedings and a range of judicial reviews. The barristers at the set are well known for their abilities in complementary areas, such as immigration, human rights and community care law, and bring this expertise to bear in complex cases. Interviewees highlight the set's market-leading knowledge, with one source enthusing that "due to the expertise offered, it is usually our first choice of Chambers to go to," while another states: "The counsel are renowned in the field for their expertise in complex matters." A recent instruction for the set was R (Shakeel) v Manchester City Council, a claim involving a judicial review pertaining to unlawful gatekeeping.