Cornerstone Barristers is a set of
barristers' chambers
In law, a barrister's chambers or barristers' chambers are the rooms used by a barrister or a group of barristers. The singular refers to the use by a sole practitioner whereas the plural refers to a group of barristers who, while acting as sol ...
who specialise in planning, housing, licensing, local government and environmental law. Philip Coppel and Tom Cosgrove are joint Heads of Chambers. The set has about 60 barristers with offices in London, Birmingham and Cardiff, and it is regulated by the
Bar Standards Board
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It is responsible for:
* Setting standards of conduct for barristers and authorising barristers to practise;
* Monitoring the service provided by barrist ...
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History
Cornerstone Barristers was formed in 1880 by
Charles Hall, attorney-general to the Prince of Wales (later
Edward VII
Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910.
The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria an ...
). Graham Eyre was the Head of Chambers, before being succeeded by
Anthony Scrivener
Anthony Frank Scrivener QC (31 July 1935 – 27 March 2015) was a British barrister. His high profile clients led him to becoming one of the highest paid barristers in the UK, commanding the first £1 million brief. He spent a period as chair of t ...
in 1992.
In December 2011, 2–3 Gray's Inn Square was renamed to Cornerstone Barristers.
Notable cases
In 2005, the co-head of chambers Anthony Scrivener appeared before the House of Lords on behalf of air passengers claiming airlines had caused deep vein thrombosis.
Estelle Dehon represented Italian investigative journalist Stefania Maurizi in her attempt to access information about
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editors under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000
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Legal associations
*Planning and Environment Bar Association (PEBA)
*Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
*National Infrastructure Planning Association (NIPA)
*United Kingdom Environmental Law Association (UKELA)
*Social Housing Law Association (SHLA)
*Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association (ALBA)
*Property Bar Association (PBA)
*Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)
*Court of Protection Bar Association (CPBA)
References
Further reading
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External links
Official website
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Barristers' chambers in the United Kingdom
Law firms based in London