Value proposition

Public law barristers

We are a leading public law barristers chambers with over sixty members and offices in London, Birmingham and Cardiff. We pride ourselves on providing excellent levels of service to all our clients and offer first class specialist advice and representation in areas including public law and judicial review, planning, property, housing, licensing, health and social care, commercial and regulatory law, and climate litigation.

Our clients come to us from different business sectors, including government, development, infrastructure, housing, leisure, energy and finance. Our barristers are experienced, therefore, in representing clients with different needs, spanning private companies, local authorities, public bodies and individuals.

We are consistently ranked in Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500 directories and receive excellent feedback from our clients.

“Cornerstone Barristers is the complete package. Clerks who understand their client’s needs and will move everything to make sure they are met. Barristers who are outstanding in their field. Highly knowledgeable, quick to grasp the facts and the ability to see solutions where they haven’t been identified before – a professional service from start to finish with competitive fees that have kept us coming back for more time and time again. I would have no hesitation in recommending Cornerstone to represent your client (unless they are against us, of course!)." The Legal 500 (2023)

A number of our members currently hold part-time judicial appointments, sitting as legal assessors on various disciplinary boards and tribunals, including the RICS, the Lands Tribunal, Adjudication Panel of England & Wales and sporting bodies'​ dispute resolution panels. Members also sit as Recorders and arbitrators and a number also act as Treasury Counsel, having been appointed to the Attorney General’s panel.


Public Law & Judicial Review, Local Authority Governance, Information Law, Planning, Housing, Licensing, Property, Regulatory and Commercial, Community Care, and Court of Protection