Exchange Chambers

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The Department is independently acclaimed as "first class"* and "committed to excellence"* "It continues to go from strength to strength...and...has an impressively broad array of talent"** The Department includes several leaders in their field. Edward Bartley Jones QC is the leading social housing silk in the North**. Head of Department Paul Burns is an "undisputed leader"** in social housing law who is "absolutely brilliant and a man with a high success rate...a pleasure to work with"**, and Sarah O’Brien is particularly highly regarded for her work on homelessness cases and the excellent way she interacts with clients**. Members of the department boast an enviable record advising and representing local authorities and social housing providers across the country on the full range of issues which such organisations face - frequently advising and appearing in high profile and test case litigation before local courts as well as the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Members work alongside other specialist departments within Chambers where appropriate to ensure that we provide the very highest standards of service to our substantial client base. *source: Chambers UK 2011 **source: Chambers UK 2012