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Provided by John Halford
Practice Areas
Partner and Head of Public Law and Human Rights.
John Halford is a public law specialist. He represents individuals, campaign and action groups, unions, charities, schools, professional associations and regulators, arts organisations and commercial companies – not only as judicial review claimants but also as interested parties and interveners in cases brought by others that affect their interests, or those of people they represent.
He has had a number of notable successes in high profile test cases in the Court of Appeal, the House of Lords and the UK Supreme Court, most recently in the Article 50 litigation, where he represented a group of interested parties. He has European Court of Human Rights experience at Grand Chamber level.
John is also a source of decisive and trusted advice on a wide range of complex public law issues. His advisory caseload spans Brexit and other EU law issues, regulatory and licensing, professional disciplinary, procurement, planning, pensions and human rights law matters.
Career
John began work as a lawyer in the voluntary sector, as a solicitor at the Public Law Project. He joined Bindmans LLP in 2003.
Professional Memberships
Legal Aid Agency’s cost controls review panel; Administrative Law Bar Association; Human Rights Lawyers’ Association.
Chambers Review
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John Halford heads the public law and human rights practice at Bindmans. He has wide-ranging public law expertise and is regularly sought after by professional associations, regulators and commercial clients.
John Halford is renowned for his broad public law claimant-focused practice, which ranges from cases where human rights intersect with commercial law to judicial reviews.
John Halford heads the public law and human rights practice at Bindmans. He has wide-ranging public law expertise and is regularly sought after by professional associations, regulators and commercial clients.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"John is incredibly thorough with evidence and the level of detail he goes into on a case. He knows facts inside and out. Legally, he is creative. He is very strategic in how he argues his arguments."
"John has an encyclopaedic knowledge of public law."
"John is an excellent lawyer and deep subject matter expert. I always feel we are in good hands with John and that he is dedicated to his clients and their issues."
"John is excellent at producing results. He can whilst working in a client's best interest skip ahead a few steps in a process without communicating it."
"John is encyclopaedic. He has incredible tactical judgement. He is extremely insightful in terms of what is going to work and how to get client what they want."
"John is an excellent public lawyer who is exceptional in his strategic thinking."
"He is a star in the human rights space."
"John is a star. He is well respected across the board."
"John is incredibly thorough with evidence and the level of detail he goes into on a case. He knows facts inside and out. Legally, he is creative. He is very strategic in how he argues his arguments."
"John has an encyclopaedic knowledge of public law."
"John is an excellent lawyer and deep subject matter expert. I always feel we are in good hands with John and that he is dedicated to his clients and their issues."
"John is excellent at producing results. He can whilst working in a client's best interest skip ahead a few steps in a process without communicating it."
"John is encyclopaedic. He has incredible tactical judgement. He is extremely insightful in terms of what is going to work and how to get client what they want."
"John is an excellent public lawyer who is exceptional in his strategic thinking."
"He is a star in the human rights space."
"John is a star. He is well respected across the board."
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