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Alexander Campbell

Barrister, Cornerstone Barristers
Alex is a skilful and experienced barrister whose practice primarily spans issues of public law and property law. Alex’s experience of complex public law issues including human rights, equality issues makes him extremely well-placed to assist clients in litigation across the many fields of law in which these issues arise.

Alex has been praised by judges as an 'excellent’ advocate, for his ‘forensic precision’ in approaching cases and has been described as ‘an expert’ in his fields of practice. He is well-liked by clients for his approachable manner and for his ability to bring clarity to complex cases. He is ranked in Chambers and Partners 2018 and is described as a ‘rising junior with a growing reputation’.

Alex was called to the Bar after an exceptionally strong academic background. Alex holds a law degree from Trinity College, Cambridge and was awarded multiple prizes for his academic performance whilst there. He holds a Master’s degree in French Law from France’s most prestigious law school, l’Université de Paris II – Panthéon-Assas, and a Master’s degree with distinction in public law and human rights from University College London. Alex has been the recipient of a prestigious Pegasus Scholarship under which he spent time working as a barrister in Paris.

Alex writes regularly in legal publications in his areas of practice online, in journals and books.
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Homelessness and threatened with homelessness in Wales
Homelessness and threatened with homelessness in Wales
Practice notes

Where a local housing authority in Wales believes that a person is homeless or may be threatened with homelessness, it has a duty to make inquiries into their eligibility for homelessness assistance and into what housing duty (if any) is owed to them under the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 (H(W)A 2014). This Practice Note considers the definitions of the terms 'homeless' and 'threatened with homelessness’ as set out in H(W)A 2014, s 55.

Homelessness in Wales—interim duties
Homelessness in Wales—interim duties
Practice notes

This Practice Note covers the interim duties owed by a local housing authority (LHA) in Wales toward those presenting as homeless. It covers when interim duties occur, the need to provide immediate accommodation in certain circumstances and when the interim duty is discharged.

Homelessness—interim duties
Homelessness—interim duties
Practice notes

This Practice Note covers the interim duties that a local housing authority (LHA) has to provide accommodation to a homeless applicant pending completion of its initial enquiries into the applicant’s circumstances pursuant to section 188 of the Housing Act 1996 (HA 1996). It also covers the power to accommodate pending a HA 1996, s 202 review and HA 1996, s 204 appeal of an unfavourable decision for the applicant.

Homelessness—the meaning of the terms ‘homelessness’ and ‘threatened homelessness’
Homelessness—the meaning of the terms ‘homelessness’ and ‘threatened homelessness’
Practice notes

This Practice Note considers the definitions of the terms ‘homeless’ and ‘threatened with homelessness’ as set out in section 175 of the Housing Act 1996 (HA 1996). Where a local housing authority (LHA) believes that a person is homeless or may be threatened with homelessness, it has a duty to make inquiries into their eligibility for homelessness assistance and into what housing duty (if any) is owed to them under HA 1996.

Human rights and statutory interpretation
Human rights and statutory interpretation
Practice notes

This Practice Note outlines the main principles of statutory interpretation relevant to the protection of human rights in UK law, examining the relevant case law and principles, so that lawyers can take them into account when advising, and legislative drafters can ensure new legislation is drafted in accordance with these principles.

Following termination by the licensor of a commercial licence to occupy, the licensee has remained in occupation for 14 months, paying rent to the licensor. The parties have been actively negotiating a new lease. The licensee argues that it has security of tenure. What is the nature of the licensee’s occupation of the property?
Following termination by the licensor of a commercial licence to occupy, the licensee has remained in occupation for 14 months, paying rent to the licensor. The parties have been actively negotiating a new lease. The licensee argues that it has security of tenure. What is the nature of the licensee’s occupation of the property?
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Has there been any guidance or case law to clarify the interpretation of the word ‘promote’ as set out in section 58 of the Housing Associations Act 1985?
Has there been any guidance or case law to clarify the interpretation of the word ‘promote’ as set out in section 58 of the Housing Associations Act 1985?
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How are rents under assured tenancies and assured shorthold tenancies provided by private registered providers regulated?
How are rents under assured tenancies and assured shorthold tenancies provided by private registered providers regulated?
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How are rents under the Rent Act 1977 tenancies provided by private registered providers regulated?
How are rents under the Rent Act 1977 tenancies provided by private registered providers regulated?
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How can a cohabitee establish a beneficial interest in property?
How can a cohabitee establish a beneficial interest in property?
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How can one prove devolution of title to HM Land Registry for an heir to land under a conveyance of land to an individual and their heirs from 1842?
How can one prove devolution of title to HM Land Registry for an heir to land under a conveyance of land to an individual and their heirs from 1842?
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If a group of tenants serve an invalid collective enfranchisement notice on the landlord under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 and subsequently serve a second notice correcting the error, what are the costs consequences for the tenants? Will the tenants be liable for the landlord’s costs incurred in relation to the invalid notice?
If a group of tenants serve an invalid collective enfranchisement notice on the landlord under the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 and subsequently serve a second notice correcting the error, what are the costs consequences for the tenants? Will the tenants be liable for the landlord’s costs incurred in relation to the invalid notice?
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If a landlord cannot be certain of the date on which an implied annual periodic commenced (and therefore, cannot precisely determine the end date for the notice to quit), how can the landlord terminate the tenancy?
If a landlord cannot be certain of the date on which an implied annual periodic commenced (and therefore, cannot precisely determine the end date for the notice to quit), how can the landlord terminate the tenancy?
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If a local authority has a secure tenant that has likely acquired the ‘right to buy’, is the local authority under any obligation to offer the property first to the tenant prior to selling the freehold on an open market?
If a local authority has a secure tenant that has likely acquired the ‘right to buy’, is the local authority under any obligation to offer the property first to the tenant prior to selling the freehold on an open market?
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If a periodic tenancy starts on first of the month and a notice was served by pushing it under the tenant’s door on 1 June after 5pm requiring possession on 31 July, would this be deemed sufficient notice?
If a periodic tenancy starts on first of the month and a notice was served by pushing it under the tenant’s door on 1 June after 5pm requiring possession on 31 July, would this be deemed sufficient notice?
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If a right is reserved for a person and ‘all other persons in their presence and authorised by them’, would that be a personal right as anyone else would have to be in their presence? If the person then sells on the property, could that right pass with the sale of the land?
If a right is reserved for a person and ‘all other persons in their presence and authorised by them’, would that be a personal right as anyone else would have to be in their presence? If the person then sells on the property, could that right pass with the sale of the land?
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If a right to occupy property has only been created orally, not in writing, can it still constitute a lease?
If a right to occupy property has only been created orally, not in writing, can it still constitute a lease?
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If a tenant who has a Rent Act tenancy (via succession from a family member who was the original tenant) dies and their spouse takes on the same regulated tenancy, is this counted as a second succession for the purposes of the Rent Act 1977? If the spouse then dies, is a family member entitled to succession to the same tenancy on the basis that they have been living with the deceased spouse or would this be a third succession?
If a tenant who has a Rent Act tenancy (via succession from a family member who was the original tenant) dies and their spouse takes on the same regulated tenancy, is this counted as a second succession for the purposes of the Rent Act 1977? If the spouse then dies, is a family member entitled to succession to the same tenancy on the basis that they have been living with the deceased spouse or would this be a third succession?
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If a tenant's solicitors negligently fail to include a break clause in a lease, when does the limitation period start to run? When the lease is completed, when the tenant notices the error, or when the break would have been exercised?
If a tenant's solicitors negligently fail to include a break clause in a lease, when does the limitation period start to run? When the lease is completed, when the tenant notices the error, or when the break would have been exercised?
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If a unilateral notice is signed by a person to sever a joint tenancy but if the person who signed the notice dies before the notice is served, is the severance effective or would it only have been effective if served on the co-owner?
If a unilateral notice is signed by a person to sever a joint tenancy but if the person who signed the notice dies before the notice is served, is the severance effective or would it only have been effective if served on the co-owner?
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Practice Areas

Panels

  • Case Analysis Panel
  • Consulting Editorial Board
  • Contributing Author
  • Q&A Panel

Qualified Year

  • 2010

Membership

  • Constitutional and Administrative Law Bar Association
  • Social Housing Law Association
  • Property Bar Association
  • Franco-British Lawyers Society
  • Lesbian and Gay Lawyers Association
  • Bar Lesbian and Gay Group

Education

  • LLM (Public Law and Human Rights) (with Distinction) University College London
  • MA in Law Trinity College, Cambridge
  • Matrise en droit (Masters degree in French law) Universit de Paris II Panthon-Assas
  • Bar Vocational Course
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