Jonathan Easton

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Year of Call: 1996

Practice Areas:  

Environmental Law
Town & Country Planning
Local government law

Profile:

Jonathan practises in the areas of town and country planning and compulsory purchase, environmental law, highways and road traffic, licensing, local government and social housing.

Environmental  

In the area of environmental law, Jonathan advises and acts in relation statutory nuisances under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, both in the Magistrates Court and Crown Court, with particular experience of noise nuisance. He also advises and acts in relation to Pollution Prevention and Control. 

Public Sector Housing  

In the field of public sector housing, Jonathan has advised and appeared for local authorities, housing associations and tenants in the County Court, High Court and Court of Appeal. He has expertise in relation to anti-social behaviour obtaining injunctions under s.152 of The Housing Act 1996 and anti-social behaviour orders in the Magistrate's Courts. 

On Disrepair, Jonathan has advised, lectured and provided representation on all aspects of Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, Defective Premises Act 1972. 

In relation to homelessness, he has conducted section 204 Housing Act 1996 appeals in the County Court, together with regular appearances in the Administrative Court resisting applications for judicial review.

Significant Cases:

Basildon District Council v Wahlen [2006] 1 WLR 2744
[determining the priority between the right to buy and claims for possession]

London Borough of Ealing v Richardson [2005] EWCA Civ 1798
[application of CPR 52]

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea v Hislop [2004] 1 All ER 10
[determining priority between possession claim and right to buy]

Wandsworth LBC v Michalak [2002] 4 All ER 1136, CA
[interaction between Art 8 and possession claims]

  

Recommendations:

Chambers UK 2012:
"Jonathan Easton of Kings Chambers is "a really solid blue-chip barrister," who handles social housing work as part of a broader public law practice."

Chambers UK 2010:
"busy and committed advocate," whose broad practice takes in anti-social behaviour, homelessness and disrepair work.

Chambers UK 2008:
"He retains the respect of his peers and is widely thought of as a 'sound individual' "

Legal 500 2010:
"consistently recommended for planning instructions" 

Legal 500 2009:
"consistently recommended"

Legal 500 2008:
"In an excellent group, solicitors consistently mention Jonathan Easton"

Legal 500 2007:
".....highly rated"

Chambers and Partners 2006:
"Jonathan is in the First Rank for Social Housing"

Planning Magazine 2006 cited Jonathan as one of the top barristers under 35 in their survey of the legal profession.

Publications:

Author of the Chapter on Housing Law in "Judicial Review" (Jordans, August 2010)

Seminars:

Planning:

Jonathan has given numerous seminars on a wide range of topics including:

National Policy Statements and their Relevance to Planning RTPI

PPS 4                                                                                                  RTPI

Planning and Climate Change                                                            RTPI

Environmental Impact Assessments    Solicitors Special Interest Group

Planning and Flood Risk        RTPI

Traffic Regulation:

TROs - Getting the Drafting Right     Highway and Traffic Regulation Law Conference (CLT)

Signs and Lines - Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them    Highway and Traffic Regulation Law Conference (CLT)

Housing:

Housing and Vulnerable Persons       2010 Social Welfare Conference

Houses in Multiple Occupation           Kings Chambers (2007)

Career & Education:                        

University Degree:      Warwick
                                First Class LLP (Euro) in European Law 

                                European University Institute, Florence
                                LLM in International and Comparative Law (thesis was on
                                environmental law and human rights)

Year of Call:              1996 (Grays Inn)

Joined Chambers:      2006

Door tenancy:            2/3 Grays Inn Square, London

Other:                       Direct Professional Access