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"She has a lovely, friendly manner, and she is very good with witnesses and clients and she will make the matter fun." "She is very good with clients, she is excellent at controlling proceedings, she navigates a course through the case very well and she crafts very good summaries of submissions." Chambers and Partners 2022
"Iris has obvious intellectual ability and is well ahead of her peers. Firm, yet friendly, and a strategic thinker - a leader at the housing Bar and beyond." Legal 500 2022
"Iris has fabulous attention to detail and spots things really quickly." "She's helpful, proactive, accessible, effective and great with clients." – Chambers and Partners 2021
"Iris is extremely tenacious, ever-helpful and an excellent advocate. A great all-rounder. Technically strong, has a good grasp of the issues, and is particularly good with clients." Legal 500 2021
“Extremely good, very self-assured and in complete command of the case” (Chambers UK 2020). They also say that she “has an excellent breadth of legal knowledge which she applies in a practical and effective manner” (The Legal500 UK 2020).
Iris is an established Housing and Employment Law specialist, with a particular interest in discrimination law, including disability discrimination law. She is listed in both the UK Bar legal directories (The Legal 500 and Chambers UK), for both her Employment work and her Housing work.
Iris conducts the full range of Employment Tribunal and appellate work, acting regularly for both employees and employers.
She works with a wide range of employers, from public sector employers and national companies with thousands of employees, to small businesses and individuals.
She has also represented claimants in many different types of case, from simple unfair dismissal claims, to complex, multi-day trials involving a variety of different legal claims.
As a barrister who spends much of her working time in the Employment Tribunal, Iris is familiar with the way the system works, and can advise clients not only on the legal issues in their dispute, but also on practicalities, and litigation and appeal tactics. She undertakes drafting and advisory work in all aspects of Employment Law.
Iris provides regular training to solicitors and companies: both seminars on current legal issues, and practical workshops on employee management and litigation.
Iris is currently dealing with a large number of disability discrimination claims, many of them involving the full range of employment claims available under the Equality Act. She recently succeeded on behalf of a respondent in arguing that an employee with bouts of back pain was not disabled, thereby bringing his claim to an end.
Members of the Employment Team will take a look at some of the changes to the way we work caused by the Pandemic.
17th November 2021 Read moreChambers are thrilled to have 17 individual recommendations/rankings in the new Chambers & Partners 2019.
8th November 2018 Read moreWelcome to the latest roundup from our barristers at 42 Bedford Row Employment Practice, with the latest news and unique insights from our team.
23rd August 2018 Read moreIris has been a Housing specialist throughout her time at the Bar, ever since she completed her pupillage in Housing law in 2006.
She deals with all aspects of Housing law, and has long experience in dealing with complex anti-social behaviour cases, including mental health issues, on behalf of both landlords and tenants.
She is particularly good at dealing with vulnerable clients and witnesses, and managing the complex legal arguments involved in Equality Act and Human Rights cases. Her expertise in discrimination law generally (including her Employment Law practice) makes her particularly adept at handling Equality Act defences.
Iris has extensive experience of homelessness litigation, including s204 appeals in the County Court, judicial review in the High Court, and appeals to the Court of Appeal. She regularly trains local authorities on homelessness law and procedure.
Iris also delivers very popular workshops in Chambers, and in-house, on all aspects of Housing litigation, and writes regularly for 42BR’s Housing Bulletin.
"She has an excellent understanding of the law and goes above and beyond for everything. She is very comprehensive and she is a brilliant advocate." – " target="_blank">Chambers and Partners 2021
"Iris has an exceptional ability to deliver complex advice in an accessible, concise and clear format. Iris' attention to detail and knowledge of property and land matters is second to none and she is a pleasure to work alongside." Legal 500 2021
Iris has recently been dealing with a number of complex possession claims involving mental health issues and Equality Act defences. She has both argued, and defended, counterclaims under sections 15 and 20 of the Equality Act, and is familiar with the difficulties faced by both parties in arguing such cases in the County Court.
Housing Webinar with team members Iris Ferber and Angela Piears.
3rd November 2021 Read moreInteractive Housing Webinar
1st September 2021 Read moreIris Ferber discusses the recent High Court decision in R (Minott) v Cambridge City Council [2021] EWHC 211 (Admin): Scope of “Local Connection” in Homelessness Applications
5th March 2021 Read moreChambers are thrilled to have 17 individual recommendations/rankings in the new Chambers & Partners 2019.
8th November 2018 Read moreMental Health Issues in Housing Litigation During April and May 2017, we ran a 2-part workshop in Chambers exploring the law and procedure on dealing with mental health issues in housing cases. This Bulletin is intended as a follow-up note for those of you who attended, and as a general practice note for those of
30th May 2017 Read moreWelcome to this, the 18th bulletin from the Housing Team. We hope that you will find the content of interest: if you wish to receive further updates you can subscribe by replying to housing@42br.com Forfeiture for non-payment of service charges Last month, we ran a workshop in Chambers exploring the law and procedure of forfeiting a
9th January 2017 Read moreMembers of the Employment Team will take a look at some of the changes to the way we work caused by the Pandemic.
17th November 2021 Read moreHousing Webinar with team members Iris Ferber and Angela Piears.
3rd November 2021 Read moreInteractive Housing Webinar
1st September 2021 Read moreIris Ferber discusses the recent High Court decision in R (Minott) v Cambridge City Council [2021] EWHC 211 (Admin): Scope of “Local Connection” in Homelessness Applications
5th March 2021 Read moreChambers are thrilled to have 17 individual recommendations/rankings in the new Chambers & Partners 2019.
8th November 2018 Read moreWelcome to the latest roundup from our barristers at 42 Bedford Row Employment Practice, with the latest news and unique insights from our team.
23rd August 2018 Read moreMental Health Issues in Housing Litigation During April and May 2017, we ran a 2-part workshop in Chambers exploring the law and procedure on dealing with mental health issues in housing cases. This Bulletin is intended as a follow-up note for those of you who attended, and as a general practice note for those of
30th May 2017 Read moreWelcome to this, the 18th bulletin from the Housing Team. We hope that you will find the content of interest: if you wish to receive further updates you can subscribe by replying to housing@42br.com Forfeiture for non-payment of service charges Last month, we ran a workshop in Chambers exploring the law and procedure of forfeiting a
9th January 2017 Read more
