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Iris is a specialist in Social Housing and Employment law, with a particular focus on litigation involving discrimination. She was called to the bar in 2005 and was recently appointed to Silk in 2023.
Iris often deals with high value, legally complex, factually difficult cases – and her cases often involve vulnerable parties and witnesses.
In her Employment practice, that includes all types of discrimination, whistleblowing, trade union detriment, health and safety detriment, historic and high value wages claims, and appeals. She appears in the Employment Tribunal, the High Court and the appellate courts.
In her Property practice, and particularly her specialism of Social Housing, Iris is often instructed in cases involving allegations of discrimination under the Equality Act. She also regularly acts in homelessness appeals and judicial reviews, in cases of tenancy fraud and serious criminal and anti-social behaviour, and in cases involving highly technical aspects of property law, such as forfeiture, service charges, boundaries and tenancies at will.
Iris has been recommended as a Leading Junior by both Legal 500 and Chambers UK, in both the Employment rankings and the Social Housing rankings, since at least 2018.
Iris writes on homelessness and allocations for LexisNexis’s PSL service, and she regularly appears in the EAT under the ELAAS scheme.
Iris Ferber and Jamie Fireman present a practical Housing webinar.
Published: 7th Mar 2023
Chambers is delighted to announce that Iris Ferber has been successful in 2022 Kings Counsel competition
Published: 23rd Dec 2022
We are delighted to present our Virtual Pupillage Open Evening 2022.
Published: 24th Nov 2022
Join us for this in person seminar on Thursday 8 December, from 09:30am.
Published: 24th Nov 2022
Iris Ferber and Krishma Patel present a webinar on preparing defences in possession claims
Published: 31st Oct 2022
In person Housing Event in conjunction with SHLA
Published: 28th Jul 2022
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