Robert was called to the Bar in 2008. He joined Selborne Chambers in 2018 after developing a practice in the areas of landlord and tenant, property, housing and public law. He has appeared in the LVT/FTT(PC), UT(LC), county court, High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, and advised on a wide range of issues.

He is a co-author of Quiet Enjoyment: Protection from Rogue Landlords, 8th edition (LAG, 2017) and Judicial Review Proceedings: A Practitioner’s Guide, 3rd edition (LAG, 2013). He has been an editor of the Housing Law Reports and contributor to Arden & Partington on Housing Law (Sweet & Maxwell).

Robert has been recommended for property litigation and social housing in the Legal 500 and has also been recommended in Chambers and Partners. Recent editions have described him as “Very good on difficult points of law and also very approachable” and said that “He is very bright, thoughtful and has a considered approach.”