Jamie McGowan

Year of Call: 2025

Jamie is a housing specialist pupil barrister at Garden Court Chambers.

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Jamie started his pupillage at Garden Court Chambers in October 2025.

His first-six supervisor is Marina Sergides and his second-six supervisor is Nick Bano.

Prior to commencing pupillage, Jamie worked as a tribunal advocate at the not-for-profit organisation Justice for Tenants, where he represented tenants in the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) and in appeals to the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber), specialising in rent repayment orders. He also provided legal advice to local authorities in respect of their housing enforcement activities against landlords and agents for offences under the Housing Act 2004.

Jamie also previously worked as a caseworker at Hammersmith and Fulham Law Centre; representing defendants in possession proceedings in the County Court through the Housing Loss Prevention Advice Service (HLPAS), offering specialist welfare benefits advice to individuals, and providing representation in appeals to the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber).

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Background

Before beginning his legal career, Jamie worked for Karen Buck MP as a caseworker, researcher, then as Head of Office. In 2018, Jamie carried out research into housing conditions and local authority enforcement levels to support the presentation of Karen’s private members’ bill, which became the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018.

Publications

Jamie co-authored ‘Rent repayment orders: a how (and why)-to guide’ for Legal Action Magazine.

Jamie contributed to the Housing and Homelessness and Planning and Levelling-up chapters of ‘British Legal Reform: An Agenda for Change’.

Education

  • Post-Graduate Diploma in Bar Practice (Distinction) – BPP University
  • Post-Graduate Diploma in Law- BPP University
  • European Studies, BA – Universiteit Maastricht

Professional Memberships

  • Junior Housing Law Practitioners Association (HLPA) Executive Committee
  • Young Legal Aid Lawyers (YLAL) National Committee

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