Leading environmental barrister joins Cornerstone Barristers

Leading environmental and planning barrister Nina Pindham has joined Cornerstone Barristers.

Called to the Bar in 2012, Pindham has built a wide-ranging planning and environmental practice, acting for clients in the High Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court and the United Nations.

In 2022 she was part of the legal team that successfully challenged the government over its Net Zero Strategy, which the High Court ruled was unlawful, leading the government to publish several revised strategies in March 2023.

At COP27 Pindham was awarded the Global Leadership Award in Climate Law for her work with an international coalition of bar associations seeking to build the capacity of the legal sector in relation to climate change.

Cornerstone’s Joint Heads of Chambers, Philip Coppel KC and Tom Cosgrove KC, said: “We are delighted that Nina has joined Cornerstone Barristers. Nina’s impressive track record, particularly in planning and environment law, complements the wealth of public law expertise available from our chambers. We are proud to have her on the team.”

Pindham said: “I am thrilled to be joining the UK’s leading set on environmental law, climate change and sustainability. As an environmental law specialist, joining Cornerstone was a no-brainer given their incredible line-up of talent, areas of expertise, brilliant clerking team and supportive working culture. I’m enthused about my time ahead at Cornerstone Barristers.”