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MEET THE TEAM
Rebecca Cobb
Partner
Rebecca qualified in 2004 at Bevan Ashford, now Bevan Brittan LLP. She worked in their commercial and property litigation team until 2015, specialising in social housing and complex multi-party disputes. Her passion quickly became housing management, because no two days are ever the same! Following 5 years building her own social housing practice within chambers-style firm, Carbon Law Partners, Rebecca and Joe decided it was time to join forces and create a niche firm specialising in everything social housing.
Born in the midlands, originally working in London and then Bristol, Rebecca enjoys travelling to meet different clients and a variety of county courts. In her spare time she enjoys long walks with her exuberant English Pointer!
Qualifications:
- LLB (Hons) – University of Exeter
- Solicitor in England and Wales
Email address: rebecca.cobb@cobbwarren.com
Joe Warren
Partner
Joe has over 19 years’ experience specialising in housing, landlord and tenant, and property disputes. Now based in Bristol and a familiar face at the Civil Justice Centre there, Joe is Devon born and bred and for a number of years worked as a housing lawyer in Exeter. He continues to enjoy advising and visiting clients in Devon and Cornwall.
Joe has dealt with numerous possession cases, injunctions and disrepair claims for social housing providers across the South West and is highly regarded for his work in this sector. He is an experienced property and civil disputes litigator, including claims for professional negligence and property damage, and at a previous firm he managed the complex claims team.
Qualifications:
- Solicitor in England and Wales
- Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives
- Accredited mediator and mediation advocate (ADR Group)
Email address: joe.warren@cobbwarren.com
Daryl Bigwood
Senior Associate
With a background working for the police, Daryl lives and breathes anti-social behaviour, housing condition and neighbour nuisance cases. A talented advocate and litigator, he’s dedicated to making a difference for his clients, their tenants and the wider community.
Daryl joined us in 2024 from Swindon Borough Council, where colleagues described him as “a walking encyclopedia around legal matters”, “an inspiration to others” and someone who “routinely goes above and beyond” for his clients. He is an “amazingly responsive”, “super-approachable” lawyer who “puts officers at their ease if they are anxious about the legal process.” He understands the time pressures housing officers are under and makes a point of making himself available for a quick query or as someone to bounce an idea off.
Daryl has taken cases all the way to the Supreme Court and has litigated important appeals in the County Court. These include Heys v Swindon Borough Council, which confirmed that an application for pre-action disclosure in a housing conditions case should be refused if a subject access request had not been made.
In 2020, Daryl won Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service’s Making a Difference Award.
Qualifications:
- Solicitor in England and Wales
- Higher Rights of Audience (Civil)
- LLB (Hons) – Aberystwyth University
Email address: daryl.bigwood@cobbwarren.com
Tadhgh Keating
Solicitor
There can’t be many housing lawyers who have run a 5km race in under 16 minutes. Tadhgh is one of that select band. He also brings considerable litigation and case management experience to the Cobb Warren team, having cut his teeth working in clinical negligence and personal injury law for a number of years. He knows his way around the CPR and his grasp of court processes makes him particularly well suited to dealing with property litigation, anti-social behaviour and housing condition claims.
Whether it’s running marathons or complex cases, Tadhgh believes success lies in meticulous preparation. He loves resolving knotty disputes and, as far as he’s concerned, the more complicated the legal issue, the better. That ability to rise to a challenge may stem from when he moved to a school in Poland, aged 13 and not speaking a word of the language.
Tadhgh shares with his housing association clients a deep belief in the importance of community. That’s why outside of the law, when he’s not volunteering as a running race pacer, you’ll find him doing his bit for South Wales as a Litter-picking Champion.
Qualifications:
- Solicitor in England and Wales
- LLB (Hons) – University of the West of England
Email address: tadhgh.keating@cobbwarren.com
Emma Orledge
Paralegal
Emma is assistant to the Partners, Rebecca and Joe. Her friendly voice is often the first thing clients hear when they pick up the phone.
A legal pioneer in her family, Emma loves the variety of her work, which extends to helping with important legal tasks such as preparing applications for access injunctions. She prides herself on her attention to detail and, as someone who has danced on a West End stage, she is a dab hand at managing diaries and making sure our lawyers never miss a beat.
Email address: emma.orledge@cobbwarren.com
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