02 10 2024
Court of Appeal signals end of the line for challenge to Strategic Rail Freight Interchange
The latest edition of the Legal 500 describes Robert as, “Astute and highly commercial. Fantastic with clients. Able to distil highly complex legal issues into crystal clear strategic advice. Undoubtedly one of the very best in his field and a pleasure to instruct and work with”.
Planning
Robert’s planning work principally focuses on advising clients in preparation for, and appearing at public inquiries, hearings and in the higher courts. He also advises clients on all aspects of planning law, including policy formulation, development control and enforcement.
Public Law
Robert has a wide ranging public law practice including all aspects of judicial review / statutory challenges, challenging and defending decisions of central and local government as well as other bodies whose decisions are amenable to challenge in the courts.
Environment
Robert’s environmental work covers all aspects of environmental law, including regulatory and enforcement work.
Compulsory Purchase and Compensation
Robert’s compulsory purchase work centres on advising and representing acquiring authorities in respect of the making and securing of compulsory purchase orders. He also acts for private objectors to CPO schemes. Robert specialises in compensation work, both for compensating authorities and claimants.
Robert works across the full spectrum of planning law, including policy formulation, promotion of development schemes and enforcement. Examples include:
Policy formulation
Notable caseload includes:
Promotion of development schemes
Notable caseload includes:
Enforcement notice / stop notices in respect of: change of use from retail to residential; cessation of scrap yard use; removal of island from a lake; demolition of “Class E” outhouse; alteration of dwellinghouse roof; cessation of restaurant use; removal of marquee; removal of stables; removal of houseboat; demolition of residential extension; cessation of residential use; cessation of garden use; removal of static caravans; cessation of equestrian use; and demolition of house.Injunctions: R (Cherkley Campaign Ltd) v Mole Valley DC [2014] EWCA Civ 567; Trillium v Tower Hamlets LBC [2011] EWHC 560 (Admin); West Sussex County Council v Lawson Hunt Developments Ltd [2011] Claim no: HC10CO1901.Revocation / modification orders: eg Portland Stone Firms Ltd v Dorset County Council [2015].
Notable examples of Robert's environmental work:
Robert has extensive experience of judicial review and statutory challenges in relation to national and local governmental decisions, in particular in relation to planning and environmental law. Examples include:
Landmark's barristers often work at the intersection of our core practice areas; bringing a wide range of skills, knowledge and experience to bear on a particular dispute or issue facing a client.
Our focus is always on achieving the best possible outcome for our client. By viewing the client's objectives in a holistic way - and not purely through the lens of one rigidly-defined legal area - we deliver the best possible advice and representation in complex matters that engage multiple specialist areas of law.
Whether it's providing support as an individual cross-practice barrister or a cross-disciplinary team of Landmark counsel, we are able to draw on an outstanding array of complementary skillsets and knowledge bases. This often achieves a better result than instructing multiple barristers from different specialist sets. This also improves the quality of client care through increased levels of communication, quicker response times, and a coordinated approach to clerking and fees, made possible by our team-based cross-practice approach.
Please contact our practice management team for more information.
Compulsory Purchase and Compensation
Planning Enforcement and Injunctions
Commercial/Retail
Development Contribution: Section 106 and CIL
Development Plans and other planning policy
Energy
Environment
Green Belt
Heritage
Highways, Footpaths and Rights of Way
Infrastructure
Marine Planning and Harbour Orders
Minerals and Waste
Neighbourhood Planning
Planning Appeals, Inquiries and Hearings
Planning Judicial and Statutory Reviews
Residential
Transport Orders and Parliamentary Bills
Agricultural Law
Air Quality
Ecology and Biodiversity
Energy
Environmental Assessment (Environmental Outcomes)
Environmental Enforcement
Environmental information
Environmental Regulation
Habitats and Species
Nuisance
Pollution and Contaminated Land
Protection of the Countryside
Utilities
Waste
Water
Wildlife
Energy and Utilities
EU Law post-Brexit
High Court Planning
Highways and Public Rights of Access
Judicial Review
Local Government including Local Government Finance
National Security
NHS, Health and Community Care
Procurement and Subsidy Control
Property Judicial Review
Protest Law
Public Inquiries and Inquests
Social Security
Energy
Highways and Rights of Access
Local Government
Undoubtedly one of the very best in his field."
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