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Monthly Archives: 30th September 2015
39 Essex Chambers win two awards at The Legal 500 UK 2015 Awards
We are delighted to announce that Nigel Pleming QC and David Barnes have been awarded Public Law Silk of the Year and Senior Clerk / Chief Executive of the Year,… Read more »
Planning & Environment Law Update – Leeds
Presented by: John Pugh-Smith Richard Wald Rose Grogan Timings: 5.30 – 7pm Venue: Malmaison (Mal Four Suite) 1 Swinegate Leeds LS1 4AG This Planning & Environmental Law Update will provide… Read more »
Sovereignty Undermined? Sport and International Relations
Lecture presented by Paul Hayes at the University of Cambridge on 19 September 2015. The slides from this lecture can be viewed here.
Recent Developments in Public Law and Human Rights
Chaired by: Nigel Pleming QC Presented by: Vikram Sachdeva QC Rory Dunlop Date: 21st October 2015 Timings: 6pm – 7pm This seminar will include an overview of recent case law… Read more »
R. (on the application of Barraud) v Civil Aviation Authority (unreported)
John Steel QC and James Potts for the Claimant Gordon Nardell QC and Cleon Catsambis for the Defendant Barristers from 39 Essex Chambers appeared on both sides of a hearing… Read more »
Solar Farms on Agricultural Land – part two
In July’s PEP newsletter, we explored some of the issues relating to proposals to locate photovoltaic (“PV”) projects on best and most versatile agricultural land (“BMVAL”) and, in particular, whether applicants… Read more »
A Comprehensive Defeat?
In this article John Pugh-Smith looks at the recent judgment in R (West Berkshire DC & Reading BC) v SSCLG in which the planning policy to exempt small developments from… Read more »
Statutory Challenges – Changes on the Horizon
This note looks forward to next month (October) when it is expected significant changes to certain statutory challenges will come into force. These involve the introduction of a permission stage… Read more »
Planning, Environment & Property Newsletter – September 2015
Welcome to the Planning, Environment & Property Newsletter – September 2015. This month’s newsletter offers a ‘smorgasbord’ of articles covering: statutory challenges to planning decisions, the affordable housing threshold, solar… Read more »
John Pugh-Smith named Planning & Environmental Barrister of the Year in the Lawyer Monthly.
John Pugh-Smith has been named ‘Planning & Environmental Barrister of the Year’ in the 2015 Lawyer Monthly Awards. The Lawyer Monthly research team opened the voting process in July 2015 and… Read more »
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