39 Essex Chambers | Planning, Environment & Property

What our barristers offer

39 Essex Chambers has a strong planning, environmental and property group, comprising leading practitioners who are widely regarded as combining a strong academic background with pragmatism and versatility as well as being easy to work with.

Related practice areas

The environmental and planning team draws on the strength of chambers in public, energy, commercial and common law, including local government probity issues, to provide comprehensive advice in all areas of environmental, planning and property law. Our other relevant expertise is in European Union, international, tax and criminal law.

Our experience

Our barristers regularly appear in leading cases in the Supreme Court (and previously in the House of Lords), Court of Appeal and High Court, as well as undertaking public inquiry, Crown Court and magistrates’ court work. Other appearances include before the European Court of Justice, the European Court of First Instance, the Privy Council, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal and courts in the Caribbean.

What the directories say

Chambers was awarded Real Estate, Environment and Planning Set of the Year in The Legal 500 UK 2018 Awards for the second successive year. In addition, it is recent, and four time, winners of the Chambers & Partners Environment/Planning Set of the Year. Our team includes three of the last five Environment/Planning Silks of the Year. We have been described by Chambers & Partners as housing “a fine band of leading and much in-demand individuals”.

Click here to download the Planning, Environment & Property Photolist January 2019.

Who to contact

Michael Kaplan is the Senior Clerk for the Planning, Environment & Property team and will, along with the clerking team below, be able to help you with any questions.

Michael Kaplan