News

Set out below are just some of the cases FTB has recently been instructed on and general Chambers news items. Previous years are accessible using the archive options.

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Recent News

COURT OF APPEAL TO RE-CONSIDER MEANING OF "SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT"
02/02/2012 James Pereira

HARMFUL IMPACT ON COUNTRYSIDE DEFEATS URBAN EXTENSION
02/02/2012 Hereward Phillpot

LEO CHARALAMBIDES JOINS FTB
31/01/2012 Leo Charalambides

HIGH COURT REJECTS CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGE TO AIRPORT PERMISSION
30/01/2012 James Pereira

ENFORCING S.106 OBLIGATIONS - A ROUND-UP OF SOME RECENT COURT CASES BY MEYRIC LEWIS
27/01/2012 Meyric Lewis 

COURT OF APPEAL UPHOLDS AUGEAN'S PERMISSION FOR THE DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE
27/01/2012 Robert McCracken QC and Annabel Graham Paul

500+ CLAIMANTS LOSE GROUP LITTIGATION ORDER APPEAL
26/01/2012 James Pereira

FIRST RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE IPC HEARINGS
26/01/12 Saira Kabir Sheikh 

DECISION ON ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO LAPORTE INDUSTRIES SITE IN BEDFORDSHIRE
24/01/2012 Craig Howell Williams QC

HIGH COURT GIVES GUIDANCE ON COST CAPPING ORDERS
23/01/2012 James Pereira

DAVID MATTHIAS QC JOINS FTB
16/01/2012

GADSDEN ON COMMONS AND GREENS PUBLISHED
16/01/2012

ANDREW TAIT QC APPOINTED AS HEAD OF CHAMBERS
09/01/2012 Andrew Tait QC

DAVID GRAHAM JOINS FTB
David Graham

ISABELLA TAFUR JOINS FTB
Isabella Tafur'

REGULATED ENTERTAINMENT' - RADICAL REFORM IN THE OFFING..
09/01/2012 Jeremy Phillips

HINKLEY POINT C: APPLICATION ACCEPTED
20/12/2011 Hereward Phillpot

HINKLEY POINT C: JETTY INQUIRY
19/12/2011 Hereward Phillpot

SUPREME COURT DECIDES TEST CASE
01/12/2011 Denis Edwards

"RES JUDICICATA APPLIES TO THE TOWN AND VILLAGE GREEN APPLICATION"
15/12/2011 Douglas Edwards QC and Ned Westaway

SOUTH DEVON LINK ROAD CPOS CONFIRMED
01/12/2011 Andrew Tait QC and Jeremy Phillips

INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING COMMISSION - FIRST DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER ISSUED
21/10/2011 Richard Phillips QC and Alexander Booth

BLACKPOOL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT QUASHES PLANNING PERMISSION FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
19/10/2011 Gregory Jones QC

SUCCESS IN COMPULSORY PURCHASE ASSOCIATION ELECTIONS
19/10/2011 Meyric Lewis and Richard Honey

THE FTB KINGSLAND CUP AND PRIZE MOOT GOES LIVE
07/10/2011

CLUB OWNER ORDERED PERSONALLY TO PAY £72,400 LEGAL COSTS
07/10/2011 Jeremy Phillips

COURT HOLDS THAT EXTRANEOUS EVIDENCE CANNOT BE USED TO INTERPRET SCOPE OF CPO
27/09/2011 Gregory Jones QC

FTB WELCOMES GARY GRANT
19/09/2011 Gary Grant

FTB NOMINATED FOR CHAMBERS BAR AWARDS
09/09/2011 Charles George QC

FTB MEMBERS APPOINTED AS ASSISTANT COMMISSIONERS TO THE BOUNDARY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND
08/09/11 Guy Roots QC, Craig Howell Williams QC and Douglas Edwards QC

CPO FOR ROAD CONFIRMED UNDER PLANNING POWERS
01/09/11 Andrew Tait QC and Saira Kabir Sheikh

"THE LAW OF COMPULSORY PURCHASE" - SECOND EDITION PUBLISHED
03/08/2011  Guy Roots QC, Michael Humphries QC, Robert Fookes and James Pereira

COURT OF APPEAL DECISION HAILS THE END OF THE ROAD FOR UNAUTHORISED TRAVELLER SITE
28/07/2011 Saira Kabir Sheikh

BOYDELL LECTURE 2011
26/07/2011

ENFORCEMENT NOTICES: LIMITS ON INSPECTORS' JURISDICTION ON APPEAL
22/07/2011 Hereward Phillpot

SP v. SEDRETARY OF STATE FOR WORK AND PENSIONS [2011] EWCA CIV 806
20/07/2011 Denis Edwards

HIGH COURT CONFIRMS THAT THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT FOR PROMPTITUDE IN JUDICIAL REVIEWS BASED ON EU LAW
14/07/2011 Gregory Jones QC and Ned Westaway

FTB CAREERS DAY
11/07/2011

OLYMPICS - SECRETARY OF STATE'S DECISION ON THE SECTION 18 APPEAL IN RESPECT OF LAND AT THE EAST CROSS CENTRE
07/07/2011 Richard Glover QC

HOME WIN ON COLCHESTER UNITED TRAINING PITCHES
05/07/2011 Meyric Lewis

CONTROVERSIAL MOSQUE PROPOSAL IN CAMBERLEY CONSERVATION AREA REJECTED APPLYING PPS5 POLICY
23/06/2011 Craig Howell Williams QC

SECRETARY OF STATE QUASHES SECTION 17 CERTIFICATE FOR RESIDENTIAL, BUSINESS AND RETAIL USE AND ISSUES NEW CERTIFICATE FOR AMENITY SPACE
21/06/2011 Andrew Tait QC

PLANNING PERMISSION FOR LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE LANDFILL APPROVED BY SECRETARY OF STATE
10/06/2011 Richard Phillips QC

HARBOUR ORDERS AND THE EXTENT OF THE POWER TO GIVE GENERAL AND SPECIAL DIRECTIONS
10/06/2011 Andrew Newcombe QC

TURGUT EXPLAINED - AND LIMITED IN ITS EFFECT
06/06/2011 Richard Honey and Denis Edwards

SEVENOAKS CORE STRATEGY SUCCESSFULLY ADOPTED
31/05/2011 Meyric Lewis

CORNWALL ENERGY RECOVERY CENTRE WINS PERMISSION
23/05/2011 Richard Phillips QC and Mark Westmoreland Smith

WHAT WILL THE GOVERNMENT'S 'RED TAPE CHALLENGE' MEAN FOR LICENSEES?
18/05/2011 Gerald Gouriet QC, Juan Lopez and Jeremy Phillips

COURT OF APPEAL UPHOLDS THE INJUNCTION GRANTED TO WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL AGAINST THE UNLAWFUL NON RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USE OF A DWELLING HOUSE BY "LORD" DAVENPORT
04/05/2011 Saira Kabir Sheikh

VILLAGE GREEN APPLICATION IN HAMPSHIRE FAILS 
19/04/2011 Charles George QC

GUIDANCE ON VALUATION ASSUMPTIONS POST 2007 ECONOMIC CRASH AS PROPOSALS FOR LISTED CINEMA ‘ENABLING DEVELOPMENT' REJECTED BY INSPECTOR
19/04/2011 Gregory Jones QC

FINAL BLOW TO PROMPTITUDE
08/04/2011 Robert McCracken QC and Rebecca Clutten

FTB SADDENED BY DEATH OF ANDREW KELLY QC
04/04/2011 Andrew Kelly QC

MEDIATION IN PLANNING - NEW PUBLICATION
04/04/2011 Craig Howell Williams QC

HIGH COURT RULES ON THE APPLICATION OF THE PPS4 SEQUENTIAL TEST
04/04/2011 Hereward Phillpot

MONEY PAID UNDER A MISTAKE OF LAW NOT RECOVERABLE WHERE THE PAYMENT WOULD HAVE BEEN MADE IN ANY EVENT
24/03/2011 Philip Petchey

SECOND ARTICLE BY RICHARD HUMPHREYS QC PUBLISHED BY 2011 JPL
07/03/2011 Richard Humphreys QC

CHAMBERS IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT GREGORY JONES HAS BEEN AWARDED SILK
04/03/2011 Gregory Jones

CAIN ORMONDROYD APPOINTED TO ATTORNEY GENERAL'S C PANEL
03/03/2011 Cain Ormondroyd

COURT OF APPEAL GUIDANCE ON LANDS TRIBUNAL CASES
24/02/2011 Richard Honey

STATUTORY NUISANCE ABATEMENT NOTICES MUST BE CLEAR ON THEIR FACE
04/02/2011 Gregory Jones

TREE PROTECTION ORDER CONFIRMED UNFAIRLY
04/02/2011 Gregory Jones

R. (ON THE APPLICATION OF GARNER) v ELMBRIDGE BC [2011] EWHC 86 (ADMIN)
04/02/2011 Gregory Jones

NEW APPOINTMENT TO CHURCH LEGAL ADVISORY COMMISSION
04/02/2011 Charles Mynors

RICS MEDIATION PANEL APPOINTMENT
04/02/2011 Craig Howell Williams

CHARLES MYNORS WINS LISTED BUILDINGS CASE IN COURT OF APPEAL
28/01/2011 Charles Mynors

SUPREME COURT MAKES NEW LAW IN RELATION TO DISTURBANCE OF EUROPEAN PROTECTED SPECIES
24/01/2011 Charles George QC, Gregory Jones and Sarah Sackman

IMPORTANT NEW VILLAGE GREEN DECISION
17/01/2011 Douglas Edwards QC

SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WORK AND PENSIONS V. PAYNE AND COOPER
17/12/2010 Denis Edwards

COURT OF APPEAL QUASHES PLANNING PERMISSION FOR DEPOSIT OF LARGE QUANTITY OF WASTE ON GOLF COURSE
14/12/2010 Charle George QC and Jeremy Pike

INDIGO LTD V. COLCHESTER INSTITUTE [2010] EWHC 3237 (QB)
10/12/2010 Denis Edwards

TILIANU V. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WORK AND PENSIONS
8/12/2010 Denis Edwards

EIA, SEA AND AA, PRESENT PROBLEM
3/12/2010 Robert McCracken QC

MEDIATION IN PLANNING
26/11/2010 Craig Howell Williams QC

R. (ON THE APPLICATION OF SAVVA) V. KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA RLBC
23/11/2010 Sarah Sackman

FTB DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE NEW ASSOCIATE MEMBER
8/11/2010 Simon Phillips QC

SECRETARY OF STATE REFUSES APPEAL FOR WINDFARM ON ACCOUNT OF RISK TO BATS
2/11/2010 Annabel Graham Paul

RICHARD HONEY ELECTED TO CPA COMMITTEE
1/11/2010 Richard Honey