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Major Infrastructure

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Legal 500 2023

"No5 Barristers' Chambers is a good set. The KCs and the juniors are very able, and the clerking is exceptional."

Legal 500 2023

"No5 has a wealth of talent and expertise."

Chambers UK 2023

"The clerking is very good and very accessible at all levels. They are always keen to help."

Chambers UK 2018

No5 Barristers’ Chambers has an established team of barristers with extensive knowledge and experience of energy and infrastructure projects which have been promoted through the DCO and planning appeal process under the Planning Act 2008, the Town and County Planning Act 1990, the Transport and Works Act 1992, the Electricity Act 1989 and other legislation.

Members of chambers have experience of providing strategic advice from the very early stages of projects right through to the completion of the planning process.

Members have particular expertise in projects of the following nature:

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  • Airports
  • Biomass
  • Electrical grid connection
  • Energy from Waste
  • Gas production and storage (including fracking)
  • Harbours and Marine Energy Parks
  • Nuclear power
  • Pipelines
  • Transport – roads
  • Tunnels and rail
  • Windfarms (on and off-shore)

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Major Infrastructure Barristers

Peter Goatley KC

Call 1992 | Silk 2020

Richard Humphreys KC

Call 1986 | Silk 2006

Paul Cairnes KC

Call 1980 | Silk 2016

Christopher Young KC

Call 1997 | Silk 2018

Hugh Richards

Call 1992

Scott Stemp

Call 2000

Rowena Meager

Call 2007

Jack Smyth

Call 2007

Tobin Byers

Call 2017

Jessica Allen

Call 2019

Sioned Davies

Call 2019

Anna Stein

Call 2023

Paul Cairnes KC

Call 1980 | Silk 2016

Major Infrastructure Clerks

Marc Forrest-Thomas

Practice Director, Planning & Environment

Craig Wain

Consultant

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Marc Forrest-Thomas

Practice Director, Planning & Environment

marct@no5.com

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