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Having had to postpone its Annual Planning Seminar until October due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, the No5 Planning Team has taken to the airwaves…
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“Honey, I’m home!” ‘Reasonable excuse’ in a pandemic INTRODUCTION Law can save lives. This can be true of religious laws (relating to food and personal…
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A SHORT SUMMARY FOR LOCKDOWN WEEK 2 INTRODUCTION This note attempts to summarise the current working practice for Courts and Tribunals in England and Wales:…
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A SHORT SUMMARY FOR LOCKDOWN WEEK 2 PURPOSE This note attempts to: Highlight the amendment to the law to enable council meetings to take place…
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This week sees the second of the Party conferences. In the media, other events and issues have been ahead of homes and planning, but this…
In July 2019, the UK Supreme Court handed down judgment in London Borough of Lambeth (Appellant) v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government….
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No5 Barristers’ Chambers Planning Group is hosting the seminar on September 17 at Savoy Place and expects around 120 delegates to attend. The seminar will…
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As Parliament rises for the summer recess it leaves us with a revised Framework and a call for evidence on the appeals system. As a…
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On 9th June the High Court settled this long-running conundrum by sealing a consent order in which the Secretary of State agreed that paragraph 109…
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Richard Kimblin QC will speak at the Planning and Environment Bar Association (PEBA) National Conference on 5th May 2017. No5 Barristers’ Chambers have secured a promotional rate…
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On the 22 February 2017 the Supreme Court judgment in the case; Bloor Homes (Wilmslow) Ltd v HCA, was handed down. This case is about the planning status…
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We are delighted to announce that Richard Kimblin, Paul Cairnes and Dr Simon Fox are all to be appointed Her Majesty’s Queens Counsel by the…
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Bees Neonicitinoids are a group of active ingredients in plant protection products (pesticides). Their use is limited by a Regulation made by the European Commission….
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In R (on the Prosecution of the Environment Agency) v Thames Water Utilities Limited [2015] EWCA (Crim) 960, Thames Water appealed against a sentence by…
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The appeal decision re New Street, Weedon is of wider interest for three reasons[1]. Firstly, it is a decision in which the planning authority was…
