Chambers is pleased to announce that Giles Pengelly has been appointed as a Legally Qualified Chair of the Police Misconduct Panels for the South Eastern…
Ian Bridge instructed by Tim Ingram of Keoghs represented the driver of a lorry facing an allegation of causing death by careless driving. The Defendant…
Christopher Hopkins recently succeeded in having two financial penalties issued by an East Midlands Local Authority (the “LA”) both cancelled by the First Tier Tribunal….
Tony Watkin, Head of the Regulatory team and former Head of Business and Property at St Ives Chambers, has accepted an invitation to join No5…
Ian was instructed by VHS solicitors to appeal a noise abatement notice served on the world renowned West Midlands Shooting Ground. The notice threatened the…
Environmental judicial review involving HS2 fails at the permission stage (R (Misbourne Environmental Protection Ltd) v Environment Agency) This analysis was first published on Lexis®PSL…
This was the legal question posed to the High Court by a large national retailer in March 2020. Consumers might argue that in circumstances where…
“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…
How interim injunctive relief can assist both individuals and businesses when locked in a dispute with their energy provider. 1. Energy suppliers may obtain a…
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is pleased to announce the strengthening of its list of Specialist Regulatory Advocates undertaking regulatory prosecutions in fields that include Health and…
John Lowe killed his partner Christine Lee, 66, and her daughter Lucy Lee, 40, at Keepers Cottage Stud in February 2014. Lowe, then 82, was sentenced…
The NPPF at paragraph 42 recognises that “other consenting bodies” have a part to play in the control and regulation of development requiring planning permission. …
A leading expert in regulatory law recently completed the successful prosecution of a Cradley Heath timber merchant for a breach in health and safety. Tim…
The new year has begun with three important appeal decisions that will be of particular interest to anyone practising in Health and Safety (“H&S”) law. They cover…
Following the first known prosecution under the Deregulation Act 2015, ‘Skyline Taxis and Private Hire Limited’ and its managing director, Gavin Sokhi, successfully persuaded the…
