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Date: 27 April 2023
Starts: 9:00 am
Ends: 4:30 pm
Venue: Mercure Bristol Grand Hotel, Broad St, Bristol BS1 2EL
Location: Bristol
Cost: Cost: £55 for the full day / £30 for 1/2 day
CPD Points: 5
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Presented by the Public & Administrative Law team, delivering the latest case law, legislation and updates from the world of planning, environmental, licensing and subsidy control law.
This seminar offers an ideal opportunity for lawyers, officers and others working in a local authority, other public body or private practice to get right up to date with the most current developments in these important areas of law.
Highlights
- Planning law update – Tim Leader, Barrister
- Mediation, land use and planning: the future? – Harry Spurr, Barrister and Mediator
- Tips on preparing a new local plan and avoiding hazards – Tim Leader, Barrister
- Judicial review: cases update and where are we now post-Johnson? The role of the courts – Peter Wadsley, Head of Planning
- Bringing & defending licensing appeals – Roy Light, Barrister
- Environmental law problems – statutory nuisance and what price actions by neighbours? Harry Spurr and Peter Wadsley
- Subsidy Control Act 2022 – key issues for public bodies – Matthew O’Regan, Barrister
At the end of the seminar delegates will have the chance to ask our experts questions with some audience participation. Drinks and canapes will be served.
Cost:
- Morning session from 9.00am – 12.25pm (lunch included) for £30 + VAT
- Afternoon session from 1.30pm – 4.25pm (lunch included) for £30 + VAT
- Full day conference rate – £55 + VAT
People
Peter Wadsley
- Call: 1984
Peter specialises in planning, local government and environment law. He heads the Public & Administrative Law Practice Group at St John’s Chambers. He also has extensive experience in public rights of way inquiries and associated topics, as well...
Roy Light
- Call: 1992
Roy accepts instructions in all areas of licensing. He is highly commended for his advocacy, legal knowledge, negotiating skills and approachable client-friendly manner. He acts for individuals and small businesses as well as public authorities and international corporations...
Timothy Leader
- Call: 1994
Tim specialises in planning, compulsory purchase, local government and commercial law. He appears regularly on behalf of local planning authorities and developers in planning appeals, Judicial Review, statutory challenges of appeal decisions, and development plans, especially those dealing...
Matthew O'Regan
- Call: 2015
Matthew, a former Solicitor, is a specialist competition and regulatory lawyer. He was Called to the Bar and joined St John’s Chambers in 2015, having previously been a Partner in the Competition Group of Burges Salmon LLP. He...
Harry Spurr
- Call: 2001
Harry is an accomplished and directory-ranked mediator in commercial, civil and property disputes. Described recently as “at the top of his profession”, “highly skilled” and “outstanding”, he is regularly commended by parties for his mediation style, and in...
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