Profile description
Public inquiries - supporting the Weymouth Relief Road and South Devon Link Road, objection to the £4.1bn Thames Tideway Tunnel project, rail crossing extinguishment orders (Network Rail) and representation (pro bono) of the Ramblers’ Association in relation to the Bus Rapid Transit Scheme.
Regulatory prosecutions - for the Environment Agency, Marine Management Organisation and local authorities concerning a range of waste, food and breach of licensing offences, as well as representing individual companies in relation to due diligence and confiscation issues.
Licensing applications - from local authority to Court of Appeal, determining novel issues arising in the alcohol, entertainment and gambling legislation.
Complex mediations - including the multi-party multi-issue mediation arising from the Business & Enterprise Select Committee (BESC): Relationship Between Pub Companies And Lessees - Seventh Report of Session 2008-09; and
Advisory - contributions to the work of the Law Commission, Department of Culture Media and Sport, Cabinet Office and former Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform, as well as the Bar Council (elected member) and the Licensed Trade Charity (trustee).
Solicitors and their lay clients have repeatedly recognised the benefits that such a breadth of experience and practice can bring:
“He's noted for his straightforward and extremely persuasive representation of both commercial and public body clients before all types of tribunal. "A calm, organised and measured advocate who has the benefit of many years' practical experience." "He's a polished and very persuasive opponent." Chambers and Partners [2014]
Career: Solicitor (1980). Founder Holt Phillips (1984); equity partner Eversheds (1994), Osborne Clarke (2001). Leader of National teams both firms. Called to the Bar (2004). Accredited CEDR Mediator (2007). Elected member Bar Council (2014). Trustee: LTC. (2015).
