When Article 50 is triggered, can the UK change its mind?
Article 50 reads - Any Member State may decide to withdraw from the Union in accordance with its own constitutional requirements.
Employment Law 2017 Update (6 hours CPD)
Mukhtiar Singh and Ian Rees Phillips have teamed up with Central Law Training to deliver a number of seminars across the country in 2017....
Environmental Law News Update
In this latest Environmental Law News Update, Christopher Badger comments on changes to costs limits in Aarhus claims, the issues involved in environmental permitting for local authorities, and fire prevention plans required for an environmental permit by the EA.
Challenging Costs limits in Aarhus Convention claims
The CPR rules on ‘Aarhus Convention Claims’ have just changed. William Upton explains how the neat simplicity of the provisions have been replaced by...
Environmental Law News Update
In this latest Environmental News Update, Christopher Badger comments on the European Commission’s final warning to the UK on air pollution, the recent prosecution of a water company fined over £200,000 for sewage pollution, and the publication of a ‘Manifesto for a Greener UK’ by a coalition of NGO's.
Examining Local Plan Reasons and Inspectors’ Guidelines
William Upton discusses the Planning Court’s recent judgment on the approach taken by the Inspectors’ guidelines when reporting on the soundness of development plans...
Low Fine for Company on Plea of Guilty to a Breach of a Planning Enforcement Notice
Stuart Jessop represented a property company at its sentence hearing for an offence under section 179(1) (2) Town and Country Planning Act 1990, namely...
Water company fined over £200,000 for sewage pollution in Cornwall
In a case brought by the Environment Agency, South West Water has been ordered to pay £205,000 in fines and costs for discharging sewage...
What would be the legal framework for the regulation of UK trade if we left the EU without concluding a trade agreement?
In this latest Brexit Law Update, Stephen Hockman QC, Christopher Badger and Stuart Jessop comment on the likely legal framework for the regulation of UK trade if the UK left the EU without a trade agreement.
Environmental Law News Update
In this Environmental News Update, Christopher Badger comments on a record payment for an enforcement undertaking agreed by the Environment Agency, the House of Lords Brexit report, and the UK's role in the EU-ETS scheme.
John FitzGerald secures acquittal in gun running case
The defendant was a serving prisoner having been sentenced to an I.P.P. for attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger...
Local Plan Reasons
The Planning Court has upheld the approach taken by the Inspectors’ guidelines to using short form reasoning when reporting on the soundness of development...
Low Fine for Breach of Planning Enforcement
On 10th February 2017 Stuart Jessop represented a landlord who faced a Local Authority prosecution for a breach of a planning enforcement notice under...
Local Authority withdraw prosecution in HMO licensing case
Stuart Jessop represented a Landlord/ Managing Agent summonsed in a Local Authority prosecution against him for alleged breaches of his House in Multiple Occupation...
Data Privacy and Brexit
In an interview with Lexis PSL, Ian Whitehurst assesses the impact that the forthcoming Brexit negotiations will have on data protection issues in the...
LBLA Training – An Introduction to Planning Law
On Tuesday 14th February, members of Six Pump Court’s Planning team will present a seminar to London Authority delegates entitled “A General Introduction to...
Six Pump Court joins Pro Bono Connect
Members of Six Pump Court have joined the Pro Bono Connect scheme. The scheme aims to establish a network of barristers and solicitors willing...
Sentence Increased in Gross Negligence Manslaughter Prosecution Prosecuted by Oliver Saxby QC
The Court of Appeal has increased the sentence of 3 years that had been imposed on Jasmine Gregory, whose baby daughter had drowned in...
Gross Negligence Manslaughter Case: Simon Taylor Prosecutes, Oliver Saxby QC and Peter Alcock Defend
Sentence took place on Thursday in the case of Michael Bowditch, a 21 year old man charged in connection with the death of a...
Is a new Environmental Protection Act on the horizon?
In an interview for LexisPSL, Frances Lawson discusses the issues surrounding the future of the natural environment after Brexit and whether a new Environmental Protection...