Planning and POCA: Court orders confiscation of rental profits
Giles Atkinson represented the local authority, the London Borough of Lambeth, in a successful prosecution of a breach of an enforcement notice. The notice...
Nicholas Baldock successfully defends claim in high value road traffic act claim
Nicholas Baldock has successfully defended a timber merchant in a Third Party claim brought in respect of a road traffic catastrophic injury claim. The...
Finance, transparency and compliance – Key features of the Paris Agreement (Part Two)
Article 6 - This part of the Agreement establishes a “mechanism to contribute to the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and support sustainable development”, a device to support implementation through both market and non-market instruments; the latter reflecting an aversion of a number of Parties to market mechanisms such as carbon trading.
Mark Watson secures withdrawal of £3m confiscation application against company director in waste case
Mark Watson, representing the director of a waste company, has secured the withdrawal of one of the largest confiscation applications ever made by the...
Christopher Badger reviews the European Commission’s new legislative proposals on waste
Following changes made to the Circular Economy Package by the European Commission, including revised legislative proposals on waste, Christopher Badger, provides insight into the proposals...
Six Pump Court hosts Brazilian Lawyer Camilla Lisboa Martins
Camila Lisboa Martins, is a junior associate at Grinberg e Cordovil Advogados, a boutique law firm in São Paulo, specialising in Antitrust Law, Trade...
Key features of and the occasional surprise in the Paris Agreement (Part One)
The text finally agreed in Paris does not lend itself to easy navigation or digestion; the absence of sub-headings makes it necessary to dive into each paragraph in detail in order to understand the subject matter. This article will summarise the first set of key provisions and points of interest for legal practitioners.
Pascal Bates in prosecutions of two very large energy companies
ConocoPhillips (U.K.) Limited and UK Power Networks (Operations) Limited have been fined £3 million and £1 million respectively for (quite separate) safety breaches in...
Simon Taylor and Tom Dunn secure unanimous convictions in murder trial
Simon Taylor and Tom Dunn instructed by the South Eastern Complex Casework Unit of the CPS have secured the conviction of Allison Tomlin and...
Kutyauripo Killing – Oliver Saxby QC instructed to defend
Oliver Saxby QC has been instructed to defend the 16 year old charged with the murder of Charles Kutyauripo, who sustained fatal stab wounds...
Thomas Stern secures acquittal for army Major accused of causing death by careless driving
Thomas Stern has secured the acquittal at Salisbury Crown Court for army Major accused of causing death by careless driving. Please see below for...
Data Protection Day—enforcement of Corporate Crime
In a recent interview for Lexis PSL, Ian Whitehurst explains the area of corporate crime enforcement in light of the forthcoming General Data Protection...
Edward Grant and Emmaline Lambert to speak at the RTPI 2016 Planning Law Conference
Edward Grant and Emmaline Lambert have been invited to speak at the forthcoming 2016 RTPI annual Planning Law Conference. The Conference will take place...
Mock Public Inquiry – Friday 18th March
Six Pump Court in association with The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment, University College London will be presenting this Mock Inquiry on Friday...
Oliver Saxby QC and Danny Moore to deliver CPS South East Sex Abuse Seminar
Oliver Saxby QC and Danny Moore are to give a seminar on the investigation, preparation and presentation of allegations of historical sexual abuse and...
Best Lawyers UK recognises leading individuals at Six Pump Court Chambers
Best Lawyers was established in the USA in 1983 and describes itself as “the oldest and most highly-respected peer review guide to the legal...
Murder Acquittal
Jonathan Cudworth, represented by Oliver Saxby QC, was acquitted of murder on Friday following a 4 week trial, his defence of loss of control...
Anatomy of an Impossible Trial for Child Exploitation
Richard Barraclough QC has written a commentary on a recent case in which he was Leading Counsel for one of the defendants. The case...
Environmental Enforcement – looking ahead to 2016
In a further interview for LexisPSL, Christopher Badger looks ahead to the likely developments in 2016 in the area of environmental enforcement. Christopher comments...
Environmental Enforcement – 2015 in review
In an interview for LexisPSL, Christopher Badger looks at the most significant developments that have affected the area of environmental enforcement. Christopher comments on...