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Shakespeare Martineau LLP
2nd Floor, Radcliffe House
8 HOMER ROAD
Blenheim Court
B91 2AA
England
2nd Floor, Radcliffe House
8 HOMER ROAD
Blenheim Court
B91 2AA
England
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Ms Rachael Coulsting
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Work Department
Legal Planning
Position
Legal Director
Career
Rachael is a Planning lawyer with over 10 years’ experience, acting for both private and public sector clients on a wide range of matters, primarily within the housing and energy sectors, including: – the drafting and negotiation of s.106 agreements and deeds of variation (including in relation to strategic sites); – submitting appeals to the Secretary of State against the refusal or non-determination of planning applications; – making applications to the High Court for judicial review and s.288 challenges; – drafting and negotiating s.38/278 agreements and advising landowners and developers in relation to highways issues; – advising developers and landowners in relation to permitted development rights and changes of use; – advising in relation to applications for certificates of lawful use and development; – assisting on applications for nationally significant infrastructure projects; and – providing day to day support on Real Estate and Corporate matters, including on sale and acquisition and refinancing projects requiring planning due diligence.
Rachael is based in the Solihull and Birmingham offices and joined SHMA in October 2023, having previously worked at Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP and Shoosmiths LLP.
Rachael regularly attends local planning and development events and is on the committee for Women in Planning (West Midlands branch).
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Public sector > Education
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Employment > Employment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy, project finance and PFI
- Employment > Immigration
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Birmingham
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in the West Midlands
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Birmingham
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in the West Midlands
- Private client > Family: Birmingham
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Real estate > Planning
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Social housing
- Real estate > Commercial property: Birmingham
- Private client > Family: elsewhere in the West Midlands
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant