39 Essex Chambers

Barrister specialising in administrative and public law, environmental law, human rights, regulation and tax, including VAT and C&E. Recent cases include: R v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry ex p Greenpeace [1999] Env LR, (environmental); Environment Agency v Empress Cars Limited [1999] 2 AC 22 (environment); Bournewood Community and Mental Health NHS Trust, ex parte L [1999] 1 AC 458 (human rights); Svenska International Plc v Customs and Excise [1999] 1 WLR 769 (VAT); R v Ashworth Hospital ex p Ian Brady [2000] Lloyd’s Rep Med 355 (human rights); R v Department of Health, ex parte Source Informatics [2000] 2 WLR 940 (regulation and human rights); R v North and East Devon Health Authority, ex parte Coughlan [2000] 2 WLR 622 (administrative and public law); R v The National Lottery Commission ex p Camelot plc [2001] EMLR 43 (administrative and public law); Wilson v South Kesteven DC [2001] 1 WLR 387 (administrative and public law); R v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex p Javed [2001] 3 WLR 323 (administrative and public law); R (Holub) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2001] 1 WLR 1359 (administrative and public law); R v Mental Health Act Commission, ex parte Wilkinson [2001] 419 CA (human rights); R v NASS, ex parte Westminster City Council [2002] 1 WLR 2956 (administrative and public law); Ashworth Hospital Authority v Mirror Group Ltd [2001] 1 WLR 2033 (administrative and public law); R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Mullen [2004] UKHL 18 (human rights, and administrative and public law); Centralan Property Ltd v Customs and Excise [2002] STC 290 (VAT); R v Secretary of State for the Environment and Transport and the Regions ex p Edison First Power Limited [2001] 16 EG 101 (HL – administrative and public law); Trinity Mirror Group plc v Commissioners for Customs and Excise [2003] STC 518; Naim Ahmed [2002] 2 All ER 440 (administrative and public law); Humber Sea Terminal Ltd v Secretary of State for Transport (QBD) [2005] EWHC 1289 (environment); Ward v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis & ors (HL) [2006] 1 AC 23 (administrative and public law); R (Colonel Munjaz) v Ashworth Hospital and Secretary of State [2006] 2 AC 148 (human rights); R (Singapore Medical Council) v General Medical Council and Simon Shorvon (QBD) [2006] EWHC 3277 (administrative and public law); Shin Wing v Director of Environment, Hong Kong [2006] HC Court of Final Appeal (environment; R Crown Prosecution Service) v Bow Street Magistrates’ Court and Samuel James and five ors (DC) [2007] 1 WLR 291 (administrative and public law); R (Edwards) v Environment Agency and others (CA) [2006] EWCA Civ 877 (environment): R [National Grid Gas plc) v Environment Agency (QBD) [2006] 1 WLR 3041 (administrative and public law, environment); R (Maile and Hardy) v Pembrokeshire County Council (QBD) [2005] EWHC 1872 (environment); Revenue & Customs v Zurich Insurance Co (ChD) [2006] EWHC 593 (VAT); R (Greenpeace) v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry [2007] EWHC Admin 15.2.2007 (administrative and public law/environment).

Called 1971; QC 1992.

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London (LLM); Kingston University (LLB Hons).