No5 Barristers' Chambers

No5 Barristers' Chambers

Region Area

Barristers

Howard Leithead

Howard Leithead

Work Department

Planning and Environment

Position

Barrister

 

Career

Howard is a specialist planning and environmental barrister. He is experienced in dealing with appeals to the Secretary of State (drafting written representations and appearing in hearings and inquiries) and in representing clients in cases in courts and tribunals from the magistrates’ court to the Court of Appeal.

He acts for and advises clients of all types, including developers, local authorities, the Government, campaign groups, local residents, and private individuals.

Howard accepts instructions both from professional clients and on a public access basis across England and Wales. He is appointed to the Attorney General’s C Panel of Counsel in London.

Memberships

Planning and Environment Bar Association (PEBA) United Kingdom Environmental Law Association (UKELA) Inner Temple

Education

GDL and BPTC, City University, London MPhil, Trinity College, Cambridge (Distinction) BA (Hons), Trinity College, Cambridge (First Class

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