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Ned is a highly regarded junior who accepts instructions in a wide variety of work, in particular across all areas of planning and environmental law.

He is consistently rated as a leading junior by Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 in three categories: planning law, environmental law and agricultural & rural affairs.  Who's Who Legal 2019 lists him as one of the most highly regarded juniors for environment law.

Ned regularly appears in the senior courts and at public inquiries in planning, environmental and highways matters, as well as other related areas of public law such as animal health and CITES.  He has experience of advising on, and appearing at, examination hearings for major infrastructure projects. Ned is on the Attorney General's B Panel of London counsel.  He is a Trustee and Vice Chair of the United Kingdom Environmental Law Association and is standing counsel for the Campaign for National Parks.  He regularly undertakes work pro bono and is accredited to take work on a direct public access basis. Ned is also a trustee of the Organic Research Centre.

The main areas of Ned's practice are:

• Planning
• Environment
• Highways, rights of way, commons and village greens
• Compensation, rating and land valuation
• Public and local government law
• Land and property law