London Bar
Planning
Leading silk4Richard Glover KC –Francis Taylor Building ‘Richard is a very strong advocate, with a deep understanding of the law with the ability to develop pragmatic solutions.’
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Richard Glover KC
Francis Taylor Building, London
- Phone020 7353 8415
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Work Department
Planning
Rating
Local Government
Compulsory Purchase and Compensation
Parliamentary
Infrastructure
Administrative
Mediation
Position
Richard Glover KC practices in town and country planning, local government, rating, compulsory purchase and compensation law, parliamentary bills, infrastructure, and administrative law. He is a CEDR accredited mediator.
He has a wealth of experience and a strong reputation for advising and conducting litigation and mediation - both in England & Wales and further afield (having been involved in cases in Northern Ireland, Hong Kong, the Caribbean and Ascension Island) - in those fields. He appears regularly at inquiries, in tribunals and the courts. He acts for claimants, ratepayers, developers and local authorities.
Recently, he has been involved in multi-million pound cases for BT, the GLA, Salford City Council, a range of water companies (including Anglian, Northumbrian, United Utilities and Yorkshire), Virgin Media, Belfast International Airport, Harrods and a number of clients with claims arising out of HS2.
He is Leader of the Parliamentary Bar.
He is General Editor of Ryde on Rating & the Council Tax, the leading text book on rating.
He is General Editor of the Encyclopedia of Compulsory Purchase and Compensation.
Career
Called 1984. QC 2009.
Memberships
Planning and Environment Bar Association
Parliamentary Bar
Education
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (BA).