Francis Taylor Building

Infrastructure Environment Local Government Planning Compulsory Purchase and Compensation Public Law Property and Chancery Litigation

Emyr was called in 1999 and practised in Cardiff until joining FTB in 2018. Before coming to the Bar he took a first in PPE at Jesus College, Oxford and was a lecturer at Keble College whilst undertaking research in political philosophy. He has been recommended for planning and chancery work in Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 for many years. Appointed to the Welsh Government's panel in 2013 he has a thorough knowledge of Welsh planning law and policy, and of Welsh law in general, and is the current editor of the Wales section of the Green Book. He has great experience of promoting roads in England and Wales at inquiries held under the Highways Act 1980.

His main areas of interest are:

• Infrastructure
• Planning
• Compulsory Purchase and Compensation
• Property and Chancery Litigation
• Local Government
• Public Law

Called 1999.

Emyr is a fluent Welsh speaker who is happy to undertake advocacy in the courts and at inquiries in the Welsh language.

Emyr is a member of the following professional bodies:

Planning and Environmental Bar Association (PEBA) Chancery Bar Association (ChBA) Wales and Chester Circuit

BA Hons (Oxon, first class); MPhil (Oxon).