London Bar
Agriculture
LEADING JUNIORS2Ned Westaway –Francis Taylor Building ‘Ned is a first-rate barrister. He is approachable, congenial, calm, resourceful, thorough, and persistent.’
Ned Westaway
Planningenvironmenthighways, rights of way, commons and village greenscompensation, rating and land valuationpublic and local government lawland and property law, Francis Taylor Building
- Phone020 7353 8415
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Work Department
Planning
Environment
Highways, rights of way, commons and village greens
Compensation, rating and land valuation
Public and local government law
Land and property law
Position
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 lawEducation
Winner, UKELA Lord Slynn of Hadley senior mooting competition (2009 and 2010), on both occasions before Carnwath LJ
Lord Denning Scholarship, Lincoln's Inn (2008)
LLM (environmental laws), University of London (2007)
DMH Stallard Prize for the best results on the Common Professional Examination (distinction) University of Sussex (2006)
BA Classics (first class degree), UCL (2004), recognised on the Dean's List
Brighton, Hove and Sussex VI Form College
Lewes Priory School
Mentions
London Bar
Planning
LEADING JUNIORS3Ned Westaway –Francis Taylor Building ‘Ned is professional, friendly and approachable. He can speak directly to the client in terms that the client understands, whilst also being able to argue technical legal points with his peers in court. He is able to read the court and knows when to reinforce a point and when to leave it with the judge. He is never aggressive in his approach, especially when dealing with cross-examination of witnesses, but is always firm and makes his point.’