Ruth specialises in all aspects of town and country planning, environmental law, compulsory purchase, highways, road traffic regulation, taxi licensing, village greens and judicial review.
Ruth specialises in all aspects of town and country planning, environmental law, compulsory purchase, highways, road traffic regulation, taxi licensing, village greens and judicial review. She regularly advises and acts for developers, landowners, local authorities and third parties, with extensive experience in appearing at planning inquiries relating to residential, employment, retail, leisure, energy and waste schemes and enforcement notices, as well as CPO and rights of way inquiries. She frequently appears in the courts at all levels and in various tribunals, including the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) on compensation issues, the First Tier Tribunal relating to listing of Assets of Community Value, and the Traffic Penalty Tribunal on traffic regulation.
Ruth has a particular expertise in highway law, has been an Editor of the Highway Law and Practice Encyclopaedia for over 25 years, and is widely regarded as one of the UK's leading authorities on highways. She also regularly sits as an Inspector at non-statutory village green inquiries, and appeared at the Supreme Court for the successful party in the landmark Barkas decision.