Barristers

Giles Atkinson

Giles Atkinson

Work Department

Planning

Position

Advocacy and advisory work in all areas of planning in public inquiries, criminal courts and the High Court, with a particular specialism in planning enforcement.

Worked for 10 years as a planner in the public and private sectors before coming to the Bar.

Publications include joint author of Planning law and Practice, 2013, Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing.

Career

Called 2002; Middle Temple.

Memberships

Planning and Environmental Bar Association.

Education

Egglescliffe Comprehensive, Stockton on Tees; University of Oxford (1989 BA Hons); University of Nottingham (1992 MA); University of Westminster (2000 graduate diploma).

Mentions

London Bar

Planning

Leading junior3
Giles Atkinson  – Six Pump Court ‘Giles is very good at listening to clients, he has a very clear sighted and no-nonsense approach. He is extremely expert and knowledgeable in planning law and practice. Clients greatly value his ability to explain difficult and complex concepts in a language they can understand.’