The environment and climate team at Philip Lee LLP manages a significant workload for public sector clients related to the construction of schools, transportation networks, and agriculture systems. This complements the team’s engagement in the private sector, where it regularly assists companies with the development of wind farm projects. Alice Whittaker, Rachel Minch SC, and Leonora Mullett co-head the practice and have longstanding experience of handling judicial reviews concerning transport, waste, and energy projects. Maeve Delargy is another key contact.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The Philip Lee team is a tight, efficient unit with a deep understanding of planning and environmental issues and risks which is unmatched in the market. The team is highly knowledgeable and has broad experience across a range of projects.’
- ‘Alice Whittaker provides extremely thorough legal advice and demonstrates a keen insight into topics relating to the changing legislative and regulatory landscape for large infrastructure projects in Ireland.’
- ‘Philip Lee has the best planning and environmental practice. The team are outstanding, with unparalleled expertise in Ireland. Their advice regularly goes above and beyond the nuts and bolts of the legislation and case law and gets into the practicalities of implications and scenarios for projects and clients. They put significant efforts into helping clients with finding solutions and the best outcomes for their clients and projects.’
- ‘The main qualities of Philip Lee's planning and environmental practice are their unparalleled and specialist knowledge of their field and their excellence in the quality of client delivery and advice. The other notable aspect is they seem to be one of the few, if not the only, predominantly female-led teams serving as great role models for females both within and outside of their sector.’
- ‘Alice Whittaker is an outstanding lawyer, bringing experience and knowledge to all legal queries we raise. She anticipates potential pitfalls and brings an unrivalled level of knowledge and expertise to her advice, clearly and concisely. She is highly responsive and approachable and is transparent in her billing. Excellent all round.'
- 'Maeve Delargy is a fantastic lawyer, with practical and efficient legal advice, highly approachable and an expert in her field.’
Key clients
- An Bord Pleanála
- Aqua Comms
- RWE Renewables Ireland Limited
- Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
- ScottishPower Renewables/Iberdrola
- Mainstream Renewable Power
- Commissioner for Environmental Information
- Emerging Markets Power
- Department of Agriculture Food and Marine
- The Marine Institute
- Commissioners for Irish Lights
- Colas Group
- Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board
- Coillte
- Gyrogy Limited
- Meridiam Partners
- Doyle Shipping Group
- Shannon Foynes Port Company
Work highlights
- Assisted RWE Renewables Limited with the planning and environmental aspects of the Dublin Array offshore wind project.
- Acting for the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board in the defence of judicial review proceedings.
- Assisted Emerging Markets Power with securing consent for the development of an extensive portfolio of onshore wind projects.
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Alice Whittaker, Rachel Minch SC, Leonora Mullett