Duncan Mitchell Email & Phone Number

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

I head the EA national legal team covering Climate Change and carbon pricing regimes, chemicals, COMAH, and reservoirs.

Bristol, United Kingdom

I joined the Environment Agency in 2001. While I have advised mainly on "industry regulation", that covers a very wide range of issues, from human health and human rights, to IPPC/IED, waste incineration, chemicals and COMAH. I have also advised on climate change law, including EU ETS, CRC and CCAs. I have acted as a national expert on IPPC for the.

Bristol, United Kingdom

I have had a brilliant nine months on assignment to our Environment and Business directorate, where I've managed EU and international engagement for our onshore oil and gas programme. It's been wonderful to be able to apply my linguistic capabilities and experience of EU politics so directly in my professional work. As well as participating in EU Technical.

London, United Kingdom

I am currently on an 18-month secondment to the Environmental Quality Directorate at Defra, to lead on the development of the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 and the Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (England) Regulations 2015.

Solihull

I undertook a six-month assignment to manage the team of advisory lawyers in our Solihull office, as we moved from regional to national legal teams as part of a period of intensive change in the organisation. This was another great opportunity to manage a team and gain experience of the operational side of the business, covering a wide variety of legal.

Bristol, United Kingdom

I covered sickness leave and managed the Head Office EPR and Climate Change team of lawyers for three months.

Bristol, United Kingdom

A six-month assignment to programme- and project-manage the Environment Agency's implementation of the Penfold Review's recommendations. The Penfold Review considered non-planning environmental consents and encouraged public bodies to improve the service they provide to developers, including working better together.

Exeter, United Kingdom

I undertook a short-term assignment to our Exeter Regional office to manage the team of advisory lawyers and support staff, following the Regional Solicitor's move to Head Office and the incumbent's acting up to cover her role. This was an opportunity to experience directly supporting our operational work and manage a diverse team.

Bristol, United Kingdom

I trained at in private practice at BS and then qualified into the environmental law unit, advising on a range of environmental transactions and litigation.

Cardiff, United Kingdom

I was responsible for under- and postgraduate teaching of courses on the politics of European integration. I developed courses and course materials and managed a small teaching team. I became Deputy Director of EU Studies and convenor of the EUS board of examiners. I also researched on the subject, publishing papers on the EU and the regions, Wales and the.

Pg Dip Law (1997); Pg Dip (Legal Practice) (1998), Law

Law conversion courses

Master Of Science (Econ), European Studies

Postgraduate study on the politics, economics and history of European integration, including a dissertation on the Labour Party's.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), European Studies

This was primarily a languages degree (German and Russian (the latter ab initio), but with a strong element on European integration. I.