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Recommended by the Legal 500 for Planning (London and Scotland), Environment and Energy. Skills: planning lawyer and environmental lawyer advising developers, utilities, public bodies and funders on major projects, developments and transactions throughout the UK. Particular expertise in planning and consenting in the UK energy and infrastructure sector. Experience in development planning and development management, Development Consent Orders (DCOs), offshore consents and marine licenses, compulsory purchase (CPOs), public law, European law (including EIA and Habitats), environmental law, public inquiry advocacy and Judicial Review. LLM (Dist) Environmental Regulation, dual qualified in England & Wales and Scotland. Experience: renewable energy, electricity networks, hydrogen, carbon capture, waste, biomass, flood defence, offshore wind and marine infrastructure (including interconnectors), regeneration and land remediation, industrial developments, thermal generation, commercial development and transport. Clients (current and previous): EDF, SSE, National Grid, Equinor, Flotation Energy, Scottish Power, Cadent, Red Rock Power, Community Wind Power, Wind 2, Statkraft, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Orkney Islands Council, Meridiam, Grupo Cobra, Stag Energy, Columbia Threadneedle Investments, Scottish Salmon Company, Element Power, Close Brothers, Clydesdale, Summit Power, Brookfield, Aviva, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Repsol, Scottish Water, Northern Ireland Water, South East Water, and the Environment Agency.

Listed skills include Planning, Energy, and Infrastructure.