Category: Planning

St John’s Chambers is delighted to announce that Harry Spurr has joined our planning and environmental, real estate and mediation teams

7th December 2021

St John’s Chambers is pleased to announce that Harry Spurr has joined our planning and environmental, real estate and mediation teams. Harry was called to the Bar in 2001, and specialises in environmental, planning and other aspects of local government and regulatory law concerning the use of land, such as highways, town and village greens…

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White Paper Critique

2nd November 2020

The Public and Administrative Law Group has responded recently to two important Government consultations.   One is on the recent White Paper on planning which has excited much controversy in the shires and elsewhere.   The other is just as controversial, if not more so, and is the call for evidence on Judicial Review.   One aspect of…

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St John’s Chambers recognised in 22 major areas of law in the Chambers UK 2021 Guide

23rd October 2020

We are delighted to announce that we have been hugely successful in this year’s Chambers UK Bar 2021 Guide. We have been recognised in a total of 22 major areas of law, with 1 of our barristers ranked as a star individual, 3 up and coming, 17 of our barristers ranked in Band 1 and…

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Legal 500 Rankings 2021

5th October 2020

We are delighted to announce that we have been ranked as top tier in 10 different areas of law and with 47 of our barristers ranked in 14 areas of law in the 2021 Legal 500 rankings. This means that St. John’s barristers have been ranked a staggering 82 times in 2021. We are also…

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Annual UWE Mooting Competition

27th November 2019

St John’s Chambers sponsored the University of West of England (UWE) 2019 Mooting Competition, and on Thursday, 21st November was the final of the three stage mooting competition at UWE, with the results being announced. The winner was Monica Young and the runner up, Ella White who have both received a mini pupillage experience at…

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