Category: Public & Administrative Law

Peter Wadsley instructed in a case which sought judicial review to quash the grant of a planning permission in an AONB to the caravan site owner, Parkdean

11th May 2021

Head of Public & Administrative Practice Group, Peter Wadsley was instructed by the defendant, North Devon District Council, in the case of R (Croyde Area Residents Association) v North Devon District Council and Parkdean Holiday Parks Ltd [2021] EWHC 646 Admin. A neighbourhood group, Croyde Area Residents’ Association (CARA), sought judicial review to quash the…

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St John’s Administrative Law team respond to the Ministry of Justice on Judicial Review Reform

6th May 2021

Members of our Public and Administrative Law team make no apology for being critical of the Government’s approach to the Judicial Review Reform, particularly in the face of the IRAL (Independent Review of Administrative Law) recommendations, and the lack of justification for any major changes to the powers of the courts in this area. The…

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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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Commercial and chancery silk; Leslie Blohm QC shortlisted for ‘Regional Bar – Silk of the Year 2019’

4th December 2018

We are pleased to announce commercial and chancery Silk; Leslie Blohm QC has been shortlisted for ‘Regional Bar – Silk of the Year’ in the Legal 500 UK Awards 2019. Leslie has been a member of chambers since 1984 and is one of the Western Circuit’s leading commercial and chancery silk, both in advisory work…

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Members of St John’s Chambers ranked in 17 major areas of law in the Chambers UK 2019 Guide

4th November 2018

We are delighted to announce that we have been hugely successful in this year’s Chambers UK Bar 2019 Guide. We have been recognised in a total of 17 major areas of law, with 3 of our barristers ranked as star individuals, and 17 of our barristers ranked in Band 1. What does Chambers UK 2019…

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St John’s Chambers identified by Legal 500 as an “outstanding regional set”

30th October 2018

We are thrilled to announce that we have been recommended as a top-tier set, and listed in the ten main areas of law in the 2018 edition of Legal 500. Three of our QCs are listed in the ‘Leading silks’ list – a guide to outstanding silks nationwide.  45 of our barristers are listed in the…

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Peter Wadsley presents a talk on the five year housing land supply at the Royal Town Planning Institute training day

5th July 2018

Head of our Planning team, Peter Wadsley presented a talk on the subject of the ‘Five year Housing Land supply’ at the Royal Town Planning Institute training day in London on 3rd July 2018. Other speakers covered a number of issues including the proposed methodology for calculating housing need and the Housing Delivery Test –…

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St John’s Chambers is delighted to announce that Jeremy Phillips has been appointed to Queen’s Counsel

3rd January 2018

Jeremy Phillips is an associate member of St John’s Chambers, and an expert in planning / highways, regulation, licensing and mediation. We congratulate Jeremy on this achievement in being appointed to Queen’s Counsel. The formal silk ceremony will take place on Monday the 26 February 2018 at the Palace of Westminster, London. This year’s competition…

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Better late than never: Implied License Case finally arrives in the Law Reports

30th November 2017

Leslie Blohm QC, barrister within St John’s Chambers’ public & administrative law team, updates readers on the newly reported Implied License Case in The Weekly Law Reports. When people claim rights of way, or town or village greens, by reason of their long use of land, landowners seek to argue that this long use was…

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St John’s Chambers Public and Admin Law barristers ranked Band 1 within Chambers UK 2018

29th November 2017

Chambers’ is delighted to announce the success of our public & administrative team having achieved either Band 1 or Band 2 rankings within the Chambers UK Bar 2018 guide for the Western Circuit. Within our agriculture & rural affairs team; Leslie Blohm QC achieved a Band 1 ranking within this area of law. “My first…

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