Administrative Law or Judicial Review
Commercial Law
Licensing
Planning
1987; Called to the Bar
2007; Senior Counsel
Specialisms
Specialisms
Current examples of Planning and Environmental Clients – 2021-2023
ABO Wind Limited wind farm applications and appeals including forthcoming public inquiry BESS development, including appeal and judicial review
Alpha Resource waste management and landfill judicial review
Management Limited
Belfast City Airport planning to include noise control public inquiry and judicial review
Dalradian Gold Limited gold mining planning application including judicial reviews and forthcoming public inquiry
Energia Renewables Co Ltd planning appeals and judicial review
Marks & Spencer Plc Planning and licensing
Asda Stores Limited Planning, judicial review, licensing
Lidl NI Limited Planning, licensing.
Northern Ireland Water Planning
The Gaelic Athletic
Association Casement Park re-development. Briefed in reconsideration of application after a judicial review of an earlier decision. Environmental Statement and judicial review (2021-2022)
Local Authority planning, environmental, judicial review – 2021-2023
Belfast City Council
Lisburn City & Castlereagh Council
Ards & North Down Borough Council
Armagh Banbridge & Craigavon Council
Mid & East Antrim Council
Mid Ulster District Council
Previous recent clients:
Belfast Harbour
Commissioners planning, commercial
Lough Neagh Sand Traders planning, public inquiry and judicial review to Court of Appeal
Causeway Coast & Glens Council
Recent examples of reported planning related Northern Ireland cases 2017-2022
ABO Wind (NI) Limited; in re application for judicial review 2022 NIQB 3
ABO Wind NI Limited & anor; in re application for judicial review 2021 NIQB 96
Tesco Stores Limited application for judicial review 2022 NIKB 9
Alexander, Christine; in re an application for judicial review 2018 NIQB 55
Alpha Resource Management Limited; in re application for judicial review 2022 NICA 27
Friends of the Earth Limited; in re application for judicial review 2017 NICA 41
McAleenon, Noeleen; in re application for judicial review 2022 NIQB 39
Mooreland and Owenvarragh Residents’ Association; in re application for judicial review 2022 NIQB 40
Tracey, Martin; in re application for judicial review 2021 NIQB 104
Buick, Colin as chairperson of NoARC 21; in re application for judicial review 2018 NICA 26
Other
Belfast City Council & Others application for judicial review 2023 NIKB 3 (constitutional – NI Protocol)