Christian Silk > Foot Anstey > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile

Foot Anstey‘s Bristol-based energy and infrastructure practice is noted for its experience surrounding solar energy, energy storage, and electric vehicles infrastructure, in addition to nuclear energy. Handling large-scale domestic and international projects, including green hydrogen and ammonia production, the team is led by Ian Stubbs, whose expertise is centred around the transactional and financing aspects of major projects. Planning and environmental partner Christian Silk and Kutahya Cherry, who excels in handling renewable energy matters from a real estate angle, are further key names in the team.

With experience covering environmental transactional work, environmental liability claims, and contaminated land work, in addition to Environment Agency prosecutions, Foot Anstey‘s practice covers a range of environmental mandates. Recently, the team has also advised on a number of matters relating to nutrient neutrality and carbon credit issues. Based in Bristol, Christian Silk leads the team and has experience in natural capital creation work and the monetisation of credits. Also key to the practice is Kee Evans, who is regularly instructed on environmental liability matters.

The planning and environment practice at Foot Anstey is particularly well known for its development expertise in the energy, infrastructure, and residential sectors, where the firm acts for clients that include developers. The practice covers a range of regional and national matters encompassing local development orders, regeneration schemes, and Welsh Developments of National Significance, alongside CPOs, Section 106 agreements, and environmental matters. Located in Bristol, planning and environment expert Christian Silk leads the practice and has extensive experience assisting with land consent orders across the renewable energy, highway and rail sectors. Kee Evans has experience representing developers in the energy and highways spaces, and senior associate Marianne Ironside is also noted.

Foot Anstey‘s energy and infrastructure team has considerable expertise in the renewable energy sector, regularly assisting with project development, funding, and M&A transactions across solar, wind, and battery energy storage, while also advancing projects involving green hydrogen and ammonia production. Bristol-based Ian Stubbs leads the team with his expertise in complex solar PV projects across Europe, while Christian Silk is known for his focus on decarbonisation, energy transition, and net-zero environmental solutions, advising clients on consenting aspects of major renewable energy projects. Kutahya Cherry, who heads the firm’s energy real estate team, concentrates her capabilities on solar, battery storage and EV projects. Mark Greatholder‘s broad practice spans solar, offshore wind, geothermal, and battery storage.