Karen Blair > Cleaver Fulton Rankin > Belfast, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Cleaver Fulton Rankin Offices
50 BEDFORD STREET
BELFAST
BT2 7FW
United Kingdom
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Karen Blair
Work Department
Planning and environmental, public law, liquor licensing, utilities and energy.
Position
Karen is Chairman and Director at Cleaver Fulton Rankin and specialises in planning and environmental law, liquor licensing and public law. She advises a wide range of clients, particularly in the mining, waste, energy and aviation sectors on their development proposals, including advice on environmental impact assessment and habitats issues. She also advises on regulatory issues arising from on-going manufacturing and processing operations. Karen also has extensive experience in the judicial review and liquor licensing courts.
Career
Karen completed her training at Cleaver Fulton Rankin, qualifying in 1994. She was made a Director in the firm in 2001. She became a legal associate of the Royal Town Planning Institute in 1999.
Languages
French.
Memberships
Karen is a member of Environmental and Planning Law Association for Northern Ireland (EPLANI); United Kingdom Environmental Law Association (UKELA); and the Society of Licensing Practitioners (SLP).
Education
Karen studied English and French Law at the University of Essex, graduating with an LLB in 1991. As part of her undergraduate studies she completed a Diploma in French Law at Université Jean Moulins, Lyons in 1990.
Karen graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1992 with an LLM in International Law, before gaining her Certificate in Professional Legal Studies from Queen’s University Belfast in 1994.
Lawyer Rankings
Northern Ireland > Real estate > Planning and environment
(Hall of Fame)Cleaver Fulton Rankin fields a team with expertise in environmental law, planning law, and public law, noted for its work on high profile projects such as the multibillion Dalradian Gold Limited mining project. The practice is led by firm chairman Karen Blair, a highly experienced practitioner with particular strength in the energy and waste sectors. Brendan Martyn, who is triple-qualified in Northern Ireland, England and Wales, and the Republic of Ireland, acts for prominent clients in both the public and private sectors.
Northern Ireland > Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy, project finance and PFI
Cleaver Fulton Rankin fields a team of planning, regulatory, property, and corporate lawyers, with experience in a broad range of energy matters. Team lead Stephen Cross advises energy companies, investors, and financial institutions, and is particularly experienced working on wind, solar, and biomass projects. Planning expert Karen Blair and property specialist Joe Marley are key names in the team.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame Northern Ireland > Real estate > Planning and environment
- Energy, project finance and PFI Northern Ireland > Projects, energy and natural resources
- Planning and environment Northern Ireland > Real estate
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property
- Dispute resolution
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and M&A
- Employment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy, project finance and PFI
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Planning and environment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property