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Mr John Pugh-smith

020 7832 1111 john.pugh-smith@39essex.com

Position

Barrister specialising in town and country planning, environmental, local government, highways law and parliamentary matters; CEDR-accredited mediator. Design Council / CABE Built Environment Expert (2012). Member of DCLG s106 mediator panel (2013).

Career

Called 1977; Gray’s Inn; publications include: ‘Neighbours and the Law’ (Sweet & Maxwell 1st ed (1988), 4th ed 2006); ‘Archaeology in Law’ with Dr John Samuels (Sweet & Maxwell 1996); joint editorial advisor ‘Property, Planning and Compensation Reports’ (P&CR, Sweet & Maxwell); general editor ‘Environmental Law’ (Oxford University Press 1st ed 2000, 2nd ed 2009); Shackleton on the Law and Practice of Meetings (12th ed, 2011, general editor of the public law chapters); contributor ‘Environmental Impact Assessment: Law and Practice’ (2nd ed, 2012 – Stephen Tromans QC)

Memberships

Western Circuit; Planning and Environment Bar Association; United Kingdom Environmental Law Association; Environmental Law Foundation; Fellow of Society of Antiquaries.

Education

Trinity School, Croydon; Regent’s Park College, Oxford (1976 BA; MA).

Leisure

RAC (Pall Mall); Norfolk Club.