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Stephen Tromans KC
Position
Barrister specialising in environmental, planning and public law; significant cases include: R (Edwards) v Environment Agency [2006]; Humber Sea Terminal v Secretary of State [2005]; R (Hardy) v Pembrokeshire County Council [2006]; R (Transco plc) v Environment Agency [2007]; R (OSS Group Ltd) v Environment Agency [2007]; R (Horner) v Lancashire County Council [2007]; R (Pallikaropoulos) v Environment Agency [2008]; R (Akester) v DEFRA (2010); R (Walker) v Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (2011); Barr v Biffa (2012). Publications: ‘Planning Law, Practice & Precedents’; ‘Commercial Leases’; ‘Encyclopedia of Environmental Law’; ‘ Nuclear Law’; ‘Contaminated Land’; ‘Environmental Impact Assessment’.
Career
Qualified solicitor 1981; university lecturer, Cambridge 1981-87; partner Simmons & Simmons 1991-99; called to the Bar 1999; Inner Temple. Appointed to QC, 2009.
Memberships
UKELA; ALBA; BEG; PEBA; COMBAR.
Education
Rowley Regis Grammar School; Selwyn College, Cambridge (1978 BA; 1982 MA).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Environment
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Stephen Tromans KC – 39 Essex Chambers ‘An opinion from him will silence the opposition within minutes.’
39 Essex Chambers garners praise as ‘a premier set for planning and environmental law‘, with conservation matters forming a key pillar of strength for the group. Stephen Tromans KC is ‘an outstanding barrister and an expert in his field‘. Richard Harwood OBE KC is acting for a large offshore wind farm in a case involving alleged conflict between the client’s operations and the operations of the Net Zero Teesside project, which involves a carbon capture and storage scheme. At the junior end of chambers, James Burton is well known for his expertise in handling group litigation cases; Stephanie David is ‘an engaging, courageous advocate‘; and the ‘highly organised and disciplined’ Daniel Stedman Jones has established strength in advising on renewable energy matters.
London Bar > Planning
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2London Bar > Energy
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Stephen Tromans KC –39 Essex Chambers ‘Stephen has a huge intellect and no weakness. He is an outstanding barrister and an expert in his field.’
39 Essex Chambers has ‘strength in depth and can cover the whole spectrum of public law with advocates at the top of their game at all levels’, in addition to the set’s construction expertise. The energy and natural resources group handles high-profile domestic and international disputes in the oil and gas, nuclear, power generation and distribution, and renewables in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the Middle East and the UK. Stephen Tromans KC is known for his skill in disputes concerning waste from energy, renewables, nuclear, oil and gas, and energy regulation. He is currently acting for Sizewell C company on a DCO application for new nuclear power station and related permitting issues. Among the juniors, Jess Connors is sought-after for high-value TCC disputes. Daniel Stedman Jones is currently acting for a leading Norwegian multinational hydropower company, Statkraft AS, in an application for a solar farm in North Wales.