Victoria Hutton > Chambers of Charlie Cory-Wright KC and Richard Harwood KC > London, England > Barrister Profile
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Victoria Hutton
Position
Victoria is rated as one of the top ten planning barristers under 35 (Planning Magazine, 2015). She acts in a wide range of planning and environmental law matters and is happy to accept instructions from developers, local authorities or other interested parties. She is also a qualified mediator (ADR Group) and is able to mediate between parties on any planning/environmental dispute which is suitable for such. Victoria also acts as a consultant barrister to Farrer & Co’s planning team. Victoria also acts in regulatory matters and is happy to accept instructions from both prosecuting authorities and for the defence. Victoria has gained considerable experience of public and administrative law in cases touching on a range of subject matters. She has been involved in cases across various different courts and tribunals including at the European Court of Human Rights. This experience includes immigration and asylum law. She regularly appears in the First Tier Tribunal, Upper Tribunal and the Court of Appeal. Victoria graduated from Oxford University with an MA in Modern History before completing her law conversion course and bar exams. She then went on to be graded outstanding in her LLM in public international law from the London School of Economics.
Career
Called to the bar 2011. Publications of note: ‘Pickles Disregards Emerging Strategy’, Planning Magazine (11 July 2014); ‘Planning Practice Guidance: An overview’, RTPI Blog (16 March 2014).
Memberships
ATLEP; UKELA; ALBA; BIICL; Lincoln’s Inn. Mediator since 2009 (accredited by the ADR Group).
Education
University of Oxford (MA); BPP (GDL, BPTC); London School of Economics (LLM).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Environment
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Victoria Hutton – 39 Essex Chambers ‘A confident and effective advocate.’
London Bar > Planning
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 239 Essex Chambers is a ‘premier set‘ for planning matters, demonstrating a ‘variety of seniority and a breadth of knowledge‘. Its members display ‘real strength in depth across the board‘, advising on rural development, urban regeneration, housing development and community infrastructure, as well as attending local plan examinations and appearing at both large and small-scale planning inquiries. The set has broad expertise across the transport sector from roads, airports and seaports to railways, tramways and bus ways, and various members, including Richard Wald KC, James Strachan KC and Jonathan Darby continue to be involved in the HS2 railway project. Strachan KC is also acting for Luton Airport on its expansion, leading Victoria Hutton, and with John Steel KC representing Luton Borough Council. Richard Harwood OBE KC appeared in the Supreme Court, acting in Swindon BC v SSHCLG, a leading case on the meaning of highway, the scope of planning conditions and the interpretation of a planning permission. Christiaan Zwart successfully promoted the development of The Brick Veil Mosque in Preston over a two week inquiry; the application for planning permission was called-in by the Secretary of State as it raised National Policy, listed building and neighbourhood plan issues.
London Bar > Energy
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Victoria Hutton – 39 Essex Chambers ‘Victoria has a calm, measured and considered style. She is a persuasive advocate who doesn’t need to resort to grandstanding to get her point across.’