Cornerstone Barristers

Public, Environmental, Planning and Regulatory Law

Barrister

Jemima Lovatt specialises in public, environmental, planning and regulatory law. She has appeared in the High Court, the Coroner’s Court, the Crown Court and the magistrates’ court. Her clients include private clients, government departments, regulators, NGOs and community groups, with experience spanning judicial review, regulatory enforcement and environmental actions. She maintains an active interest in the development of environmental and climate litigation, publishing regularly on these topics and was interviewed by the ENDS Report. She is a Churchill Fellow undertaking a research project on climate change litigation, is an active member of the UK Environmental Law Association where she helps to coordinate the Wild Law Weekend and is the Secretary of the Planning and Environment Bar Association. She was called to the Bar in 2020 as a Lord Denning scholar at Lincoln’s Inn. Prior to the Bar, Jemima worked in legal policy, social enterprise and the charity sector.

JUSTICE; UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA).

Jemima graduated from University College London with a degree in History and an LLM in Environmental Law and Policy.