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Francis Taylor Building
FRANCIS TAYLOR BUILDING, INNER TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 7BY
England

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Work Department

Planning
Environment
Highways, rights of way, commons and village greens
Compensation, rating and land valuation
Public and local government law
Land and property law

Position

Ned is a highly regarded junior who accepts instructions in a wide variety of work, in particular across all areas of planning and environmental law.

He is consistently rated as a leading junior by Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 in three categories: planning law, environmental law and agricultural & rural affairs. Who’s Who Legal 2019 lists him as one of the most highly regarded juniors for environment law.

Ned regularly appears in the senior courts and at public inquiries in planning, environmental and highways matters, as well as other related areas of public law such as animal health and CITES. He has experience of advising on, and appearing at, examination hearings for major infrastructure projects. Ned is on the Attorney General’s B Panel of London counsel. He is a Trustee and Vice Chair of the United Kingdom Environmental Law Association and is standing counsel for the Campaign for National Parks. He regularly undertakes work pro bono and is accredited to take work on a direct public access basis. Ned is also a trustee of the Organic Research Centre.

The main areas of Ned’s practice are:

Planning
Environment
Highways, rights of way, commons and village greens
Compensation, rating and land valuation
Public and local government law
Land and property law

Career

Called to the Bar 2009.

Memberships

UKELA Chair (2021)
PEBA
ALBA

Education

Winner, UKELA Lord Slynn of Hadley senior mooting competition (2009 and 2010), on both occasions before Carnwath LJ
Lord Denning Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn (2008)
LLM (environmental laws), University of London (2007)
DMH Stallard Prize for the best results on the Common Professional Examination (distinction) University of Sussex (2006)
BA Classics (first class degree), UCL (2004), recognised on the Dean’s List
Brighton, Hove and Sussex VI Form College
Lewes Priory School

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Agriculture

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2

Ned Westaway –Francis Taylor Building ‘Ned is a first-rate barrister. He is approachable, congenial, calm, resourceful, thorough, and persistent.’

Members of Francis Taylor Building‘s agriculture and rural affairs practice are regularly instructed in cases involving common land, village and town greens, rights of way and highways. The team’s client base includes public authorities, landowners, private individuals and government entities. Douglas Edwards KC has a strong track record in handling applications brought under the Commons Act 2006, and Morag Ellis KC has expertise in assisting with village green inquiries. Ned Westaway stands out for the ‘strength and clarity of his arguments and advocacy‘.

London Bar > Environment

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1

Ned Westaway – Francis Taylor Building

London Bar > Planning

(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3

Ned Westaway –Francis Taylor Building ‘Ned is professional, friendly and approachable. He can speak directly to the client in terms that the client understands, whilst also being able to argue technical legal points with his peers in court. He is able to read the court and knows when to reinforce a point and when to leave it with the judge. He is never aggressive in his approach, especially when dealing with cross-examination of witnesses, but is always firm and makes his point.’