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Provided by Ruth Stockley KC
Practice Areas
All aspects of town and country planning; highways and public rights of way; traffic regulation; compulsory purchase; environment; commons and village greens; taxi licensing; local government and judicial review.
Regularly advises and acts for developers, landowners, local authorities and third parties at public inquiries, with extensive experience in appearing at planning inquiries relating to residential, employment, retail, leisure, energy and waste schemes and enforcement notices, as well as CPO, public rights of way and village green inquiries, and at statutory appeals and judicial review proceedings in the Planning Court and the Administrative Court.
Frequently appears in various tribunals, including the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) on compensation issues, the First Tier Tribunal relating to listing of Assets of Community Value, and the Traffic Penalty Tribunal on traffic regulation, and has also acted as Independent Advocate to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal.
A specific expertise in highways, public rights of way and traffic regulation in which she is widely regarded as one of the UK's leading authorities. Having been an Editor of the Highway Law and Practice Encyclopaedia for over 30 years, she has been appointed to General Editor, and is co-author of the leading text, "Highway Law". Has a particular interest in the inter-relationship between highways and planning.
Regularly sits as an Inspector at non-statutory village green inquiries.
Delivered numerous papers at planning and at highways conferences, and has provided training to planning inspectors.
Career
University: Nottingham; degree: Law (LLB); called: 1988 (Lincolns Inn).
Professional Memberships
Planning and Environment Bar Association; Administrative Law Bar Association; Chambers’ Ambassador to the Bar Council; Previous Chairman of the Manchester Incorporated Law Library Society.
Publications
General Editor of Sweet and Maxwell’s Encyclopaedia of Highway Law and Practice and co-author of Highway Law.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Ruth Stockley Ruth Stockley is a well-regarded barrister who has recently taken silk with a broad practice spanning areas such as environment, and town and country planning. She has a wealth of public inquiry experience, and regularly handles proposals for solar farms and transport infrastructure. She is also experienced in the handling of disputes concerning rights of way and highways and has recently dealt with significant transport-related cases. She regularly advises developers, local authorities and other parties.
Ruth Stockley KC has a broad practice spanning areas such as environment, and town and country planning. She has a wealth of public inquiry experience, and regularly handles proposals for wind farms and landfill sites. She is also experienced in the handling of disputes concerning rights of way and highways and has recently dealt with significant transport-related cases. She regularly advises developers, local authorities and other parties.
Ruth Stockley is a respected planning barrister, renowned particularly for her expertise in highways law. She is well known as an editor of the Encyclopedia of Highway Law and Practice. Her practice also spans environment, compulsory purchase and village greens. She has recently advised on a number of transport-related matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She is very good at relating to clients and providing clear and practical advice."
"Ruth provides excellent advice and strong advocacy. She is very good at relating to clients and providing clear and practical advice."
"Ruth is a pleasure to work with. She displays a very high degree of knowledge and is a very capable operator."
"She is very good at relating to clients and providing clear and practical advice."
"Ruth provides excellent advice and strong advocacy. She is very good at relating to clients and providing clear and practical advice."
"Ruth is a pleasure to work with. She displays a very high degree of knowledge and is a very capable operator."
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