Delighted to announce Lady Arden will be joining us as our keynote speaker at our conference on 4 July 2024: #PublicLawIn2024 : Practical Insights and Trends.

You can find out more details about the event which costs from £75+VAT here: cornerstonebarristers.com/event/public-l…

The Examination of the West Berkshire Local Plan opens today at Shaw House, Newbury. 

Emmaline Lambert represents West Berkshire Council Council at the hearings taking place in May and June 2024.

#Planning #LocalPlan

We’re delighted Estelle Dehon KC KC has been awarded The Legal 500 Environmental / Sustainability: Bar Champion of the Year. As co-chair of The Bar Council #ClimateCrisis working group & founder of #CornerstoneClimate , this is a well-earned award.

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Gerard Forlin KC contributes to important paper published by Royal Aeronautical Society aimed at developing a response to the emerging recognition of the safety risk posed by the mental health and wellbeing of civil aviation personnel.

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#healthandsafety #civilaviation

This #EarthDay2024 , a positive to celebrate is the expertise and insight that will be shared throughout Cornerstone Climate's training month in May. The detailed programme is out!

We're very excited about it all! Hope you can join us.

Dr Christina Lienen speaking today on “Human Rights as a vehicle to project rather than to protect” at 3rd Critical Perspectives on Human Rights Conference, organised by The City College of New York's Division of Interdisciplinary Studies. tinyurl.com/9rprx3xy
#HumanRights

We are delighted to announce that Cornerstone Barristers has been shortlisted for the Best Chambers for Quality of Work Award 2024. Congratulations to all the other firms and chambers on the Legal Cheek Award shortlists.

Join the climate change debate at Grantham LSE’s panel debate on 24 April where the panel including Ruchi Parekh will consider the role The Climate Change Act will play in future as some seek to backtrack on climate commitments: tinyurl.com/4be64fze
#climatechange

Ed Grant today begins a 2 week Public Inquiry representing Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead re proposal to demolish office buildings & construct new buildings on a 13 hectare site on Green Belt land near Maidenhead.
#publicinquiry

Robin Green is acting in an inquiry into the planning status of the former Animal Health Trust site in Suffolk.
The inquiry is being held to decide the site’s classification in planning law, which may have implications for its future development.

#planning

Read more about important decision in which both Wayne Beglan and Emma Dring were instructed further demonstrating the Secretary of State’s reluctance to permit solar development in the Green Belt: cornerstonebarristers.com/secretary-of-s…

#solarfarm #solarfarm planning #planning

NEW

Programme for #CornerstoneClimateMonth is now officially published!

Throughout May, we’ll deliver over 15 hours of climate training, with 25+ speakers, all for just £10 + VAT

Register here:
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🌏📜 New deep dive from Nina Pindham on how #climatechange impacts human rights.

Highlights:

- Cases linking climate impact to human rights
- Global legal moves towards recognising environmental rights
- Detailed analysis of significant ECtHR decisions

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We are delighted to welcome Victoria Osler as a new tenant. Called in 2001, Victoria has a wealth of experience in #property , #housing and #public law.

With a stellar reputation as a leading junior, she is recognised by Chambers and Partners & The Legal 500.

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Great to see Estelle Dehon KC KC quoted in this BBC News (UK) report on today’s ECHR ruling on climate action violating human rights.

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