A tradition of excellence

FTB is a barristers’ chambers with a leading reputation for planning, environment, licensing, public, compulsory purchase and land valuation, major infrastructure projects, local government, rating, ecclesiastical and religious liberty, highways, commons and open spaces and ADR.

Expertise where it counts

We are consistently recognised as a leading set by the market and directories because of the quality and number of leading practitioners we can provide, our major projects and our client base.

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Co-op Live Manchester

Co-op Live Manchester is the £365m entertainment venue that plans to make Manchester the musical capital of Europe.

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The East Anglia One (North) and East Anglia Two Offshore Windfarms

The case concerns two related applications for the construction and operation of large offshore windfarms in the North Sea.  

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Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre

In 2016 the Government announced proposals for a Holocaust Memorial in Victoria Tower Gardens immediately to the south of the Houses of Parliament.

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Walleys Quarry

Walleys Quarry is a waste landfill site locate in Newcastle Under Lyme and which opened in February 2007. 

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Sizewell C New Nuclear Power Station

The Sizewell C new nuclear power station at Sizewell in East Suffolk is one of the single most important energy infrastructure projects in the UK for a generation.  

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The O2 Academy Brixton

The O2 Academy Brixton is an internationally renowned concert venue, with audiences travelling from all over the world to attend live music events and comedy shows. The iconic stage design is based on Venice’s Rialto bridge and frames Europe’s largest fixed stage. The capacity of the venue is in the region of 5,000 persons.

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Events to keep you connected

11
Jun' 26
Public Law Webinar – Avoiding Judicial Review Pitfalls

This lunchtime webinar will provide an overview of the common errors made by public authorities which lead to judicial review claims – and those made in defending such claims – together with advice on how to avoid them.  It will cover both substantive legal issues and judicial review practice and procedure. 

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25
Sep' 26
Virtual Mini Pupillage Day

Are you interested in public and administrative law, environmental law, or the legal process governing what gets built where and how? Then you may be interested in a career at the public and environmental Bar.Are you interested in public and administrative law, environmental law, or the legal process governing what gets built where and how? Then you may be interested in a career at the public and environmental Bar.

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Environmental Law Blog

Questions of environmental justice, the climate crisis, biodiversity and resource management are among the defining issues of our time. 

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03
Jun' 26
Final Day of Rights of Way Inquiry Concerning the Barton Court Estate

Emma Rowland

Today marks the final day of a five‑day public inquiry into rights of way issues concerning the Barton Court Estate.

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29
May' 26
High Court Dismisses Challenge to Solar Farm

Mark Westmoreland Smith KC

The High Court has dismissed a challenge to the grant of planning permission for a 29.7MW solar at Woolley Edge Lane, Wakefield. A local resident challenged the planning permission on three grounds. 

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Environmental Law Blog

Questions of environmental justice, the climate crisis, biodiversity and resource management are among the defining issues of our time. 

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