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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

17
Sep' 25
Annual Rating Seminar 2025 (Hybrid)

This afternoon seminar will provide an opportunity to be informed about and discuss the latest developments in rating with some of the leading barristers in the field. It will focus on key practical issues, providing a convenient way for busy practitioners to keep up to date and to manage the implications of recent changes. 

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17
Nov' 25
Annual Compulsory Purchase and Compensation Seminar 2025 (Hybrid)

This afternoon seminar will focus on legal matters relevant to compulsory purchase and compensation and should be of benefit to all those working in this field including acquiring authority officers, solicitors, surveyors, planners, accountants and developers.

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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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18
Jul' 25
Esther Drabkin-Reiter and Claire Nevin Called to the Bar of Ireland

Esther Drabkin-Reiter, Claire Nevin

Chambers is delighted to announce that following their admission to the degree of Barrister-at-Law by the Honorable Society of the King’s Inns, Esther Drabkin-Reiter and Claire Nevin are being called to the Irish Bar today, 18 July 2025. The ceremony takes place before the Chief Justice of Ireland, Donal O’Donnell, at the Four Courts in Dublin. 

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17
Jul' 25
Definitive Map Modification Order Not Confirmed as Use Not As of Right

Gregory Jones KC, Michael Feeney

In a decision dated 9 July 2025 the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has not confirmed an order made by Surrey County Council to add a footpath to the Definitive Map and Statement. Surrey County Council in making the order relied on the presumption of dedication arising from section 31 of the Highways Act 1980.

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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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