Chambers is highly ranked by the leading independent legal directories for its work across a broad spectrum of local government work including in particular for planning, licensing, local government finance and compulsory purchase.
The Legal 500, 2024 notes that FTB is "one of the leading local government sets with experience across the board in local government law" and a "fantastic set to work with." Chambers and Partners 2023 comments that Francis Taylor Building has "very good level of expertise across the board" and "good-quality work".
Chambers' expertise includes all aspects of local government law and procedures:
- Local government powers
- Planning
- Licensing
- Local government finance including rating and the Council Tax
- Compulsory purchase
- Highways, Commons and Open Spaces
- Election law
- Education
- Assets of Community Value
- Public Procurement
- Public health and environment
- Maladministration
- Standards in local government
Members of chambers have been involved in cases involving the Commissioner for Local Administration, the Parliamentary Commissioner and the Standards Board for England. In Hong Kong members have acted for public utilities and developers on major matters.
Junior members of Chambers also attend secondments at local and public authorities where they advise and appear on a variety of different local government issues.
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Nov' 24A Boat Is Not a Building for CIL Purposes
Lord Justice Lewison has refused permission to appeal from the decision of Mrs Justice Lang refusing Newham LBC permission for judicial review ([2024] EWHC 2321 (Admin)).
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Oct' 24Holland Park ‘Mega-Basement’ Judicial Review Dismissed: R (Davies) v RBKC [2024] EWHC 2711 (Admin)
The High Court has handed down judgment dismissing a judicial review of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s decision to grant planning permission and listed buildings consent for the construction of a “monumental” basement beneath a detached five storey house on London’s Holland Park.
"One of the leading local government sets with experience across the board in local government law" and a ‘" fantastic set to work with."
Legal 500, 2024"very good level of expertise across the board" and "good-quality work."
Chambers and Partners, 2023"Areas of particular strength for the set's members include cases relating to local government finances and council tax, as well as complex public health, licensing and highways matters. The team is also regularly called upon to advise on ratings and land valuation matters, and offers considerable expertise in relation to compulsory purchase orders and compensation."
Chambers and Partners, 2022"The team is highly regarded for its expertise in rating matters, and handles instructions relating to local government finances, council tax, licensing and compulsory purchase orders and compensation."
Legal 500, 2022"The set as a whole has extremely knowledgeable and hard working barristers with a wealth of experience and offers a good range of barristers within different price ranges."
Legal 500, 2022