Jeffrey’s experience in planning includes:

• Acting for a claimant in a challenge to the grant of planning permission for a waste processing facility (led by Saira Kabir Sheikh KC)
• Advising on rights of way matters as part of a development plan examination (led by Suzanne Ornsby KC)
• Assisting Charles Streeten at a 6-day planning inquiry in relation to a former mineral site
• Drafting summary grounds of defence in a statutory challenge to a grant of planning permission for a solar farm
• Drafting an opinion on the merits of judicial review in respect of a grant of planning permission for storage and distribution facilities
• Drafting an opinion on the merits of appeal against refusal of planning permission for a conversion of an agricultural unit to dwellings
• Drafting an opinion in respect of strategic planning matters and the effects of prospective legislation
• Drafting a pre-action response in a proposed challenge to adoption of a local plan by a London borough council
• Drafting a pre-action response in a proposed challenge to a grant of planning permission on a site within a National Landscape
• Drafting a pre-action letter in relation to a challenge to a local authority’s approval of cycle track lighting
• Drafting representations in respect of a developer’s liability for CIL
• Drafting objections in respect of an application for planning permission

Jeffrey has also provided research assistance on areas including:

• Transitional provisions in planning policy
• Interpretation of CIL charging schedules
• Gypsy and traveller accommodation assessment
• Permitted development rights for electronic communications apparatus
• Designation of Conservation Areas
• Grampian conditions
• The scope of section 31(2A) of the Senior Courts Act 1981

Jeffrey’s experience in compulsory purchase and compensation includes:

• Acting for the London Borough of Barnet in the Nofax Station Road Ltd v LB Barnet appeal to the Court of Appeal from the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (led by Rebecca Clutten). Jeffrey also provided assistance in the first instance Tribunal hearing ([2025] UKUT 241 (LC))
• Acting for a landowner claimant in a compensation claim for business shadow losses and extinguishment against HS2 in a 5-day Tribunal hearing (led by Isabella Tafur)
• Advising a statutory body claimant on a compensation claim against TfL (led by Caroline Daly)
• Advising on rights of entry arising from compulsory acquisition of land for highway improvement works (led by Caroline Daly)
• Assisting Rebecca Clutten and Daisy Noble in a compensation claim arising from land acquisition by HS2 around London Euston Station, which settled during the course of the Tribunal hearing
• Providing assistance to Curzon Park Ltd in the SoS for Transport v Curzon Park Ltd [2026] UKUT 73 (LC) CAAD appeal (led by James Pereira KC and Caroline Daly)
• Assisting Caroline Daly and Esther Drabkin-Reiter in successfully promoting a CPO on behalf of Rotherham MBC
• Drafting costs submissions following a Tribunal decision on a major (c.£30m) compensation claim

Jeffrey has also provided research assistance on areas including:

• Private interests in Crown land
• Loss of profits and commencement of businesses
• Separate corporate personality in the context of a claim for compensation
• Powers to enter and survey land
• Costs jurisdiction of the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber)
• HS2 Phase 2b

Jeffrey’s work in planning and major infrastructure projects frequently raises environmental issues, including Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) matters. Specific examples of Jeffrey’s experience in environmental law include:

• Drafting a pre-action letter in relation to a challenge to a local authority’s approval of lighting adjacent to a European site
• Advising a local authority on powers to access private land for environmental mitigation (led by Caroline Daly)
• Advising on rights of way matters in relation to a European site (led by Suzanne Ornsby KC)
• Drafting a skeleton argument in relation to a claim for declaratory relief against a water company
• Advising on the provision of public sewerage by a water company in relation to a rural property

Jeffrey’s experience in public law and High Court work includes:

• Acting for the Secretary of State in a judicial review challenge to the Cory Decarbonisation Project DCO (led by Hugh Flanagan)
• Acting for a claimant in a challenge to the grant of planning permission for a waste processing facility (led by Saira Kabir Sheikh KC)
• Assisting in a judicial review challenge to a highway authority’s discharge of its statutory duties
• Assisting in a judicial review challenge to the dismissal of a complaint by the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education
• Drafting a skeleton argument in relation to a judicial review challenge to the Government’s approval of proposals for a long-distance footpath
• Providing research assistance in relation to a challenge to the Ministry of Justice

Jeffrey has also provided research assistance on areas including:

• Duties in respect of Protected Landscapes
• Awards of costs in a statutory review claim
• Parliamentary privilege and ministerial statements

Jeffrey’s experience in major infrastructure projects includes:

• Acting for National Grid in promoting the Sea Link Project at the DCO examination stage as part of a counsel team (led by Saira Kabir Sheikh KC and Hugh Flanagan)
• Acting for the Secretary of State in a judicial review challenge to the Cory Decarbonisation Project DCO (led by Hugh Flanagan)
• Providing research assistance in relation to an application for a necessary wayleave
• Drafting a statement of grounds for refusing permission to appeal in respect of a challenge to a grant of a regulatory licence
• Preparing research notes in relation to a DCO concerning project description, development parameters, and associated development
• Preparing a research note on the scope of an environmental statement
• Preparing a research note on the costs for a warrant issued under s.173 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016
• Preparing a research note in respect of restrictive covenants and uplift payments

Jeffrey has been instructed to appear on behalf of statutory bodies and local government in a range of licensing hearings and appeals. His experience includes:

• Acting for a local authority in the context of an appeal against a revocation of a hackney carriage license
• Representing Transport for London in private hire vehicle licence appeals
• Representing the Metropolitan Police in reviews of premises licences
• Representing a restaurant at a committee hearing in respect of objections to temporary event notices
• Acting in matters relating to the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015
• Obtaining a stay of execution on behalf of a statutory body pending an application to set aside a default judgment
• Drafting an advice in relation to the provision of regulated entertainment and film classification

Since March 2026, Jeffrey has been seconded on a part‑time basis to Westminster City Council’s licensing sub‑committee, serving as its legal adviser.

Jeffrey has been instructed to act on behalf of ratepayers in a number of rating cases. His experience includes:

• Representing ratepayers in the magistrates’ court in proceedings for liability orders
• Drafting an advice on the rateability of service plant and machinery
• Drafting an advice on alterations to the rating list

Jeffrey has experience in range of local government and highways matters. His experience includes:

• Advising on enforcement action relating to encroachment on a public footpath
• Advising on matters relating to the maintenance and repair of highways
• Advising on PRoW matters as part of a development plan examination (led by Suzanne Ornsby KC)
• Assisting in a judicial review challenge to a highway authority’s discharge of its statutory duties
• Providing research assistance on obstructions to the carriageway and pavement
• Providing research on rights of burial

• University of Cambridge, Architecture BA (Hons) – Double First Class (2019)
• London Metropolitan University, MArch – Distinction (2023)
• BPP University, PGDL – Distinction (2023)
• The University of Law, BPC – Outstanding (2024)

Law

• Certificate of Honour, Middle Temple 2024 
• Winner, The Times One Essex Court Law Awards 2022 
• Best GDL Entry, The Bar Council Law Reform Essay Competition 2022 
• Runner-up, The Times 2TG Moot 2022-23

Architecture

• Nominee for Best Detail, RIBA East London Architects Group 2022
• Jesus College Scholarship for Part II Architecture 2019
• Jesus College Scholarship for Part IB Architecture 2018
• Sir Leslie Martin Prize for Architecture 2018 

• ‘Small Pellets, Big Issues’, FTB Environmental Law Blog (12 March 2026)
• ‘Setting the Scene: Badger Culling’, FTB Environmental Law Blog (27 November 2025)
• ‘The Protected Landscapes Duty: Where Are We Now?’, FTB Environmental Law Blog (23 October 2025)
• ‘Environmental Principles in the Court of Appeal: R (Rights: Community: Action Limited) v The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government [2025] EWCA Civ 990’, FTB Environmental Law Blog (2 September 2025)
• ‘Poultry and Pollution: The National Farmers’ Union v Herefordshire Council & Ors [2025] EWHC 536 (Admin)’, FTB Environmental Law Blog (18 March 2025)
• ‘Continuing Uncertainty Surrounding Continuing Nuisance’, The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer (September 2023)

• PEBA
• ALBA
• CPA
• The Attorney General’s Junior Junior Scheme

Before coming to the Bar, Jeffrey read Architecture at the University of Cambridge and went on to work in architecture for four years, where he was involved in residential and commercial projects across various work stages. This background means that he is particularly well-equipped in dealing with technical matters and design-related issues. Jeffrey holds both an undergraduate and a master’s degree in architecture.

Jeffrey is a native speaker of both Cantonese and Mandarin.

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