Browne Jacobson LLP

A pre-eminent firm for environmental work, Browne Jacobson LLP‘s planning and environment team acts for major public sector and NGO clients. The environmental expertise is well supported by the public law experience of practice head Richard Barlow, who lends his environmental law, judicial review, and risk management knowledge to local authorities and public bodies. With similar public law experience, Laura Hughes is a key name for nature conservation, while Ben Standing also comes recommended for his experience advising on biodiversity net gain, contaminated land, habitats regulations, and marine matters. Andrew Hopkin leads the criminal compliance and regulatory team, where he handles the prosecution of environmental cases, and Helen Gill leads on biodiversity net gain work.