Practice Summary

Graeme Keen was called to the Bar in 1995. His particular area of expertise is planning, but his practice covers advocacy and advisory work in all main areas of Chambers' practice.

Planning

Graeme's planning practice includes public inquiries and High Court work for local government, developers and other interested parties and includes housing, retail, major infrastructure projects, environmental matters, compulsory purchase and local development frameworks.

Graeme has extensive inquiry experience which covers planning and enforcement appeals, "call-in" inquiries, development plan promotion/objections, compulsory purchase orders and major infrastructure projects (e.g. the Dibden Bay Deep Sea Container Inquiry) and renewable energy projects.

Graeme also appears at inquiries into the diversion/ extinguishment/ addition to the definitive map of public rights of way and has expertise in defending prosecutions for breach of enforcement notices

Public

His public law practice predominantly relates to planning and environmental matters. He has represented local authorities and private clients, on a wide range of issues, for example, judicial review, statutory appeals, injunctions for breach of enforcement notices and compulsory purchase matters.

Environment

Graeme has been instructed on a number of high profile Public Inquiries involving environmental matters and also has expertise in defending environmental prosecutions in relation to matters such as waste disposal and pollution.

Property

Graeme's property work includes landlord and tenant litigation, on matters such as rights to possession, nuisance, breach of covenant, construction issues, validity of notices, etc.

Graeme is a member of the Planning and Environment Bar Association, Administrative Law Bar Association and UK Environment Law Association.