Graeme Keen

year of call: 1995

GKeen@landmarkchambers.co.uk

areas of law

Practice Summary

Graeme practices principally in four areas: planning, environmental, compulsory purchase and public law. Graeme's clients include developers, landowners, local planning authorities and individuals and he is instructed by solicitors and planning consultants. Graeme's practice covers advocacy and advisory work and he frequently appears at Public Inquiries and Examinations, in the High Court, the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber), as well as the Crown Court and Magistrates Courts. Graeme has also acted for parties involved in mediations.

Planning

Graeme's planning practice includes Public Inquiries and High Court work for developers, local government and other interested parties and includes housing, retail, major infrastructure projects, environmental matters, compulsory purchase, listed buildings, highways, as well as Local Development Framework Examinations.
 

Graeme is listed as a "Top Rated Junior" in the Planning Magazine's Guide to Planning Lawyers 2011/2012.

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.

Compulsory Purchase

Graeme has considerable compulsory purchase experience, including advisory work, Public Inquiries and hearings in the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) and the High Court.

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.

Other

Graeme also provides training for local authority officers and members. He is a member of the Planning and Environment Bar Association, Administrative Law Bar Association and UK Environment Law Association.

Graeme’s main clerk is Kevin Squires: 020 7421 1351;  ksquires@landmarkchambers.co.uk.
 

QUALIFICATIONS

Graeme is a graduate of King’s College London where he read Law. After graduation he attended the Inns of Court School of Law, Bar Vocational Course, and worked as a part-time lecturer in Constitutional Law at King’s College London.

Graeme regularly gives papers at Landmark Seminars and has conducted seminars on Planning Law at University College London, on the M.Phil. Town and Country Planning Course, lectured for the Local Government Group, Central Law Training, the RTPI summer school, PINS training week and various other organisations.

Graeme is a member of the Advisory Panel for the Encyclopedia of Planning Law and Practice.

CASES

Graeme is currently instructed on a number of judicial review challenges involving planning, environmental and local government issues. Following the grant of permission for judicial review by Collins J. in December 2011, Westminster City Council has abandoned its controversial proposals to extend parking charges through weekday evenings and on Sundays.

David Elvin QC and Graeme Keen represented the Claimant in the judicial review against the Council. For more infromation please click here.

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