John Litton QC

year of call: 1989

JLitton@landmarkchambers.co.uk

areas of law

Practice Summary

John has been in practice since 1991. He was a member of the Attorney General’s A Panel of Treasury Counsel for 7 years before taking Silk in 2010.

John practices in the United Kingdom and in Hong Kong. In the United Kingdom he specialises in all matters relating to town and country planning, environmental law, highways, compulsory purchase & compensation, administrative law matters (including related human rights aspects). He also has experience in local authority negligence. In Hong Kong, he practices in a broad range of civil litigation matters including complex rating cases.

In addition to public inquiries he frequently appears in the higher courts in England & Wales and in Hong Kong, including the Upper Tribunal and the Hong Kong Lands Tribunal.

Areas of Practice

John practices in the following areas:

• Town & Country Planning, highways and environmental law
• Compulsory Purchase and compensation
• Administrative law
• Hong Kong
• Other
• Recent Cases

What the directories say

"unflinching approach when faced with the most demanding cases and opponents." (Chambers 2010)

About John Litton QC

John lives with his family in London. He runs to keep fit and skis for pleasure. He has run the London Marathon more than once. Always up for a challenge, he cycled from London to Paris in September 2010. Good food and wine are long-held passions.

QUALIFICATIONS

John Litton was awarded an LLB (2:1) from Southampton University (1988). Initially appointed to the “B” of Treasury Counsel in 1999, he was appointed to the “A” in 2004 and re-appointed to that Panel in 2009 until he took silk in 2010. He served for 6 years (2000 – 2006) as the Treasurer of the Planning and Environmental Bar Association.

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