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Tom Venables

Tom is Landmark’s ESG Lead Consultant and has 10 years’ private and public sector experience, specializing in risk management data solutions and consultancy services for ESG due-diligence and environmental issues for the legal and investment markets. Tom studied at Royal Holloway University of London for his undergraduate BSc Geography degree and the University of Brighton where he completed his Masters in Environmental Assessment and Management.

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Bob Pritchard

Bob is a Legal Director & specialist planning lawyer at Shoosmiths with over 25 years’ experience. He has also held senior positions in local government including the post of City Solicitor and Monitoring Officer at Leeds City Council. He specialises in large scale regeneration and infrastructure projects including the use of compulsory purchase (CPO) powers.

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Angus Evers

Partner and Head of Environment at Shoosmiths LLP Angus is an experienced environmental lawyer whose practice covers all aspects of environmental law from contaminated land to waste, climate change, renewables, nuisance, water pollution and asbestos. He also has expertise in related areas such as energy and health and safety. He advises developers and operators of,…

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Professor Robert Lee

Robert Lee is Professor of Law at the University of Birmingham. He has acted as specialist adviser to the European Parliament, the European Commission, the House of Commons and the National Assembly for Wales and has worked for the Department for the Environment in Northern Ireland (drafting environmental legislation), the Irish Environment Protection Agency, the UN Environment…

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Phil Huddleston MRICS

MINING SURVEYOR AND FORMER HEAD OF MINING INFORMATION AT THE COAL AUTHORITY (TCA) Phil is a Chartered Mineral Surveyor with specialist knowledge of coal mining data and geographic information systems. He is a Director of PinPoint Coal Ltd. Phil began his career with the National Coal Board where he trained to become a mining surveyor…

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Stephen Poole

Stephen advises landowners on capital and income taxes and helps with thinking about how to plan under the new agricultural payment landscape. He has spent many years in central technical offices of large firms, Mazars and PwC, and moved up to Newcastle in 2006 purely because Northumbria is a wonderful part of the country. Until…

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Dr Kathryn Collins

Kathryn is a Senior Environmental Consultant with over 8 years’ experience within marine environmental research, industry and regulation. Her PhD in Environmental (Marine) Planning was completed in 2020 and explored offshore consenting with a focus on stakeholder consultation and the regulatory assessment decision-making process. Kathryn has previously worked for the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) where…

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Maya Sainani

Maya is an aspiring environmental lawyer with a particular interest on biodiversity protection. She recently obtained a 1st class degree in Law from the University of Sussex and is presently working as a legal journalist for the Legal500 Green Guide, which focuses on highlighting law firms’ contribution to a green transition internationally.  Currently, Maya is…

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Stuart Tym

Stuart is a Planning Partner at Shoosmiths within the Real Estate Team. He has over 15 years experience of planning from both the private and public sector, with a particular expertise in enabling developments and enforcement work, as well as compulsory purchase, the negotiation of complex s.106 agreements, and judicial review. He acts for a…

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Sally Redman

Sally is a senior consultant with over 10 years’ experience in environmental risk management and consultancy services, including Phase 1 Environmental Assessments and Phase 2 Ground Investigations. She completed an MSc in Contaminated Land Risk Assessment and has numerous market accreditations including an IEMA (Institute for Environmental Management & Assessment), accredited auditor status and Fellow…

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Mark Taylor

Mark has been with Landmark Information Group for over 10 years. He is both an experienced consultant as well as an account manager, ensuring each of our clients receive the best possible reports and services for their specific requirements. His knowledge of risk reporting has helped him develop relationships across multiple sectors including legal, SIPPs,…

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Andrew Wiseman

Andrew has over 25 years’ experience in environmental and planning law. He is the author of the Law Society Environmental Law Handbook and a chapter author of the Law Society Conveyancing Handbook. He was formerly a partner and head of environmental law at an international law firm in the City of London. His practice encompasses…

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