UKELA Council

Peter is currently working on civil penalties and environmental permitting.
peter.kellett@environment-agency.gov.uk Tel: 0117 915 2376
Special responsibilities: Executive Committee member, Garner lecture, Conference 2011, aim 5 working group, Patrons & Honorary Members.

Mark has been an environmental lawyer for more than 15 years, working at Simmons & Simmons, Ashursts and SJ Berwin where he became a partner. He is now a partner and head of the environmental law group at Dundas & Wilson where he leads a team of environmental lawyers in its London, Edinburgh and Glasgow offices.
mark.brumwell@dundas-wilson.com Tel: 0207 759 3517
Special Responsibilities: Executive Committee member, Conference sponsorship and planning 2011, Patrons & Honorary Members and fundraising.

Government lawyer working for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs working in the Environmental Law team. Previously with the Welsh Assembly Government advising on environmental law.
tom.mosedale@defra.gsi.gov.uk Tel: 0207 238 0547
Special responsibilities: Executive Committee member, Treasurer, Conference 2011, aim 5 development and risk planning.

A Director of WSP Environment and Energy's Corporate, Planning and Risk Division. Tim has over 13 years experience in environmental consultancy.
tim.clare@wspgroup.com Tel: 0207 314 5915
Special responsibilities: Executive Committee member, London meetings, Conference green housekeeping and risk planning.

A partner at Stevens & Bolton LLP (Guildford) where she heads the Planning, Environmental and Health & Safety team. She joined the firm in 1988 after 15 years in local government.
catherine.davey@stevens-bolton.co.uk Tel: 01483 734234
Special responsibilities: Executive Committee member, e-law editor, governance, contracts.

Founder and a director of the Environmental Regulation & Information Centre Ltd, currently advising DoE Northern Ireland on new legislation. Begonia is an environmental lawyer qualified both as Solicitor and Spanish Advocate. Formerly with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Simmons & Simmons. Editor of Butterworth's' Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedent's environmental law volume, teaches at City University.
begonia@eric-group.co.uk Tel: 02380 453 777
Special responsibilities: Executive Committe member, aim 5 working group and contracts.

Government lawyer with DEFRA heading up the International Biotechnology and Know How team, specialising in international and European environmental law. Previously advised on various EU Directives relating to waste and water, as well as being involved in international climate change negotiations on behalf of the UK. Also enjoyed a secondment to the Environment Agency. Before joining Defra, worked in the City in private practice, and completed a LLM in environmental law part time at London University.
elizabeth.hattan@defra.gsi.gov.uk Tel: 0207 238 0524
Special responsibilities:Executive Committee Member, International monitor, risk planning, Conference 2011, student champion.

Colleen writes for Lexis Nexis as well as working with companies on compliance and sustainability issues as a director of CLT Envirolaw . She consults for Dundas and Wilson and has over ten years of environmental law experience in city law firms. She also lectures at Birkbeck University.
colleen.theron@clt-envirolaw.com Tel: 07714979936
Special responsibilities: Executive Committee member, working party co-ordinator, aim 5 development.

Barrister at Landmark Chambers and Assistant Director of the Landmark Chambers for Environmental Law.
sblackmore@landmarkchambers.co.uk Tel: 0207 430 1221
Special Responsibilities: Conference 2011, aim 5 development, social media development.

Paul is a solicitor with DEFRA. Before joining DEFRA, he worked for the Environment Agency and in private practice, advising on a wide range of environmental issues.

paul.collins@defra.gsi.gov.uk Tel: 0207 238 0538

Special Responsibilities: Fundraising, membership development, social media development

Richard Kimblin has varied and wide experience advocacy and advisory work in planning, environmental and public law. He has been appointed Junior Counsel to the Crown [London Panel] and is acknowledged as a leading junior in both planning and environmental law.
rk@no5.com Tel: 0870 203 5555
Special responsibilities: Lord Slynn and student moot; other student activites

Chief Consultant at Corporate Risk Associates Limited since 2007 advising on science-based evidence, especially pollution impacts from industrial operations. Former Nuclear Inspector & Principal Scientist at Defra, having publishing over 50 scientific papers. Internationally recognised expertise on emergency response and advice on the interpretation of EU Environmental Directives.
pleonard@c-risk-a.co.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1372 860 840 (M) 078 28 182 352
Special Responsibilities: CPD accreditation, student mentoring.

Head Solicitor at SEPA, Bridget sits on SEPA's newly formed Better Regulation Project Board.
bridget.marshall@sepa.org.uk Tel: 01786 457700
Special Responsibilities: Aim 5 working group, Conference 2011.

James is a barrister at Landmark Chambers. He is acknowledged as a leading junior in planning, environmental and public law. He is on the Attorney-General's London A-Panel of Counsel to the Crown.
jmaurici@landmarkchambers.co.uk Tel: 0207 430 1221
Special Responsibilities:links with PEBA, UKELA development in Northern Ireland and Wales

Partner with Brodies LLP, based in their Glasgow office with a particular specialism in contaminated land. Kenneth is also an Honorary Professor at Glasgow University and organises and helps to teach Environmental Law there.
kenneth.ross@brodies.com Tel: 0141 248 4672
Special Responsibilities: Regional Groups co-ordinator, UKELA development in Wales and Northern Ireland.

Ben is a solicitor at Clifford Chance, specialising in environmental and planning law. Ben joined Clifford Chance in 2001 and before that spent a year at Slaughter and May. Ben advises on a broad spectrum on environmental, climate change and energy issues.

ben.stansfield@cliffordchance.com Tel: 0207 006 4507

Special Responsibilities: website editor, membership development

Stephen runs Sykes Environmental, an environmental investment and risk management business.
stephen@sykesenvironmental.com Tel: 0845 226 7164
Special responsibilities:Membership development

Partner at R&R Urquhart LLP Solicitors where he advises and represents clients in all aspects of environmental and land related law. Jamie also lectures part-time on environmental law at Edinburgh University.
jamiewhittle@r-r-urquhart.com Tel: 01463 714477
Special Responsibilities: Law & Your Environment editor, aim 5 development

Andrew is a former Chair of UKELA and heads Stephenson Harwood's environment team, where he is a partner.
andrew.wiseman@shlegal.co.uk Tel: 0207 809 2528
Special Responsibilities: Risk planning, Conference 2011