Ben Standing and Tim Edds are Senior Associates at Browne-Jacobson Solicitors. A large part of Ben’s specialism is in planning and environmental matters. This includes dealing with land designations such as common land and sites of special scientific interest. Nature conservation is a specific focus of Ben’s work. Ben acts for both public sector and private sector clients and regularly advises on judicial review claims.  Tim Edds is a specialist in natural environment matters involving assessments of public and administrative law risk, particularly those with a Welsh devolution settlement or European compliance angle. He is experienced in acting for both claimants and defendants in judicial review proceedings.   


Chris Forster Brown is principal ecologist at ADAS. He has been a practicing ecologist for over 20 years.  He has a particular specialism in the Ecological Impact Assessment of large, infrastructure projects, working as part of a multidisciplinary EIA team.  These have included many renewable energy sites – wind, hydro and solar as well as road schemes.  His experience includes assessment of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects and expert witness work.