Ruth Stockley

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Year of Call: 1988

Profile

Ruth practises in all aspects of town and country planning, highways and rights of way, environment, compulsory purchase, village greens, taxi licensing, education, local government, administrative law and judicial review.
She has represented developers, local authorities and third parties in a wide range of public inquiries including major retail, housing, commercial and leisure developments as well as windfarms, mineral extraction and landfill proposals. She has also appeared in numerous rights of way inquiries, enforcement inquiries and development plan inquiries.

She regularly appears before the Administrative Court in statutory appeals and judicial review proceedings. She also appears before the Lands Tribunal in compulsory purchase and compensation cases, and in all the general civil and criminal courts in highway and other public law related matters. In addition, she has appeared before the Traffic Commissioner.

In non-statutory village green inquiries, she has sat as an Inspector on many occasions, and has also represented both applicants and objectors at such inquiries.
Ruth is an editor of Sweet and Maxwell's Encyclopedia of Highway Law and Practice, and she regularly delivers papers to various planning, highway, traffic and village green conferences.

 

Recommendations

Chambers UK 2012: Ruth Stockley's environment expertise is supplemented by her extensive planning knowledge. Market commentators praiseher sense of reason and add: "She is good on her feet."

Chambers UK 2012: Ruth Stockley is known for her academic comprehension of planning law. She has experience of acting on retail, residential and leisure developments for local authorities, developers and third parties.

Chambers UK 2011:  Ruth Stockley is admired for her town and country planning expertise, especially that pertaining to landfill, village green and wind farm matters. 

Chambers UK 2011: Ruth Stockley commands a vast amount of loyalty amongst her clients, who return to her time and again because of her wide  knowledge of town and country planning, highways, village greens and compulsory purchase matters.

Chambers UK: Ruth Stockley is applauded for her stream of landfill and wind farm work and is noted for having a broad and through understanding of planning law, with her knowledge of highway matters billed as "absolutely second to none - she can just pluck the relevant facts out of the air".

Chambers UK : "Sound, client-focused and reliable," Ruth Stockley was the subject of a stream of good feedback. 

Chambers UK: "approachable, practical and sensitive advocate".

Legal 500 2010: "consistently recommended for planning instructions"

Legal 500 : "consistently recommended".

Legal 500 : "In an excellent group, solicitors consistently mention Ruth Stockley".

Legal 500 : ".....highly rated".

Legal 500: "Popular juniors include Ruth Stockley".

Legal 500: "The extremely strong team includes the knowledgeable Ruth Stockley."

 

Publications

Ruth is an editor of Sweet and Maxwell's Encyclopedia of Highway Law and Practice.

 

Memberships

Planning and Environment Bar Association

Administrative Law Bar Association

Former President of Manchester Law Library

Northern and North Eastern Circuits

 

Career & Education

University: Nottingham

Degree: LLB (Hons)

Year of Call: 1988 (Lincoln's Inn)

Joined Chambers: 1988

Other

Direct Professional Access: Yes