Penny Simpson
UK Guide 2024
Band 1 : Environment
Band 1
About
Provided by Penny Simpson
Practice Areas
Penny is an environmental lawyer well known for her expertise in “natural environment” law. She advises housing and other developers, mineral operators, water companies, energy sector companies, environmental consultancies and public sector organisations on a wide range of issues relating to the natural environment, such as protected species / sites, water regulation, environmental permitting and environmental impact assessment. Her expertise covers regulatory compliance advice, planning advice, environmental permit / licences, appeals, criminal defence and challenges of public body decisions. She also advises on other areas of environmental law such as contaminated land and waste issues.
Career
2013-date Partner Freeths LLP; 2002- 2013 Associate Solicitor Safety, Heath and Environment Group DLA Piper; 1999-2003 In house lawyer at Royal Society for the Protection of Birds; 1995-1999 Trainee Assistant / Solicitor Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
Professional Memberships
UK Environmental Law Association’s Nature Conservation Group (Chairperson 2008-2013). Royal Commission for Environmental Pollution – Penny was asked to peer review “Adapting to Climate Change” report.
Publications
Tolley’s Environmental Law (contributor); EU Environmental Liability Directive in “Enterprise Risk”; Water Framework Directive in In House Lawyer magazine; Articles in CIEEM’s “In Practice”; Journal of Planning and Environmental Law 2011; The Sunday Times (2012).
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Freeths LLP
East Midlands
Leeds, Bradford and surrounds
