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INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE

Vincent Fraser QC (silk 2001)

- Warrington Wolves Stadium - Redevelopment of Kendal Rugby Club - Salford Reds new Stadium - Standish Cricket Club - Harrogate Cricket Club - Proposed new Racecourse, all-weather racetrack and equestrian centre Salford Forest Park - Haydock Racecourse - Stock car racing stadium, Newcastle - Proposed new golf course Salford Forest Park - Royal Liverpool Golf Club - Proposed new golf course Salford Forest Park - Royal Liverpool Golf Club - Proposed Greyhound Stadium, Fazakerley - Proposed Community Sports Stadium, York - Proposed Aquatics Centre and Sports Academy, - Cottondale Shooting Grounds, Ryedale - Proposed Cable-ski facility, Stockton - Advised on powers to restrict traffic on match days - Advised on parking restrictions on match days - Advised on proposals for motor cycle time trials in town centre

David Manley QC (silk 2003)

- Warrington Wolves new Stadium - Dewsbury Rugby Stadium development - Redevelopment of Ingol Golf Course (Preston)

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Paul G Tucker QC (silk 2010)

- advised on proposed new Everton Stadium at Liverpool Waters - successfully opposed redevelopment of Everton Training Ground at inquiry - advised on proposed new Anfield Stadium proposals - advised on extension of existing Anfield Stadium including prospects of CPO - Advised on registration as Assets of Community Value of the following stadia: o Bolton Wanderers’ Macron Stadium o Liverpool FC - Anfield Stadium o Manchester Utd – o Birmingham City – St Andrews - Advised on Proposed works at Leeds Rhinos Ground - Successfully opposed redevelopment of Kendal Rugby Club at inquiry - Advised upon redevelopment of Blackburn Rugby Club - Advised upon proposed redevelopment at Headingley Cricket Ground - Promoted challenge to the enabling development to fund redevelopment at Old Trafford Cricket Ground (litigation up to the Court of Appeal) - Advised upon proposed housing development at Kempton Park jointly for Jockey Club & Redrow - Advised upon Motor racing enforcement notice at Elvington Airfield - Advised upon Noise Nuisance appeal at Elvington Airfield - Advised upon Noise Nuisance appeal at Bruntingthorpe Airfield - Promoted new golf course in Lake District National Park at inquiry - Advised upon Mollington Golf Club enforcement and PROW issues - Secured Consent after inquiry for Rudyard Sailability Sailing Facilities in the Green Belt - Successfully secured Highway stopping orders to facilitate Manchester Stadium for Commonwealth Games - Acted for Sport England as lead objector to Windermere bylaws – lengthy inquiry - Successfully promoted new waterski centre s. of Tamworth after inqury - promoted New Snow Dome proposal on the Fylde Coast at Local Plan Inquiry

Eric Owen (1969)

- Bolton Wanderers new ‘Reebok’ Stadium - Wigan FC new stadium CPO - State aid issues in relation to redevelopment proposals for new football stadia - Ironman competition in Bolton (State Aid issues) - Procurement issues in relation to Police radio transmissions for Commonwealth Games Manchester

Alan Evans (1978)

- Salford City Reds new stadium

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John Barrett (1982)

- Promoted proposed new Everton Stadium at Kirby - Promoting proposed new Everton Stadium at Liverpool Waters - Wigan FC new stadium CPO - Newcastle Falcons Rugby Stadium appeal for Newcastle CC

Gary Grant (1985)

- Advising Manchester United on crowd management issues in context of Metro extension transport and works proposals - Redevelopment and relocation of London Irish training pitches - Performance car circuit at Enstone airfield Oxfordshire - litigation to Court of Appeal - Proposals for extension of elite Polo facilities in Surrey AONB

Ruth Stockley (1988)

- Helped secure Highway stopping orders to facilitate Manchester Stadium for Commonwealth Games - Acted on Leigh Sports Village, Wigan - Acted on proposed new Racecourse, all-weather racetrack and equestrian centre at Salford Forest Park - Acted on redevelopment of Standish Cricket Club - Advised on registration as Asset of Community Value of Burnley Football Club - Acted in numerous village green applications covering playing fields

Martin Carter* (1992)

- extensive appearance of dealing with applications for land to be registered as a Town or Village Green where the relevant land includes sports pitches - acting for the landowner objecting to the application in order to preserve the playing pitches for their current use without being subject to unrestricted rights of access for recreation by local people. - sits as an Inspector in non-statutory public inquiries dealing with such applications.

Ian Ponter (1993)

- Challenge to the enabling development to fund redevelopment at Old Trafford Cricket Ground (litigation up to the Court of Appeal) - Advised on Bolton Wanderers’ Macron Stadium Asset of Community Value registration - advised LFC on the EIA for the Anfield extension. - advised LFC on the redevelopment of Liverpool’s Melwood training ground.

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Jonathan Easton (1996)

- promoted Noise nuisance x 3 re: motocross (Essex) - Expansion of Forest Pines golf course, Skegness - Mixed use development including 10,000 seat stadium for Merthyr Tydfil - Numerous village green applications covering playing fields

Giles Cannock (1998)

- Redevelopment of Everton Training Ground - Manchester City CPO - Doncaster Racecourse - Motor racing enforcement notice at Elvington Airfield - Donington Park circuit moto-cross events - Redevelopment of Ingol Golf Course (Preston) - Mollington Golf Club enforcement and PROW issues - Cheshire and Anglesey Golf Club

John Hunter (2002)

- Noise Nuisance appeal at Elvington

Michael Rudd (2002)

- Advised on numerous CPOs related to the Stratford Olympic venues (2010-2014); - Member of the Sport Resolution Olympic Pro-Bono Legal Advice Team (London Olympics 2012) - an official team of lawyers set up by London 2012 to assist athletes attending the Olympics that got into any form of difficulty. - Successfully resisted enforcement action against a sports and social facility used by a number of local rugby clubs, including Club (2017); - Various planning and enforcement appeals relating to equestrian activities; - Numerous village greens involving playing fields; - Advised on various statutory nuisance matters relating to clay pigeon and game shooting.

Sarah Reid (2004)

- advised on Golf courts facilities in the Green Belt, Cheshire West. - advised on Tennis Court facilities in the Green Belt, Staffordshire. - Motorcross: enforcement notice appeal and High Court challenge, West Lancashire (Leisure Lakes). - Motorcross track, Chorley. - Facilities for fishing and breeding fish, Selby.

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