Habitats Directive

Gregory Jones KC is a barrister in the Chambers of Andrew Tait KC, Francis Taylor Building, London. He is called to the bars of England & Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Since working as a stagiaire at the European Commission and as Jean Pierre Warner Scholar at the European Court of Justice, Gregory has established himself as a leading practitioner in the fields of planning and environmental law with a particular expertise in the impact of EU environmental law. He has been involved in many leading planning and environmental cases not only before public inquiries and courts in England & Wales and Northern Ireland, but also before the Court of Justice of the European Union.

• 1. The Bern Convention and the Origins of the Habitats Directive Gregory Jones KC2. A Comparison of the Habitats Directive with the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity Catherine MacKenzie3. After Morge, where are we now? The Meaning of 'Disturbance' in the Habitats Directive Charles George KC and David Graham4. How to Deal with Candidate SACs and Potential SPAs Gregory Jones KC and Ned Westaway5. The Meaning of 'Any Plan or Project' Under Article 6(3) Stephen Tromans KC6. Appropriate Assessment: A Paper Tiger? Peter Scott7. SANGs: The Thames Basin Case Study Simon Ricketts and Sarah Bischoff8. The Habitats Directive: Nature and Law Paul Stookes9. Adverse Effects on the Integrity of a European Site: Some Unanswered Questions Gregory Jones KC10. Are Imperative Reasons Imperiling the Habitats Directive? An Assessment of Article 6(4) and the IROPI Exception Rebecca Clutten and Isabella Tafur11. The Maritime Dimensions of the Habitats Directive: Past Challenges and Future Opportunities Richard Caddell12. Judicial Review, the Precautionary Principle and the Protection of Habitats: Do we have a Systemof Administrative Law yet? Denis Edwards13. The Principle of Equilibrium in Environmental Law: The Example of the Habitats Directive Andrew Waite