Irresolute Clay

Richard Macrory is a barrister and Emeritus Professor of Environmental Law at University College London.

• 1. Early Legal Environmental Activism2. The Windscale Inquiry 3. The Emergence of Environmental Lawyers in the UK 4. Environmental Law as an Academic Discipline: Early Sparks 5. Practising Environmental Law as a Barrister 6. Influencing Public Policy: Parliamentary Select Committees 7. A National Environmental Agency 8. Academic Environmental Law Comes of Age 9. Swirling Worlds: The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution 10. Environmental Courts and Tribunals 11. Reforming Regulatory Sanctions 12. The European Dimension 13. Brexit and Environmental Law

This book tells from Richard's unique perspective through first hand accounts the history of modern environmental law as it grew to become a respected discipline. Few if any people have had quite such a lasting influence on environmental law. Politicians come and go but Richard has remained a resilient shaping influence.