Magdalena advises on contentious and non-contentious planning, and consenting and environmental matters, with particular focus on large infrastructure projects.

Her experience of contentious matters includes public inquiries, hearings and appeals.

She advises on consenting strategies, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), habitats, and species matters including Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA), environmental consenting, and roads law. She has extensive experience in compulsory purchase and necessary wayleaves, advising promotors and affected parties.

Magdalena’s experience includes advising clients in regulated sectors, including energy; ports and harbours; and aquaculture. She has in-depth knowledge of the energy sector, including in-house experience gained during secondments. With substantial experience of linear and location-critical projects, she understands the specific challenges they face and advises on appropriately framed consenting strategies.

Areas of practice include:

Sector experience includes:

Admitted

2014: Scotland
2021: England and Wales

Relevant experience

Advising on large-scale strategic energy projects, including overhead lines, underground cables (terrestrial and sub-sea), substations and converter stations.
Advising clients operating in regulated sectors on the exercise of powers of statutory undertakers.
Compulsory purchase and necessary wayleaves, advising promotors and affected parties.
Environmental law, including environmental impact assessment, biodiversity requirements, designated sites, and habitats and species matters including HRA.
Ports and harbours matters, including interaction between marine and terrestrial consenting regimes.
Environmental consenting, including protection of the water environment, pollution prevention and control, and hazardous substances.
Advising on environmental appeals and operational issues relating to environmental matters, including advising operators in the energy sector and the aquaculture sector.
Contentious matters, including public inquiries, hearings and appeals.