Andrew Swaffer is excellent. Always very well prepared and will have thought through a legal problem. A first-class lawyer.
Legal 500 2023
very impressive
Head of legal at English Heritage
Excellent, very well done and thanks for all your work on this.
Head of Legal Central London Local Authority
Thank you again for all your help on this matter. It was invaluable to me.
Senior Specialist Lawyer West Devon Borough Council
I have very much enjoy working with you and greatly appreciated your support at Committee.
Team Manager London Planning Authority
Emyr Thomas, Andrew Swaffer, Aidan Dickinson and above all Alastair Lewis are all exceptional solicitors, who I have only good things to say of
Legal 500, 2021
Practice areas:
Sector experience:
Andrew’s work focuses on contentious public law matters with an emphasis on planning judicial reviews, public inquiries and compulsory purchase litigation. Andrew also works within the Parliamentary team on DCOs, Hybrid Bills (such as HS2) and election law.
Andrew also undertakes planning advice and agreement work and is currently acting as principle planning lawyer for a London authority
Around 70% of Andrew’s work is for local authorities or government departments with the rest split between private developers and charities.
Case highlights
- Acting for an acquiring authority in relation to the compulsory acquisition of a famous national landmark.
- Acting for Harrow School on a Judicial Review.
- Acting for the National Trust on a large public inquiry and subsequent Judicial Review.
- Acting for the Local Planning Authority in defending a judicial review in relation Formula E.
