Tobias Shaw Paul

Associate

Emailtobias.paul@dlapiper.com

Call+44 (0)121 281 3840

Birmingham

About

Areas of FocusReal Estate

Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales

EXPERIENCE

Advising East West Railway Company Ltd – a wholly owned body of the Department for Transport – on the preparation of a development consent order application for a new railway line between Oxford, Bedford and Cambridge, including in relation to: environmental impact assessment and habitats assessment; land acquisition strategy in collaboration with the client's land referencing consultants; land access and survey licensing (including use of statutory powers); and stakeholder engagement strategy.
Acting for the Department for Transport with respect to airport capacity enhancement and UK airspace modernisation including freedom of information compliance, advice on handling of blight notices and purchase notices and commercial advice regarding the client's relationship with Heathrow Airport Limited and other key stakeholders.
Supporting Mersey Gateway Crossings Board Ltd – a subsidiary of Halton Borough Council – on all aspects of land acquisition, valuation, compensation and operational arrangements for the Mersey Gateway Bridge under the applicable Transport and Works Act Orders and the Transport Act 2000, including implementation of General Vesting Declarations, notices to treat and associated compensation negotiations and conduct of Upper Tribunal proceedings.
Assisting High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd on the construction of Phase One of the route between London and Birmingham, including regarding compulsory purchase compensation obligations, operational use of highways and subsequent reinstatement and the exercise of statutory powers for the temporary use of land, and a 100% record of success managing Schedule 17 planning appeals and connected litigation.
Successfully securing a development consent order for Ineos Group to authorise a circa £1billion underground gas storage facility including significant associated on-shore linear infrastructure and connections with a major emphasis on agreeing timely and effective statements of common ground with key stakeholders and landowners and demonstrating the client's ability to satisfy the public interest and financial requirements to obtain and exercise powers of compulsory acquisition.
Acting as solicitor to a private street works authority in relation to the exercise of statutory powers to undertake works in the relevant streets and highways, negotiating and securing appropriate protective provisions and indemnities from statutory undertakers (including obtaining and granting associated deeds, wayleaves and licences) and recovery of costs and expenses under the applicable statutory codes.

Education

University of Cambridge, BA

University of Law, LPC - Distinction

Tobias is an active participant in the firm's Head Start programme, mentoring talented pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds to support them in accessing higher education and the professions, and – away from the office – is a freeman and guild brother of the City of Glasgow.

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