Weightmans’ regulatory team in safe hands with new consultancy appointment

Weightmans has continued its expansion with the appointment of heavyweight lawyer Ray Clarke to the Regulatory department.

Ray has joined Weightmans from Nabarro LLP where he was a Partner and most recently a Consultant specialising in all aspects of Environmental and Health & Safety Law, both contentious and non-contentious.

Ray has acted for many well-known UK and overseas companies across a wide range of sectors including manufacturing, waste, mining and minerals and property. He is one of the country’s leading lawyers in both Environmental Law and Health & Safety Law with Chambers UK identifying him as the ‘Senior Statesman’ and ‘a very knowledgeable and experienced practitioner who can always be relied on to give commercially astute advice’.

Ray has acted on behalf of organisations lobbying for changes in policy and legislation and has also represented companies on climate change matters.

He is recognised for his strong negotiating skills with regulators and government bodies and recent work has included successfully challenging devolved governments on the interpretation of legislation in the areas of marine dredging and EU waste law.

David Lewis, Partner and head of the Regulatory department at Weightmans said:

“We are delighted to welcome Ray on board as a Consultant to the firm. He is a real specialist in his field with a wealth of experience. He will be a huge asset to us at Weightmans and we are pleased to be working with him.”

Of his appointment, Ray said:

“I am thrilled to join Weightmans at such an exciting time for the firm. The dedicated Regulatory team is regarded as a market leader and I am looking forward to further enhancing the firm’s service offering.”

Ray is also a fellow of the Institute of Quarrying and a speaker on courses run by the International Development Law Institute in Rome and elsewhere overseas.

He presents at conferences and to trade and industry bodies and also carries out bespoke training to enable clients and organisations to deal with the ever-increasing burden of legislation and the management of incidents.