Michael Driscoll QC and Ciaran Keller (instructed by Norton Rose) acted for the successful respondent in Star Energy Weald Basin Limited v Bocardo SA [2010] UKSC 35, a landmark case concerning trespass by oil pipelines at depth, in which the Supreme Court considered how far the title of a surface owner extends below the surface and the compensation payable for the compulsory acquisition of rights under the Mines (Working Facilities and Support) Act 1966 and the Petroleum Act 1934. See case details here.