Public Law

Sep

2011

In the eye of the beholder

A recent decision of the Public Standards Commissioner highlights that the involvement of councillors in the planning system, especially where they are perceived as having an interest, financial or otherwise, in planning matters, continues to give rise to heated debate. The decision is concerned with the conduct of a number of Shetland councillors with varying… Read more »

Posted by Daniel Barter

On September 1, 2011

Aug

2011

Public Law

You say you need an extra teacher? Well, you know…

There’s a new decision available on the Scotcourts website that might assist local authorities struggling with the Byzantine legislation governing school placing requests. The case was a placing request appeal in Edinburgh Sheriff Court, featuring your humble author as the solicitor for City of Edinburgh Council. The decision is here, and it involves an issue… Read more »

Posted by Charles Livingstone

On August 22, 2011

Aug

2011

Public Law

Hard cheese? Doesn’t have to be…

OFT Fines Supermarket Giants Following Investigation into Price Fixing Yesterday, following its investigation into the retail pricing of dairy products, the OFT issued a decision imposing fines of £49.5 million on four supermarkets and five dairy processors. The companies, including Asda, Arla and Tesco, were found to have infringed the Competition Act 1998 when it… Read more »

Posted by Daniel Barter

On August 11, 2011

Aug

2011

Public Law

The price is right (or is it?)

Alex Neil was quoted in the Herald Newspaper last week saying that ‘economic impact should be taken into consideration, not just the price, before awarding a contract’ under the public procurement regulations. What he means by economic impact is the outcome on local communities if a tender is or is not awarded to a local… Read more »

Posted by Daniel Barter

On August 3, 2011

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