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Nov

2010

IP, Technology & Data

Potential changes to Scottish defamation laws

It is often said that you shouldn’t speak ill of the dead. From a lawyer’s point of view, this is an odd saying, as you can’t defame a dead person. Accordingly, all bets are off once a person has died. It looks like that could soon change in Scotland though. The Scottish Government is considering… Read more »

Posted by Martin Sloan

On November 8, 2010

Nov

2010

Planning & Environment

World Town Planning Day

It’s today. Time to pause, look around us, and remind ourselves of the value of planning. Yes, there are some failures, and mediocrity, but it would all be so much worse without planning controls.

Posted by Neil Collar

On November 8, 2010

Nov

2010

Planning & Environment

Getting the basics right – enforcement

I was recently consulted by an individual who had been served with a fixed penalty notice. It alleged that he had failed to comply with a planning enforcement notice. Trouble was that it referred to the listed building enforcement notice. There’s no power to serve a fixed penalty notice for listed building enforcement. The planning… Read more »

Posted by Neil Collar

On November 8, 2010

Nov

2010

Planning & Environment

Drafting planning conditions

I’ve always been disappointed about the poor quality of many planning permission conditions. The drafting of conditions is key to the success of enforcement. It’s surprising how little attention seems to be given to this skill. Here’s my latest example: a restriction on “noisy work” to specified hours. “noisy”?!!!!! How can “noisy” be precise enough to… Read more »

Posted by Neil Collar

On November 8, 2010

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