public and administrative
Sometimes the actions of a local authority or central government are open to challenge by way of a process known as judicial review. I have in the past represented individual objectors, local authorities and central government in the Court of Session before a single judge and also before three judges on appeal (known as the Inner House) in matters of public law.
In addition, I have served as standing junior counsel to the Scottish Government for the past six years and have acted in a variety of areas for it specifically, including property law, planning and agriculture. I am not precluded from acting against any Government Department by reason of being a standing junior.
- Case law update
23.05.10Copy article on a Supreme Court case relating to CPO and planning gain issues published in SPEL magazine
download whole article [15KB] - Cartledge v Scottish Ministers
27.04.10An article on the potential conflicts between the planning and licensing regimes and the need for planning conditions to be clear and precise
download whole article [10KB] - Housing Bill 2010
12.03.10A summary of the main provisions put forward for consultation by the Scottish Government in relation to properties let by private landlords
download whole article [11KB]
