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More mixed messages

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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April 22 2013

The renewables sector received another mixed message last Monday, with RWE's successful application for judicial review of Milton Keynes Council's

Constitutional reform and pensions

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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April 2 2013

The date for the Independence Referendum in Scotland has now been set for 18 September 2014. This article focuses on key points for companies and

Coastal communities: successful bids

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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January 21 2013

The first projects to benefit from the Coastal Communities Fund were announced at the end of 2012. Among the nineteen successful Scottish applicants

Protective expenses orders an update

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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October 26 2012

The issue of protective expenses orders (PEOs) and the recent moves that have been made by both the Courts and the Scottish Government to provide more clarity in this area have been flagged by us in previous articles

Development or not development?

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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October 26 2012

On 27 July 2012, the High Court handed down its judgment in R (Valley Action Group Ltd) v Bath and North East Somerset Council and another (2012) regarding whether a local authority was wrong when considering what constituted “development” under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and if the application did constitute development, whether it required an environmental impact assessment

Data protection in schools: the Information Commissioner’s report

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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October 5 2012

Most schools are aware that the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) applies to the data they hold, but what that means in practice is not always clear

Use of CCTV surveillance in taxis

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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August 28 2012

Since August 2009 it has been the policy of Southampton City Council to require all licensed taxis and private hire vehicles to be fitted with a CCTV system, which system incorporates an audio recording function, and for that CCTV system to be in permanent operation

New Scottish Information Commissioner and other recent developments in freedom of information

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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May 11 2012

Earlier this month the new Scottish Information Commissioner (SIC), Rosemary Agnew, took up her position

Tesco Stores Limited v Dundee City Council

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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March 29 2012

Location is of key importance to major retailers, so there is likely to be consternation if a rival store looks set to appear in the same patch

Our councils cannot afford to be against outsourcing

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 1 2012

The sharing of services between local authorities is running into problems in Scotland as partnerships fall apart, but private sector involvement may be the solution

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