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Town and country planning – Grant of planning permission – New school. Court of Session: Allowing a reclaiming motion in judicial review proceedings challenging the grant of planning permission in principle for a new secondary school in the green belt and on prime agricultural land, contrary to the terms of the development plan, the court held that the planning authority had adopted an erroneous approach and was diverted from the planning judgment it required to carry out if properly exercising its jurisdiction: the full council was effectively told that it should ignore the issue of whether the green belt could be protected by using an urban site, because the applicant, the education authority, had already considered the matter and its decision was determinative.
Town and country planning – Grant of planning permission – New school. Court of Session: Allowing a reclaiming motion in judicial review proceedings challenging the grant of planning permission in principle for a new secondary school in the green belt and on prime agricultural land, contrary to the terms of the development plan, the court held that the planning authority had adopted an erroneous approach and was diverted from the planning judgment it required to carry out if properly exercising its jurisdiction: the full council was effectively told that it should ignore the issue of whether the green belt could be protected by using an urban site, because the applicant, the education authority, had already considered the matter and its decision was determinative.
Kirsty Brimelow KC, Chair of the Bar, sets our course for 2026
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Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs, examines the latest ONS data on drug misuse and its implications for toxicology testing in family law cases
An interview with Rob Wagg, CEO of New Park Court Chambers
What meaningful steps can you take in 2026 to advance your legal career? asks Thomas Cowan of St Pauls Chambers
Marie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs, explains why drugs may appear in test results, despite the donor denying use of them
The appointments of 96 new King’s Counsel (also known as silk) are announced today
Ready for the new way to do tax returns? David Southern KC continues his series explaining the impact on barristers. In part 2, a worked example shows the specific practicalities of adapting to the new system
Resolution of the criminal justice crisis does not lie in reheating old ideas that have been roundly rejected before, say Ed Vickers KC, Faras Baloch and Katie Bacon
With pupillage application season under way, Laura Wright reflects on her route to ‘tech barrister’ and offers advice for those aiming at a career at the Bar
Jury-less trial proposals threaten fairness, legitimacy and democracy without ending the backlog, writes Professor Cheryl Thomas KC (Hon), the UK’s leading expert on juries, judges and courts
