Road Tax to Double Tax on 'least fuel efficient' cars, including 4x4s and sports cars, is likely to double over next two years, to £400Times Tax breaks for green homes, encouragement to use solar panels to sell electricity back into gird 19.03.07 Guardian, Budget 2007, UK Tax
London to Have Fewer Skyscrapers Govt is determined to block greater number of applications for tall buildings in London, stung by Unesco report criticising lack of protection for historic buildings 14.02.07 Times, Planning Law
EU to Force Lower Car Emissions European plans to scrap voluntary arrangement with carmakers, will impose legal target on CO2 emissions, plan for cuts of 25%, with new automotive technology accounting for cuts of 185BBC Green crimes will be backed by heavy fines and prison 07.02.07 Financial Times, Automotives, Climate Change, EU Law
Govt Adjudication Rules Invalid Judge Havery QC has held (in Aveat v Jerram Falkus, TCC) that the adjudication rules in the Government's GC/Works suite of standard form contracts are invalid, sentence, 'The adjudicator's decision shall nevertheless be valid if issued after the time allowed', was inconsistent with the requirements of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 07.02.07 Law Now, Construction Law
New Regeneration Agency New agency to deliver regeneration and housing, Communities England will bring together functions of English Partnerships, Housing Corporation, and range of work carried out by DCLG, including decent homes, housing market renewal, housing PFI, housing growth and urban regeneration 18.01.07 DCLG Press Release, Local Authority Law, Planning Law, Property Law
Climate Change Planning Reform The Government has published a consultation draft of a new Planning Policy Statement entitled Planning and Climate Change, period for consultation responses is until 8 March 2007 17.12.06 Law Now, Climate Change, Planning Law
Tougher Emission Limits Will Be Hard Sell EU plans to cut carbon emission targets by 7% are likely to raise resistence in Germany, a 'big polluter', fears of rising cost of electricity BBC Only UK has 'acceptable plan' Times US may take legal action over plan to include international flights in Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) 30.11.06 Guardian, DEFRA Press Release, Climate Change, EU Law
Standard Planning Application Form Timetable for standard planning application form for use by all English planning authorities announced today, from October 2007, the National Standard Planning Application Form (1APP) will become the only official method of submitting a planning application for most types of consent 24.11.06 DCLG Press Release, Planning Law, Local Authority Law
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Court Puts Brake on Nuclear Plans Mr Justice Sullivan agreed with Greenpeace that govt consultation on plans for new generation of nuclear power stations were a 'sham', govt unlikely to appeal but will go back through consultation, delaying white paper by three months 16.02.07 Guardian, Administrative Law, Energy Law
California Sues Over Emissions State of California is suing six largest US carmakers, General Motors, Toyota, Ford, Honda, Chrysler and Nissan, for contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, warming is costing state millions every year dealing with loss of fresh water sources, coastal erosion 21.09.06 BBC, Kyoto
Mass Bid Rigging OFT claims to have uncovered evidence of thousands of construction bids in the 'East Midlands alone', at a total value of over £500m, won on 'unfair cartel practices' 02.12.05 Guardian, Competition Law
Heart of Glass Developers behind 'shard of glass' skyscraper at London Bridge are entangled in legal proceedings over shares in project, Simon Halabi claims his share 'wrongfully reduced', Sellar Property Group and CLS counterclaim 'fraudulent misrepresentation' 15.11.05 Times, Commercial Property Links
Norfolk Bypass Local Govt and Parliamentary Ombudsmen have ordered DoT and NCC to pay £100k each to Maurice and Audrey Balchin, value of home destroyed when bypass routed within four metres 13.10.05 BBC, Property Law Links
Campbell Hooper on Taylor Woodrow Panel Campbell Hooper appointed to panel of Taylor Woodrow, the work will be handled by recently created Regeneration Group, a cross-practice team, drawing on the experience of the property and construction departments, currently handling some of the largest regeneration schemes in UK 16.01.07 Campbell Hooper Press Release, Construction Law, Property Law
