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  • Treasury Select Committee - Report on PFI - Could the UK Learn from the Scottish Model?

    Ecosse 01.08.2011
    The Treasury Select Committee's much awaited report on the Private Finance Initiative was published on 19 August 2011 (the Report). Click here for a link to the Report. Conclusions and recommendations...

  • Wind Turbines: Who is my Neighbour?

    EcosseRoyaume-Uni 11.07.2011
    The House of Lords is currently considering the Wind Turbines (Minimum Distances from Residential Premises) Bill, which relates to England & Wales. The Bill was debated by the Lords on 10 June 2011,...

  • The Christie Commission - 21st Century Outcomes

    Ecosse 01.07.2011
    The Christie Commission has just published its eagerly awaited report on our public sector landscape. There is obviously no easy solution to the challenge of meeting individual and community needs or...

  • Best Value From Christie? - A Quiet Revolution

    Ecosse 01.07.2011
    Achieving best value for public expenditure has been a legal requirement for Scottish local government since 2003. Although there is no statutory definition of what best value is, the rolling programme...

  • Top Tips for Negotiating Contracts

    Ecosse 01.07.2011
    Getting to the finishing line of signing an agreement can sometimes seem like an impossible task but here are out top tips for surviving a lengthy negotiation: Be prepared - the Scout motto has as much...

  • Key Clauses to Remember when Negotiating Contracts

    Ecosse 01.07.2011
    In the midst of lengthy contract negotiations it is easy to forget some of the most key clauses to be inserted. Here is a handy checklist of the key points to give careful consideration: ny conditions...

  • Eurotrash? Controversial Proposals for a European Contract Law

    Ecosse 01.07.2011
    The European Commission's feasibility study on a new European Contract Law provides a complete set of contract law rules covering both business to customer and business to business contracts and could...

  • An Introduction to Electronic Signatures

    Ecosse 01.07.2011
    The physical signing of agreements is a typical scene at the end of a transaction and is frequently thought of as a necessary step for contract formation. However, this is not the case. The purpose of...

  • Reasonable Endeavours - What Do They Really Mean in Contracts?

    Ecosse 01.06.2011
    An absolute obligation in a contract means what it says - if you fail to do something you are in breach of contract. Sometimes parties seek to restrict their obligations by saying that they will "try"...

  • New Regulations Update - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

    Ecosse 01.06.2011
    On 1 June new Regulations on environmental impact assessment came into force in Scotland in the form of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2011. Background...

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