Monthly Archives: December 2012

Ownership, Land and Fitba

Posted on December 31, 2012 by basedrones

Imagine the scene. You are in a café. You have bought a drink. Your friend suggests you should not drink it. Not because there is anything wrong with it, but because he is a fan of the drink. Your friend, … Continue reading →

Posted in Company Law, Fitba, Land Reform, Property | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

The legal status of “sustainable development” and “public interest”

Posted on December 20, 2012 by basedrones

Some blogs essentially write themselves, albeit with the aid of a bit of copy & paste. This is such a blog. Yesterday, I blogged on the rather important Court of Session case of Pairc Crofters Limited and Pairc Renewables Limited … Continue reading →

Posted in Land Reform, Property, Sustainable Development | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Ruaig an Fhèidh and A1P1 revisited

Posted on December 19, 2012 by basedrones

“The Deer Drive”, to give the English form of the Gaelic contained in this blog’s title, was a nineteenth century event at Pairc on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. Landless and impoverished Gaels were moved to take … Continue reading →

Posted in Devolution, ECHR, Land Reform, Property | Tagged , , , , | 10 Comments

Boycotts and a director’s duty to promote the success of a company

Posted on December 13, 2012 by basedrones

I have been blogging since August. I have been writing for longer than that. I have been following football for even longer than that. With a little trepidation, I am about to blog about a football issue, arguably the fitba … Continue reading →

Posted in Company Law, Fitba | Tagged , , , | 11 Comments

Access to Land: The Fisherman’s Blues

Posted on December 6, 2012 by basedrones

You might have missed the press-release, but today I subtly changed my Twitter bio. If you are not so bio-curious (credit to the apparently retired @GarethAveyard for that one) to have caught it, my bio now declares that I am … Continue reading →

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A Rush and a Push and the Land is Ours

Posted on December 1, 2012 by basedrones

Followers of my Twitter account will be aware that I tweet about music approximately once a day. I am no music aficionado, but I certainly like my music and can hack my way through a few tunes on a few … Continue reading →

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