Tag Archives: Judicial Review

Court of Session judgment in the judicial review of the rent and eviction controls of the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022

On 2 November 2023, the opinion of Lord Harrower in an important judicial review for the Scottish private rented sector was published. This case was a challenge against measures introduced by the Scottish Parliament to regulate rent increases and evictions … Continue reading

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The judicial review of the rent and eviction controls in the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022 – some reflections from a court attendee

With face-to-face teaching at the university finished for the semester and only manageable ad hoc work commitments to contend with, I was lucky enough to be able to clear my diary on Thursday 4 May 2023. This freed me up … Continue reading

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Core Path Plan Amendment under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 revisited – Gartmore House v LLTNPA on appeal

I wrote about a legal dispute relating to the application of an aspect of the law relating to public access to land in Scotland earlier this year. The point at issue concerned core paths – a concept created by Part … Continue reading

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Core Path Plan Amendment under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 – Gartmore House v LLTNPA

A wee blog [sign]post, simply to direct you to my post on the Strathclyde Law Blog about a recent judicial review case: Gartmore House v Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority [2022] CSOH 24. In that litigation, a … Continue reading

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That pesky thing called judicial review

Judicial review, eh? I mean, what a bind. Having to deal with NIMBYs getting in the way of capital projects, and all that. Imagine, then, my relief that ‘David Cameron has promised to crack down on “time-wasting” caused by the … Continue reading

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