X
25Jun

Swire v Secretary of State [2020]: A cautionary tale for applicants seeking screening directions

A recent High Court ruling in the case of R (Swire) v Secretary of State [2020] has highlighted the subtleties in the approach to screening decisions and particularly in the assessment of  measures to mitigate the adverse effects of a proposed development, in cases where negative screening opinions are given.   Environmental Impact Assessments (“EIAs”) have long been a fertile area for legal challenge to planning permissions due to the complexities and subtleties of the EIA regime....
By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/swire-v-secretary-of-state-2020-a-64829/

Related

Healthy Workplace Discussions of Diversity, Part 3 – Acknowledging and Addressing Unconscious Bias

Work was quiet on a particular summer afternoon way back when, when I was an associate in a big law ...

Read More >

Local Minimum Wage Increases In CA Take Effect Monday

And it's a long list. The following cities and counties in California will increase their minimum w...

Read More >

Transaction Costs Webinar Series- Part One: What Are They and Why Does It Matter? (PowerPoint Slides)

Pepper Hamilton is launching a three-part webinar series on transaction costs. We will address the f...

Read More >

COVID-19 Construction Contract Checklist In Common And Civil Law Countries

The socioeconomic fallout of COVID-19 represents an enormous challenge for the construction sector, ...

Read More >

Plaintiffs Cannot Bring Inverse Condemnation Claims Before a Public Agency Makes a Final Determination on Allowable Development

An inverse condemnation challenge to a permit denial is not ripe until the government makes a final ...

Read More >

How To Complete EEO-1 Report With Non-Binary Employees

The EEOC recently released guidance to assist those employers filling out their EEO-1 reports who ha...

Read More >