Briefing

Agricultural Estates Newsletter Spring 2012

Posted by : James Maxwell | Date posted : 08/02/2012

The law affects the landscape today as much as ever.  Planning law, which has protected the rural landscape since the early 20th century, may be at a tipping point.  This newsletter begins with Joanna Gliddon’s update on the Localism Act 2011 and an account of the draft National Planning Policy Framework, a document which (against the trend of most regulation) plans to reduce planning policy to 50 pages.  Ah, what a minor miracle that would be.  I might even be tempted to read it.

James Maxwell

Contents

The Localism Act 2011 and draft National Planning Policy Framework

CAP reform - 2014 and beyond

The Bribery Act 2010

A private client tax update

De-registering common land

The Agency Worker Regulations 2010

Liability for accidents caused by trees

What to do with travellers

TDS traps

Heads of terms for overage