Carluke Commonty
One of the parcels of common land that I have discovered in the course of unearthing the land we have lost is the Carluke commonty (yellow parcel in map above). I talk more about this on pg. 203 of The
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Marine Atlas
The Scottish government today published a fascinating Marine Atlas with much useful information and data on Scotland’s marine environment. The map above (larger version available here) shows the extent of Scotland’s territorial seas (12 mile limit) and continental shelf (200
Continue readingSaif Gaddafi’s House (allegedly)
BBC reports today that squatters have taken over a house at 7 Winnington Close, LONDON N2 0UA, allegedly belonging to Saif Gaddaffi. In the interests of full disclosure here is the title and confirmation that the property is owned by
Continue readingScotland Bill Committee Evidence 3 February 2011
The future of the Crown Estate was a topic of discussion in the Scotland Bill Committee of the Scottish Parliament on 3 February 2010. Giving evidence were Michael Moore, Secretary of State for Scotland, Roger Bright, Chief Executive of the
Continue readingScotland Bill and the Crown Estate IV
The Scottish Government has published its formal response to the Scotland Bill in a series of letters available here. [original link archived – letters mentioned will be somewhere here – July 2024] Of particular interest is its response on the
Continue readingScotland Bill and the Crown Estate III
The Scotland Bill received its 2nd reading in the House of Commons yesterday (27 Jan 2011). The following extracts are the totality of references to the future of the Crown Estate in Scotland. The ten Minute rule bill referred to
Continue readingScotland Bill and the Crown Estate II
Following previous posts (click on “Crown Estate” in category list on the right) pointing to the scrutiny of the Scotland Bill by the Scotland Bill Committee of the Scottish Parliament, it is time to get ready for the process at
Continue readingLong Leases (Scotland) Bill II
I will be in Parliament tomorrow (Tuesday 18 January) giving evidence to the Justice Committee on the Long Leases (Scotland) Bill. I will be seeking to exempt common good land from the provisions of the bill which allows for all
Continue readingScotland Bill and the Crown Estate
Today I submitted my written evidence to the Scotland Bill Committee of the Scottish Parliament. I am calling for the Crown Estate Commissioners to be removed from any role in the administration of Scotland’s Crown rights. This is a historic
Continue readingLong Leases (Scotland) Bill
I have today submitted written evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee on the Long Leases (Scotland) Bill. It focusses on the impact the Bill will have on common good land. Those following this matter may also be interested in
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