The Law of Compulsory Purchase

by Richard Honey KC, James Pereira KC, Caroline Daly, Rebecca Clutten

Overview

Setting out the practice, procedure, policy and compensation provisions applying to a compulsory purchase, this new edition is updated to include all relevant case law, legislation, policy and guidance since the third edition, including:
- the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) Practice Directions, October 2020
- the implementation of the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017
- changes in secondary legislation (including the Tribunal procedure rules)
- changes in policy and guidance (especially the guidance for Wales and the Tribunal practice directions)

It enables you to:
-find clear statements of the law and practice on all points that relate to compulsory purchase and compensation
-understand the detailed analysis necessary to grapple with tricky points encountered in practice
-access cross-references to legislation, key case law and guidance, easily

As it simplifies what can be simplified and explains with clarity any difficult areas, it is the one guide you need to help you access and assimilate all the statutes, of varying antiquity and judicial decisions, that relate to compulsory purchase and compensation.

It describes the law, practice, procedure, policy and compensation for a compulsory purchase, and provides a summarised statement of the law, complete with footnotes to enable you to access further information.

It also includes a full explanation of the scope of powers to acquire land compulsorily and the exercise of the powers and principles of compensation.

This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Local Government Law online service.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781526518842
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	02/28/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	920
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

General Editor is Richard Honey with a team of barristers from Francis Taylor Building that specialise in this area.
Richard Honey, Francis Taylor Building
Richard Honey KC has particular specialisms in infrastructure projects, compulsory purchase and compensation. He is called to the Bars of England and Wales and Northern Ireland. He is ranked as a leading barrister in four separate fields in both Chambers and Partners and Legal 500: local government; environment; planning; and agriculture and rural affairs. Richard has extensive experience of compulsory purchase, including defending and challenging compulsory purchase instruments in the High Court, and advising and representing numerous CPO promoters, objectors and development partners. In recent years, Richard has successfully promoted housing, highways, planning, flood defence and utilities CPOs. Richard has very considerable experience of disputes relating to land valuation and compulsory purchase compensation. Richard's work as sole barrister representing acquiring authorities has included matters where up to £70 million was in dispute. He has also represented claimants in compensation cases, including businesses, developers, investors and landowners. He is a past Chairman of the Compulsory Purchase Association.
James Pereira KC specialises in planning, environmental, local government and administrative law, compulsory purchase and compensation. James is consistently ranked among the top silks in his field. He was nominated as Real Estate, Environment and Planning Silk of the Year by the Legal 500 Bar Awards for 2016, 2017 and 2019, and is regularly ranked in the top planning silks in Planning Magazine. He is a Visiting Professor of Law at King's College, London. James has broad experience of compulsory purchase and compensation work, in particular in the context of urban regeneration and major infrastructure projects. He has a 100% success rate in promoting CPOs. He acts for both claimants and acquiring authorities in compensation claims. James has additional CPO experience from work on nationally significant infrastructure projects.
Caroline Daly was called to the Bar in 2013 and is ranked as one of the top ten planning barristers under 35 by Planning Magazine. Matters relating to compulsory purchase and compensation form a considerable part of Caroline's practice. Caroline was elected to the Compulsory Purchase Association Board in 2020. She has experience of acting for both claimants and acquiring authorities in respect of the compulsory purchase process and land valuation and compensation. She has particular experience in dealing with blight cases and claims made following the exercise of temporary possession powers. Caroline is a member of the Attorney General's C Panel.
Rebecca Clutten was called to the Bar in 2008 and is recognised as a leading junior. She holds a top 3 position in Planning Magazine's planning law survey and is also in Planning Magazine's top ten rated barristers for infrastructure planning. Rebecca's practice has a particular focus infrastructure planning and compulsory purchase and compensation matters. She is a past Chairman of the Compulsory Purchase Association. Rebecca has extensive experience of advising and representing both claimants and acquiring/compensating authorities on the compulsory purchase process and on compensation and land valuation, as well as related matters such as blight.

Table of Contents

Introduction;
Chapter 1: Powers of compulsory purchase;
Chapter 2: Compulsory purchase orders and procedure;
Chapter 3: Implementation of compulsory purchase;
Chapter 4: Compensation for compulsory purchase;
Chapter 5: Compensation where no land taken;
Chapter 5: Compensation for decisions, controls and works;
Chapter 6: Determination and recovery of compensation.