Wind Farm Controversy: Judicial Review of the Stonelairg Wind Farm
On 6th June 2014, the Scottish Minister for Energy, Fergus Ewing, made a decision to grant permission for a 67-turbine wind farm in the Monadhliath Mountains in the Highlands. The Stonelairg wind farm would be the largest single industrial energy development in the region. Since then, however, an environmental trust has launched a judicial review… Read more »
Protecting Your Digital Legacy
The state of Delaware is the first in the US to pass a law giving relatives the right to inherit the digital assets of their deceased family members, reports the Daily Mail. The new law will mean that digital assets, such as email, social media or online bank accounts, can be treated in the same… Read more »
Tenant Farming Report Published
The Scottish Government has recently published a report that sets out what are thought to be key barriers to the existence of a vibrant and thriving tenant farming sector in Scotland. The report was produced by the Agricultural Holdings Legislation Review Group, led by Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead, which has spent six months investigating… Read more »
The Reality of Family Caring
There is a worrying lack of public awareness about the growing call on families to provide unpaid care, recent research has found. The survey, which was published by charity Carers UK to mark Carers Week 2014, says that there is an invisible army in the UK caring for increasing numbers of older, ill or disabled… Read more »
New Funding for Scotland’s Farm Climate Scheme
The Scottish Government has recently announced additional funding for a scheme that helps Scottish farmers develop climate friendly farming methods. The Farming for a Better Climate programme, which aims to help farmers save money as well as reduce their carbon footprint, is to receive a further £100,000 in funding. The programme was originally launched in… Read more »