Planning and Environmental Law provides a practical and accessible guide to this dynamic and increasingly important area of the law. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the key statutory provisions and relevant case law in Irish planning and environmental law. It is written in a user-friendly format to guide the reader through this sometimes complex and highly technical area of the law. The book is ideal for legal practitioners, students of planning and environmental law, surveyors, planners, engineers, architects and developers and all those who require an accessible guide to planning and environmental law in Ireland. Amongst the topics covered are: Introduction to Planning and Environmental Law; Environmental and land-use planning; Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment; Planning Applications; Strategic Infrastructure Development; Planning Appeals and Judicial Review; Integrated Pollution Prevention Control; Waste Management; Compulsory Purchase, Compensation and Planning; Nature Conservation & Heritage Protection; Enforcement of Planning and Environmental Law; Civil and Criminal liability in Planning and Environmental Law About The Author Tom Flynn is a practising barrister on the Midland and Dublin circuits specialising in planning, environmental and local government law. He is assistant editor of the Planning and Environmental Law Journal and a contributor to the Irish Planning Law Factbook. He has written and lectured widely on the topics of planning and environmental law.

The establishment of the WTO marks a new phase in the development of the resolution of trade disputes. International Trade Law and Regulation provides a regular update on developments in trade law that have a direct impact on the conduct of commercial activity

A critical and contextual overview of European environmental law examining today's key environmental challenges alongside traditional topics.

Equity and Trusts presents a detailed, modern contextual account of the law of trusts and equity, combining in depth commentary with analysis. The structure mirrors traditional course outlines. Practical examples show how the law operates and aid understanding of the more complex areas. The book offers a glossary of key terms and a guide to further reading and useful websites at the end of each chapter

Each of the jurisdictions within the United Kingdom is constantly refining the operational characteristics of its planning system and while there are some common practices, there are also substantive divergences. In each territory the planning template is shaped within a dynamic political and legal context and thus students and practitioners require an accessible, in-depth and up-to-date literature dealing with this matter. The multi-disciplinary contributors to this expanded Second Edition of Planning Law and Practice in Northern Ireland explore the progression of planning within the region and discuss prominent facets of contemporary development management, development plans, environmental law, property law and professional practice. Consideration is given to the consequences of Brexit for planning in Northern Ireland, devolved government institutional structures for planning, and the post-2015 emergent performance of local authorities in this arena. The book makes an important contribution to the wider literature in this field and, with its extensive citing of statutes and cases, provides an essential resource for students, planning practitioners and researchers.

The aim of the Dublin-Belfast Development Corridor is to link several towns and cities by various modes of communication in order to create a poly-centric mega-city region in Ireland on a scale large enough to compete with the major urban clusters of continental Europe. This volume brings together an interdisciplinary team of leading scholars and practitioners from both sides of the border to discuss the Dublin-Belfast corridor and the associated challenges of cross-border development from economic, geographic, regional studies, sociological and planning perspectives. As well as providing insight into this important project, the book also throws light on regional development more generally.

The edition has been substantially re-structured, with much re-writing, to reflect major changes in law and practice since the last edition. There has been much revision of the text to reflect changes in practice resulting from the pre-contract deduction and investigation of title system introduced by the Law Society's Conditions of Sale 2019 Edition and Requisitions on Title (2019 Edition). The book explains the changes resulting from key legislation like the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009 and Property Services (Regulation ) Act 2011. The book further incorporates the substantial case law since the last edition in which the text is frequently cited as authoritative.

The use of so-called "new" environmental policy instruments such as eco-taxes, tradable permits, voluntary agreements and eco-labels has prompted widespread claims that these devices have replaced regulation. These papers offer a fresh perspective on the evolving tool-box of environmental policy.

This work is concerned with enforcement of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) directive in Ireland, and by extension, in the European Union more widely. As a case study it delves into the complex situation pertaining in Ireland. At a more general level it offers an up-to-date, theoretically rich and critically incisive examination of the enforcement of the EIA directive in Europe, with the main focus being on the role of the national courts in overseeing the correct application of the directive by the competent authorities via the judicial review process. The procedural requirements set down in the EIA directive are examined against the backdrop of the role played by the public in environmental decision-making. Amendments to the directive prompted by the Aarhus Convention are explained and their impact in practice is assessed. The core elements of the concept of effective judicial protection developed by the European Court of Justice are explored. Following an analysis of the EIA case law from the Irish Superior Courts to date, the work examines the extent to which Irish planning and administrative law meets the requirements of the principle of effective judicial protection and the access to justice provisions articulated in the Aarhus Convention.

By examining a range of experiences from both the north and south of Ireland, this book asks what the ideal of sustainable development might mean to specific rural groups and how sustainable development goals have been pursued across the policy spectrum. It assesses the extent of commitment to a living countryside in Ireland and compares various opportunities and obstacles to the actual achievement of sustainable rural development. How different sectors of rural society will be challenged in terms of future survival provides an overarching theme throughout.