Andrew Jackson in the News

Pressure is piling on for wind farms but there is much still to be considered

In November 2009 the Government outlined its plans to fast-track major energy infrastructure projects including nuclear and "clean coal" power stations and wind farms.

CFP consultation reignites the debate on quota ownership

UK Government's recent consultation on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) has once again reignited the debate on the ownership of fishing quota, writes Andrew Oliver of UK solicitors, Andrew Jackson. The consultation saw an increasing number of calls for the UK Government to take back control of national quotas and to distribute these to the industry on a geographical or regional basis. Such a course of action would be consistent with the official Governmental position that quotas are a national resource and are issued at the discretion of ministers on the basis that there are no property rights in quotas.