A Legal Perspective on EIA from Scotland and the wider UK (Info on Scotland, EIA Conference 2020)
One of Scotland’s best-known planning lawyers - Neil Collar (BrodiesLLP) – will provide his legal perspective on issues related to EIA practice, covering aspects of case law and issues he regularly finds when reviewing EIAs. Followed by details about Scotland’s EIA Conference 2020 (Josh Fothergill). Rounded off with a Q&A.
This webinar marks the opening of activities related to Scotland‚ EIA Conference 2020, which IEMA has joined as a delivery partner, alongside FothergillTC, Scottish Government, HES, SEPA and SNH. The webinar provided initial details for the conference, but its focus was a presentation and Q&A with Neil Collar ‚ Partner at Brodies LLP ‚who has been a regular speaker and participant over the four years the conference has been running.
One of Scotland‚ best-known planning lawyers - Neil Collar‚ provided his legal perspective on issues related to EIA process and practice. Considering questions such as:
- What case law do we need to be aware of to deliver effective EIA?
- Is there variation in the approach and number of legal challenges to EIA across the UK?
- What issues does he find regularly in legal review work of EIA practice?
The latter stages of the webinar gave an opportunity for attendees to ask Neil questions about his views on effective and legally compliant EIA.
Following Neil's‚ presentation‚ Josh Fothergill (Founder & Coordinator of Scotland's EIA Conference) provided details of the programme, sponsors and planned date of the 2020 Edinburgh event as well as the all-important information about when its free tickets are currently scheduled to become available.
This webinar counts for 1 hour of CPD, so don’t forget to add it to your IEMA CPD Portal. This can be accessed through your member account on iema.net.
Presentations
IEMA Webinar: A Legal Perspective on EIA - R, Howard, IEMA - CLICK HERE
A Legal Perspective on EIA - N, Collar, Brodies - CLICK HERE
Update on: Scotland's EIAConference 2020 - J, Fothergill, Fothergill Training & Consulting - CLICK HERE
Launch of Principles of Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment in the UK
This webinar launched the first edition of ‘Principles for Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment’, prepared jointly by IEMA, CIfA and IHBC.
This webinar was aimed at helping professionals (re)define principles and develop a framework for assessment, especially for those wanting a holistic approach to impact assessment in line with international standards.
Scotland’s EIA Conference 2021 closed the unique online event with the opportunity to refresh knowledge of key EIA case law and understand different professional perspectives on what this may mean for practice.
This third session of the online Scotland’s EIA Conference programme turned its attention to the rapid progress being made in the expanded use of digital approaches to improve the effectiveness and outcomes of the EIA process.
Scotland’s EIA Conference is a partnership event designed and coordinated between: Fothergill Training & Consulting, the Scottish Government, HES, NatureScot and SEPA with the aim of furthering the enhance of EIA practice across Scotland. This opening session of the conference focused on opportunities to advance EIA practice.
The second day of online delivery of Scotland’s EIA Conference saw three experienced presenters discuss their views on EIA’s progress in different aspects of climate change and nature enhancement goals.
This Impact Assessment Network webinar, on the interaction of Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) heard from practitioners from both specialisms on the differences and similarities between these impact assessment regimes and how greater coordination can be achieved with case studies.
