Legal Planning Issues Politicians Haven’t Touched
During this summer, I dedicated some time to preparing for my new book, which addresses legal planning issues that politicians seem to continue to overlook, leaving the courts to handle them on a case-by-case basis. I must emphasize that my analysis is strictly legal, with the goal of ensuring legal certainty without commentary on whether […]
Page 9 of Metsola’s thesis
Today, the electorate is called to vote for the European Union elections. According to Schmitt (2005), such elections typically garner less interest because many voters perceive that less is at stake. If a low turnout compared to a general election is observed by the time the election ends later today, it can be attributed to […]
A much needed revised Planning Authority commencement notice
Until May 2023, the Development Planning Act (Chapter 552), which governs the issuance of planning permissions by the Planning Authority, contained a definition of “commencement notice” which read as follows: ‘a notice submitted by the permit holder on behalf of the applicant to the Authority within a period of five days before the commencement of […]
My Insights in Response to the PN Bill on Judicial Review
This evening, I engaged in a discussion on the Judicial Review Bill, 2023, following an invitation from the law students organization GHSL. This bill, co-authored by Professor Tonio Borg and GHSL, has been handed over to the Nationalist Opposition for parliamentary deliberation. First of all, I want to express my gratitude to GHSL for taking […]