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By: Series: Estates Gazette ; (0403) 17 January 2004, 92-94(3)Publication details: 2004Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: Reviews the Law Commission's "Towards a compulsory purchase code: (1) compensation". The key feature of the report is the compensation code based on the principle of fair compensation aimed at ensuring equitable dealings between the authority and landowner. Concludes that legislation based upon the code would reduce the time spend on legislative interpretation and would speed up settlements. The report may be viewed at www.lawcom.gov.uk.

Reviews the Law Commission's "Towards a compulsory purchase code: (1) compensation". The key feature of the report is the compensation code based on the principle of fair compensation aimed at ensuring equitable dealings between the authority and landowner. Concludes that legislation based upon the code would reduce the time spend on legislative interpretation and would speed up settlements. The report may be viewed at www.lawcom.gov.uk.