A knotty problem Railway embankments and cuttings play host to a vast array of flora including many ornamental plants which have long since escaped from the confines of neighbouring gardens. In summer they are festooned with the purple cones of buddleia flowers providing splashes of colour for the benefit of weary commuters gazing idly through…Continue Reading Japanese Knotweed and Network Rail
The High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Act 2017
On the 23 February the HS2 Bill received the Royal Assent and was enacted as the High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands Act (2017) (hereinafter referred to as the HS2 (Phase 1) Act). Thus, HS2 Ltd now has the requisite powers to commence construction of the first phase of the project from London to Birmingham….Continue Reading The High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Act 2017
Ordsall Chord litigation
Work is on the new Ordsall Chord has been continuing apace following the resolution, in the Court of Appeal, of a long running legal dispute regarding the impact of the scheme on a significant part of the country’s railway heritage: see Whitby v Secretary of State for Transport and others [2016] EWCA Civ 444; [2016] J.P.L….Continue Reading Ordsall Chord litigation