Course Code: T920

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A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDERS AND COMPENSATION
Friday, 19 September

An essential insight into compulsory purchase orders and compensation.

This course will cover:
• Procedure for making CPOs
• Objecting to CPOs
• Powers of compulsory acquisition
• Government policy towards compulsory acquisition
• Legal challenges to CPOs
• Recent case law
• Pre-CPO negotiations
• The statutory valuation rules
• Statutory planning assumptions and 'the scheme'
• Injurious affection and severance
• Disturbance compensation and loss payments
• Compensation where no land is acquired
• Lands Tribunal evidence

An essential course for everyone involved in using, considering using, resisting and considering resisting CPOs and the award, negotiation and challenge of compensation payments.

COURSE DIRECTORS:
Martin Edwards, Barrister, 39 Essex Street
Keith Murray, Director, Keith Murray Associates