15 ATHOLL CRESCENT, EDINBURGH, EH3 8HA
- Tel:
- Work 0131 228 3777
- Fax:
- Fax 0131 228 3878
- Web:
- www.brodies.com
- Email:
Neil A Collar
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- Work +44 131 656 0125
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Work Department
Litigation department, planning team.
Position
Partner, rated in the annual survey of readers of the Royal Town Planning Institute’s journal ‘Planning’. Very experienced in acting for private and public sector clients in all market sectors. Recent experience includes the redevelopment of the steelworks at Ravenscraig, an urban expansion area, advocacy at local planning inquiries for planning authorities and compulsory purchase and compensation advice for promoters of large transport projects.
Career
Career: Trained Brodies; qualified 1992; partner Brodies 1998. Publications of note include: ‘Planning’ (W Green/Sweet & Maxwell, 2nd ed 1999); co-author ‘Pollution Control: The Law in Scotland’ (T&T Clark 1997); executive editor ‘Scottish Planning Factbook’ (W Green 2001); ‘Planning and Human Rights’ (W Green 2001).
Member
Member: Law Society of Scotland and sits on their planning law committee; legal associate of Royal Town Planning Institute; editorial board for Scottish Planning and Environmental Law.
Education
Education: Douglas Academy, Milngavie; Glasgow University; Liverpool University; (1988 LLB Hons; 1990 LLM; 1990 Dip LP).
Leisure
Leisure: Playing the saxophone.
Practice Areas
Environment; Public sector; Planning
