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Requirements definition

What does Requirements mean? In Development Consent Order (DCO) practice, Requirements are the binding conditions that regulate how, when and on what detailed terms the authorised development may proceed. They typically oblige the undertaker to submit and secure approval of detailed design, construction, and environmental management documents (for example, CEMP, traffic, landscape, contamination and archaeology plans) before commencement, phased works or operation. The term is used in legislation: section 120 of the Planning Act 2008 permits a DCO to impose “requirements”. In most DCOs they are set out in a schedule (often Schedule 2) and function similarly to planning conditions under the Town and Country...

Scottish civil litigation: relevance, admissibility, gathering and recovery of factual evidence, disclosure, privilege and presentation, with special procedures for commercial, intellectual property and personal injury actions

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Practice notes

Civil justice reform

See our Practice Note, Civil justice reform in Scotland—virtual hearings and electronic submission of documents, for guidance on the current rules and practice in the Scottish civil courts concerning virtual hearings and the electronic signing, sending and lodging of documents. This Practice Note focuses on factual evidence in Scottish civil proceedings. It explains:

what factual evidence may and may not be led
how to gather factual evidence (and when this may not be required)
disclosure obligations in Scottish civil litigation and the effect of Legal professional privilege
how to place factual evidence before the court
how to present the evidence in court

Certain actions have special procedures that can influence how factual evidence is handled; these are covered as well (excluding family actions, which are not discussed in this Practice Note). For guidance on:

matters to consider before raising a civil claim in a Scottish court and other aspects of starting and progressing a civil claim in Scotland, see: Scottish DR: prescription and limitation—overview and Scottish DR: case management and evidence—overview respectively, which link through to more detailed guidance
other aspects of Scottish

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Mark Boni

Faculty of Advocates/Ampersand Advocates

Mark called to the Scottish Bar in 2020, having qualified as a solicitor in 2014.Mark has experience in a wide range of commercial, private and public law litigation. As a solicitor and latterly associate with a well-known litigation firm, he regularly appeared in the Sheriff Courts conducting proofs and debates and also acted for clients in a number of high profile judicial reviews. In addition, Mark has conducted many procedural hearings, opposed motions and interim order hearings, including urgent interdict hearings.Mark has experience of litigating in the Sheriff Courts, Sheriff Appeal Court, Lands Tribunal, Court of Session (Outer and Inner Houses) as well as the UK Supreme Court. Mark also has experience in alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration and mediation.Whilst devilling, Mark was a Lord Hope Scholar and was involved in a variety of complex and high value cases including...

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