Our Publications
Head of service Andy McFarlane
The team have written or contributed to several publications in the renewable energy field and to our own regular magazine, Contact.
Before the article extracts, you’ll find a series of Briefing Notes prepared by the team with special emphasis on renewable energy.
Legislation changes and contacting a member of our team will keep you up to date. They can be contacted through renewables@wjm.co.uk
Briefing Notes
Agriculture & Renewable Energy
A briefing note covering agriculture and its possible effects on renewable energy developments
European Procurement
A briefing note on European Procurement and its applications to renewable energy developments.
Land Reform Note
A briefing note on land reform and its applications to renewable energy developments.
Freedom of Information Act
A briefing note for wind farm developers.
Stamp Duty Land Tax Provisions and Wind Farms
A briefing note on how the provisions work in practice and what developers need to be aware of.
Recent and/or significant articles include:
Hydro Power - a watery solution?
Corporate UK, August 2006. In an influential article, David Bone and Nick Mackay look at hydro power in the UK.
The Cost of a Puff
Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, September 2005. David Bone highlights key aspects of the complex legal agreements that govern the development of a wind farm.
WJM help UK to meet green energy targets
Focusing upon the recent commissioning of Rothes wind farm, Moray and WJM’s key role in acting for the developers in the development and financing aspects.
A Blow for the Future
The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, July 2005. David Bone assesses the current state of the renewable energy industry in Scotland.
RME - automatic for the people? July 2005
Focuses upon renewable marine energy (RME) technologies and challenges ahead for potential developers.
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