International Experience

International

Hong Kong
Members have appeared in compensation and planning cases in the High Court Hong Kong, Court of Final Appeal Hong Kong and the Lands Chamber Hong Kong.

Rating valuation cases in Hong Kong include the integrated electricity generation and distribution tenement occupied by Hong Kong Electric Limited, port terminals, the freight terminal facilities at the new Hong Kong airport and the fuel supply facilities there.

Sierra Leone
Richard Honey is a member of the UK Sierra Leone Pro Bono Unit  Details about Richard's most recent visit to Sierra Leone can be found here.  Details about Richard's visit in 2012 can be found here.

British Overseas Territories

Bermunda
Allied Development v Government of Bermuda. Constitutional proceedings before the Supreme Court of Bermuda regarding the legality of legislation used to cancel Development Agreement relating to the Waterfront in the City of Hamilton, Bermuda.

British Virgin Islands  
EM Watts Development Company Ltd v Government of British Virgin Islands – compensation for compulsory purchase of land.  Case heard by East Caribbean Court of Appeal.

Cayman Islands
Concept Ltd v The National Roads Authority – compensation for compulsory purchase of land
Case heard by Grand Court of the Cayman

Turcs and Caicos Islands 
Anspach & Others v Minister of Planning CL 22/06 – successful planning appeal to quash permission for a seven storey hotel and condominium development on a site adjacent to a protected marine reserve granted by the Chief Minister and Minister of Planning of the Islands.

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha  
Advising on rating issues in the Ascension Islands