Few areas of legal practice have as much interaction with the state as property law. Property lawyers may have to deal with public authorities in terms of planning, land registry and environmental matters, as well as potential purchasers and sellers of land.
The Freedom of Information Act 2000, the main provisions of which came into force on 1 January this year, provided for a considerable opening up of information being held by public authorities. This could prove to be a boon or a bane for property lawyers and their clients.
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