23rd September 2006, 02:04 AM
I will try and comment more fully later. Valetta is a European convention and means that euro countries which are not part of Euroland have signed upto it.
Valetta in my view is not compatible with many other aspects of Euroland law. It is a convention and should be seen as such.
valetta refers to all archaeological work and not just that covered by the planning system. Historic building is incorrect on his interpretation of PPG 16. The approval bit only comes in post permission not pre-permission. There is an absurdity if the defendant cannot choose his/her own advocates in both common law and under the terms of the Human rights act. A developer must be allowed to choose their own archaeologist.
There is however a complicating factor if as consultants we are acting as expert witnesses, as in court, where we have a duty to the court not to the client.
Peter
Valetta in my view is not compatible with many other aspects of Euroland law. It is a convention and should be seen as such.
valetta refers to all archaeological work and not just that covered by the planning system. Historic building is incorrect on his interpretation of PPG 16. The approval bit only comes in post permission not pre-permission. There is an absurdity if the defendant cannot choose his/her own advocates in both common law and under the terms of the Human rights act. A developer must be allowed to choose their own archaeologist.
There is however a complicating factor if as consultants we are acting as expert witnesses, as in court, where we have a duty to the court not to the client.
Peter