28th October 2011, 01:28 PM
Marcus Brody Wrote:It's also an age that's totally paranoid about legal action and the threat of being sued. While the Council archaeologist may wish to restrict work to RAOs, the legal department is likely to be more concerned about the possibility of such a move involving the Council in lawsuits over restraint of trade and restriction of the right in a free market for developers to appoint the contractor of their choice. When faced with a choice between enforcing a standard to make a point that the bulk of the Council probably doesn't care much about, and defending this in a potentially-costly court case, I'd expect most to choose the path of least resistance.
Yep, I'd say this is more likely based on what friends working in councils in other departments have said.......its all about the money.
I like tmsarch's post...........it gives me hope for a future. Sounds like sense and balanced thinking prevailing in the world of LPA's. Which from experience, ignoring the rants here, professional rivalry (grin) and the occasional hiccup in the commercial world (thornborough henges and he who shall not be named) is more the norm than the exception.