FLAC is pleased to publish the second edition of its popular RAVEN method (Recognition of Ancient, Veteran & Notable trees), known as RAVEN 2 . RAVEN 2 has been developed by FLAC Principal Julian Forbes-Laird, following the outcome of the Brislington Meadows Inquiry, in which JFL appeared for Bristol City Council. RAVEN 2 is consistent
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In a stunning decision in the Crown Court on 13 May 2021, FLAC client Mr Joseph Robb had his prosecution for breach of a Tree Preservation Order stayed when the Judge accepted the Defence motion that “to proceed would be an abuse of process, or in the alternative would create an offence unknown to law”.
Pulling no punches in typical JFL style, this podcast covers: Why the Ancient Woodland Inventory is a fake, and the hazard this creates for housing delivery The error of law in the Forestry Commission’s Operations Note 52 The fraudulently construed Highways England felling licence, knowingly granted by the FC in ‘deliberate subversion of the statutory
FLAC is delighted to announce that Professor Claus Mattheck of Karlsruhe Institute of Technlogy has granted FLAC Senior Director Julian Forbes-Laird “Licensed Lecturer” status for Prof. Mattheck’s Visual Tree Assessment system, one of only a handful of such licences awarded globally. Commenting on the Licence award, JFL said: “Given that Claus no longer lectures outside
Following the success of our 2019 and 2021 seminars, FLAC put on a three-day event in the New Forest, titled Fungi & Veteran Trees in the Planning System. The 2023 seminar delivered 16 hours of world-class CPD, presented via 13 lectures and three outdoor sessions, as well as providing an excellent networking opportunity. The seminar
Working in collaboration with our technology partner Airbus Defence and Space, we are very pleased to announce that our new environmental risk model for transport infrastructure protection, CRISES (“collapse risk indication system for earthworks and slopes”) has achieved proof of concept on its first run against real-world data. CRISES adopts the proven framework of our
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