The government is in a tough spot. Even if it feels like doing so, it can’t announce a position on the Lochinver farm sale.
To do so would invite a lawsuit from the vendors on the grounds of preconception. The Overseas Investment Act requires procedural fairness and, in any case, authority
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Roger Bowden
Sat, 16 Aug 2014
Sat, 16 Aug 2014
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