Jill Castle
Donald Trump could take his legal fight against a off-shore windfarm to
Europe after his appeal was rejected by the Supreme Court, according to a
lawyer.
Mr Trump lost his Supreme Court fight against proposals to build an 11
turbine wind farm near his golf course in Aberdeenshire today.
The US presidential candidate had asked five Supreme Court justices to
allow his appeal over the scheme off the Aberdeenshire coast, which was
approved by the Scottish government in 2013.
However, lawyer Shabana Anwar, who is based at law firm Bircham Dyson Bell
and specialises in planning laws for energy projects, said Mr Trump could
now carry on his fight at the European Court.
“The project, which is expected to generate enough electricity to power
68,000 UK households a year, may finally go ahead if the Supreme Court
rejects Trump’s challenge,” she said
“A decision to this effect will be a relief for the Scottish Government,
but Mr Trump may still not give up just yet. He has one last avenue open to
him, the option of taking his case to the European Court – which he has
threatened to do in the past.”
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