Mr. Peter Mullan:

I will give some opening remarks and will then hand over to our director of legal affairs, Mr. Baneham. At the moment, there have been 88 or 90 cases this year. Year on year, there has been quite a significant increase in recent years. It is a reflection of the Heather Hill case, which, at its simplest, gives indemnification to applicants if they challenge the court decision. There can be no cost order against them, which can be a factor in driving the litigation. Chapter 2 of Part 9 makes proposals as to how the cost regime might be dealt with. We welcome the proposals in the current planning Act. I will hand over to my colleague to expand on that.