My colleague Martin Pratt has been awarded the Michael Barrett Award of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

To the person whom in the opinion of the Panel/Division has contributed most to the understanding of the subjects of Land Transfer, Registration and Administration, Encroachments, Cadastre and Boundary issues, or to an improvement in the administration of the Laws regarding them, within the UK and overseas.

Martin is the Director of Research for the International Boundaries Research Unit at Durham, which I have been involved with for many years. This award is richly deserved for his work.