diff --git a/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/scipro/admin/pages/settings/AdminPeerSettingsPage.html b/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/scipro/admin/pages/settings/AdminPeerSettingsPage.html
index 377c1748b4..ace653e2b3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/scipro/admin/pages/settings/AdminPeerSettingsPage.html
+++ b/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/scipro/admin/pages/settings/AdminPeerSettingsPage.html
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@
 					<tr>
 						<td><label for="numberOfLatestReviewsDisplayed">Number of reviews to show in the "Latest reviewers" panel: </label></td>
 						<td><input type="text" wicket:id="numberOfLatestReviewsDisplayed" name="numberOfLatestReviewsDisplayed" /></td>
-					</tr>			
+					</tr>	
+					<tr>
+						<td><label for="publicReviewsActivated">Activate public reviews with links in "Latest reviewers" panel: </label></td>
+						<td><input type="checkbox" wicket:id="publicReviewsActivated" name="publicReviewsActivated" /></td>
+					</tr>		
 				</table>
 			</form>
 		<h5 class="peer-title">Settings for levels</h5>
diff --git a/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/scipro/admin/pages/settings/AdminPeerSettingsPage.java b/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/scipro/admin/pages/settings/AdminPeerSettingsPage.java
index 84141da094..1caa461aa8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/scipro/admin/pages/settings/AdminPeerSettingsPage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/scipro/admin/pages/settings/AdminPeerSettingsPage.java
@@ -77,10 +77,8 @@ public class AdminPeerSettingsPage extends AbstractAdminSettingsPage {
 			numberOfLatestReviewsDisplayed.setRequired(true);
 			add(numberOfLatestReviewsDisplayed);
 			
-			// Checkbox for activating/inactiviting links to reviews in the Latest reviewers panel.
-			// 
-			/*CheckBox publicReviewsActivated = new CheckBox("publicReviewsActivated"); 
-			add(publicReviewsActivated);*/
+			CheckBox publicReviewsActivated = new CheckBox("publicReviewsActivated"); 
+			add(publicReviewsActivated);
 		}
 		@Override
 		public void onSubmit(){
diff --git a/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/scipro/peer/pages/AbstractProjectPeerPage.java b/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/scipro/peer/pages/AbstractProjectPeerPage.java
index 1792cc242c..54b4362e62 100644
--- a/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/scipro/peer/pages/AbstractProjectPeerPage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/se/su/dsv/scipro/peer/pages/AbstractProjectPeerPage.java
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.wicket.PageParameters;
+import org.apache.wicket.spring.injection.annot.SpringBean;
 
 import se.su.dsv.scipro.SciProSession;
 import se.su.dsv.scipro.components.AbstractMenuPanel;
+import se.su.dsv.scipro.data.dao.interfaces.GeneralSystemSettingsDao;
+import se.su.dsv.scipro.data.dataobjects.GeneralSystemSettings;
 import se.su.dsv.scipro.data.dataobjects.Project;
 import se.su.dsv.scipro.data.dataobjects.User;
 import se.su.dsv.scipro.exceptions.AccessDeniedException;
@@ -20,6 +23,9 @@ import se.su.dsv.scipro.security.auth.roles.Roles;
 @Authorization(authorizedRoles={Roles.SYSADMIN}) //TODO Hidden for initial deployment
 public abstract class AbstractProjectPeerPage extends ProjectPage {
 
+	@SpringBean
+	private GeneralSystemSettingsDao generalSystemSettingsDao;
+	
 	public AbstractProjectPeerPage(final PageParameters pp) {
 		super(pp);
 		
@@ -45,7 +51,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractProjectPeerPage extends ProjectPage {
 	}
 	
 	protected void checkAccessPrivileges(final PeerReview peerReview) {
-
+		GeneralSystemSettings gsettings = generalSystemSettingsDao.getGeneralSystemSettingsInstance();
 		final Project requestingProject = peerReview.getPeerRequest().getProject();
 		final User user = SciProSession.get().getUser();
 		if( SciProSession.get().authorizedForRole(Roles.SYSADMIN) ) //Can view any review
@@ -55,6 +61,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractProjectPeerPage extends ProjectPage {
 		final Project reviewingProject = peerReview.getProject();
 		if( projectDao.isPartOf(user, reviewingProject) )
 			return;
+		if(gsettings.isPublicReviewsActivated())
+			return;
 		//If we've come this far, the user doesn't have access to the project and it's reviews
 		throw new AccessDeniedException(this);
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/notification.properties b/src/main/resources/notification.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index b483ba1726..0000000000
--- a/src/main/resources/notification.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-#General
-twoNewLines=\n\n
-twoNewLinesWithComma=,\n\n
-linkText = Click on the link to see it in SciPro:\n
-mailSubject=Notification for SciPro
-hello=Hello 
-autogenerated=This is an auto-generated message from SciPro
-colon=:
-comma=,
-dot=.
-space=\ 
-quote="
-#Conference
-conferenceNotification=\ posted on conference 
-conferenceNotificationComment=\ commented on conference 
-#Private message
-privateMessageNotification=\ wrote a private message to you.
-#Private message reply
-privateMessageReplyNotification=\ replied with a private message to you.
-#Peer accepted
-acceptPeerReviewSubject=Your request for peer-review has been accepted
-requestAccepted=Your peer request was accepted by 
-heShe=, he/she now has 
-complete=\ days to complete a review.
-#Peer completed
-completedReviewSubject=A peer review has been completed!
-requestReviewed=Your peer request has now been reviewed and is available.
-supervisorMessageBody=You are getting this message because you are supervisor of "
-#Peer completed supervisor of project
-supervisorMessageBody2=".\nA peer review on this project has been completed and is available for you.
-#Peer completed supervisor of reviewer
-supervisorMessageBody3=\ has performed a peer review on someone elses work which is available for you.
-#Peer completed webnotification
-inProject=in project: 
-hasPerformed=\ has performed a peer review.
-commaWithLinebreak=".\n
-#Peer rated
-reviewRatedSubject=You have received a rating for a review you have done!
-reviewRatedBody=Your review has been rated.
-#Final seminar created
-finalSeminarCreated=Head supervisor for 
-finalSeminarProject=\ has created a final seminar, room  
-finalSeminarProjectOpponnent=\ has created a final seminar and added you as an opponent, room  
-#Final seminar report uploaded
-finalSeminarReportUploaded=Thesis for the project 
-finalSeminarReportBeenUploaded=\ has been uploaded.
-#Final seminar opposition report uploaded
-finalSeminarOppositionReportUploaded=Opposition-report for the project 
-finalSeminarOppositionReportBeenUploaded=\ has been uploaded by 
-#Final seminar edited
-finalSeminarOppositionReportEdited=Final seminar for project  
-finalSeminarOppositionReportBeenEdited=\ has been edited.