header-logo header-logo

Local government

Subscribe

How local must local housing be, asks Nicholas Dobson

Although all local authority employees are officers, are all authority officers necessarily employees, asks Nicholas Dobson

What constitutes a fair public consultation following the Moseley judgment, asks Andrew Eaton

Matthew Harpin examines the meaning of a s 58 defence under the Highways Act 1980

A recent Court of Appeal ruling on residence is a significant one for local authorities, as Jennifer Kotilaine explains

Bring judicial review claims promptly, warns Nicholas Dobson

Keith Davies considers the vexed question of whether prayers should be said at town council meetings

Nicholas Dobson highlights a case where property rights trumped the local authority well-being power

Tim Spencer-Lane examines recent case law involving the community care responsibilities of local councils

Is the fairytale over for Brent Libraries, asks Nicholas Dobson

Show
10
Results
Results
10
Results

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

NEWS
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
back-to-top-scroll