‘The High Court has approved the settlement of a civil claim brought by a man with learning disabilities and autism, who was detained for a period of 340 days as there was no safe alternative accommodation available.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th March 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has issued a quashing order after Southwark Council conceded that its decision to grant permission for an infill development on a London council estate breached national planning policy.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th March 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘New data published by the Ministry of Justice has revealed that 1,280 children were subject to applications to deprive them of their liberty in 2024 in England and Wales, down from 1,368 in 2023.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th March 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A parish clerk has been awarded £20,000 in damages after defamatory social media posts by a parish councillor, who was “consumed with a very strong personal dislike” of the clerk, were found to have caused serious harm to their reputation.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th March 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A supermarket has been fined more than £17,000 for breaching conditions over out-of-hours deliveries.’
BBC News, 25th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The First Tier Tribunal (the tribunal) has handed down a judgment in the case of Grey GR Limited Partnership v Edgewater (Stevenage) Limited and others [2025] UKFTT concerning a Remediation Contribution Order (RCO), marking an important development in building safety legal proceedings.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th March 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘In a leapfrog appeal from the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) the Supreme Court decided the question of how quickly an application, to be registered as the proprietor of a registered estate in land by way of adverse possession, needs to be made by a squatter, following their realisation that they do not in fact own the land which they have been possessing.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st March 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A council’s threat of legal costs against landowners if they did not undertake to stop developing their land was not “coercive”, a High Court judge has ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 20th March 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Charlotte Epstein dives into the decision to allow journalists to observe and report on family court hearings. Implemented following a successful pilot, the aim is to increase public understanding and awareness of the Family Courts.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th March 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Liability for Council Tax is imposed by the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (“1992 Act”). In the 1992 Act, the important sections for England and Wales on the imposition of liability are those in a group of sections called “Liability to tax”, that is, sections 6 to 9 inclusive, with the key section being section 6, entitled “Persons liable to pay council tax”. Section 6 of the 1992 Act “…sets out a hierarchy in order of priority of those who will be liable to pay council tax in relation to a chargeable dwelling.”
33 Bedford Row, 11th March 2025
Source: www.33bedfordrow.co.uk
‘Matt Lewin reflects on the Government’s consultation on reforms to the standards and conduct framework.’
Local Government Lawyer , 14th March 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The High Court has dismissed a judicial review application brought on behalf of a young woman with severe disabilities in relation to the local council’s provision of same-sex personal and intimate care for women service users.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th March 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘More and more children at Rebecca Stewart’s east London playgroup are using asthma inhalers, she says. It was about one in 40 – but now, she says, it is more like one out of every four.’
BBC News, 18th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In the London Borough of Redbridge v G (Romford County Court, 5 February 2025), a series of unusual events lead to an assured shorthold tenant becoming a secure tenant.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 10th March 2025
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘New rules on compulsory mediation could have a major impact on social landlords, writes Ibrar Hussain.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th March 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Herefordshire Council acted lawfully when it used planning policy to try to control agricultural waste, the High Court has found.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th March 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A judge sitting in the Court of Protection has highlighted the “crucial significance” of issuing proceedings promptly, after finding a failure by a hospital to address a man’s best interests in a timely way, which “compromised his dignity”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th March 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against a placement order made in respect of an 18-month-old boy, finding that the aspiration to place him with extended family in Pakistan was “not achievable” within the timescales, and that the child’s best interests could only be served by the making of a placement order with a view to him being adopted in the UK.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th March 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘In Re All Saints, Featherstone [2025] ECC Lee 1, Wakefield Metropolitan District Council sought a confirmatory faculty for felling and removing an ash tree without lawful authority. The burial ground had been closed by Order in Council under the Burial Act 1853 and the maintenance obligation transferred to Wakefield MDC pursuant to s.215 Local Government Act 1972. Under the transfer of the duty of maintenance, Wakefield MDC was obliged to conduct routine inspections of the churchyard and to undertake “such works as are necessary to eliminate or reduce the risk of harm”. However, closed burial grounds remain subject to the faculty jurisdiction.’
Law & Religion UK, 11th March 2025
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
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