‘The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal over a Family Court judge’s refusal of an application by an appellant non-relative, Mr B, to become a party to care proceedings.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th January 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A council has been fined £280,000 for oversights that led to a six-year-old girl being crushed to death by a falling tree in her school playground.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Where a local authority (the “Billing Authority”) has reasonable grounds for believing that a person (individual or company) is liable for national non-domestic rates (“business rates”) in respect to a premises (a “hereditament”), the Billing Authority is likely to serve a demand notice upon that person (the “alleged ratepayer”; or “demandee”) in respect to a liability period. The service of the demand notice being the first stage in seeking payment from the ratepayer.’
33 Bedford Row, 19th December 2022
Source: www.33bedfordrow.co.uk
‘A government report has identified multiple safeguarding risks at “out-of-school settings” (OOSS), which include sports clubs, tuition centres and uniformed youth groups attended by millions of children across England every week, prompting calls for better oversight of the sector.’
The Guardian, 9th January 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Cambridgeshire County Council is to compensate the family of a woman whose carer “wailed” on the floor after she was told of her client’s death.’
BBC News, 9th January 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Steve Gummer, Saira Ahmed and Oliver Slater consider the Subsidy Control Act 2022, which came into force this week (4 January 2023). The Act sets out the UK’s prevailing subsidy control rules. Public authorities should consult the Act when contemplating the award of subsidies.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th January 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
“A High Court judge has ruled that a local authority’s housing allocations policy and its application to a domestic abuse survivor amounted to indirect discrimination.”
Local Government Lawyer, 5th January 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Local Government Association (LGA) has said the Government must ensure funding is made available for the successful implementation of a new law which requires venues to take steps to protect the public from terror attacks.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th December 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A man with physical and mental health problems is “living” in a hospital despite being fit to leave, a court has heard.’
BBC News, 19th December 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Home Office’s policy of placing asylum seekers in hotels and hostels has given rise to a number of legal issues for local authorities. Dean Underwood and Jack Barber detail the areas of concern.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th December 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Aileen McColgan KC examines a Court of Appeal ruling that the Government’s planning definition of “gypsies and travellers” was unlawfully discriminatory.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th December 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘New legislation will be introduced to tighten security at venues in the wake of the Manchester Arena bombing. The new rules, dubbed Martyn’s Law, will cover all of the UK and require venues and local authorities to have preventative action plans against terror attacks, the government said.’
BBC News, 19th December 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found that Oxfordshire County Council failed to provide alternative education for a boy with autism for a year.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th December 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Patrick Adie sets out the most common types of endeavours obligation found in property contracts and – depending on your circumstances – the best obligation to agree.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th December 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an appeal by Swindon Borough Council in a dispute over whether it is lawful for a planning authority, in granting planning permission for a development, to impose a planning condition that the developer will dedicate land within the development site to be a public highway.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th December 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A former leader of the London Borough of Haringey has lost a judicial review challenge over a decision by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman to name him in a report.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th December 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Shrewsbury Town Council owned a plot of land which was subject to a statutory trust arising either under section 10 of the Open Spaces Act 1906 or, impliedly, under the Public Health Act 1875. Pursuant to that trust, the town council had to allow the public to enjoy the land as an open space.’
UKSC Blog, 12th December 2022
Source: ukscblog.com
‘Journalists will be able to report what happens in family courts from the end of January, under a pilot scheme taking place in Leeds, Cardiff and Carlisle.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th December 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘An application for a judicial review into the decision to shut Doncaster Sheffield Airport has been refused, Doncaster Council has said.’
BBC News, 1st December 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The High Court has granted Great Yarmouth Borough Council an interim injunction restricting around 60 hotels in the resort town from accommodating asylum seekers.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th November 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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