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Law Society issues practice note on conduct of litigation in light of Mazur ruling

Law Society issues practice note on conduct of litigation in light of Mazur ruling

The Law Society has issued a practice note providing advice on how solicitors, law firms and legal businesses can make sure that only those authorised to do so carry on the conduct of litigation, following the High Court judgment in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys.

October 22, 2025

Law Society issues practice note on conduct of litigation in light of Mazur ruling

Children’s Commissioner calls on Government to strengthen Crime and Policing Bill to protect children from exploitation

October 22, 2025

Government sets out measures to raise information security and data protection standards in public sector

October 22, 2025

Government rejects calls to legislate new burdens doctrine and devolve full control of council tax

October 22, 2025

Tributes paid to leading Welsh local government, regulatory and licensing lawyer

Oct 22, 2025

High Court quashes inspector approval for Green Belt villa over previously developed land assessment

Oct 22, 2025

Local government associations from across UK highlight importance of civility in public life amid rise in threats and abuse

Oct 22, 2025

Government proposes to repeal presumption of parental involvement from Children Act 1989

Oct 22, 2025

Hugh James bolsters rail sector team with appointment of MTR Elizabeth Line managing director as strategic advisor

Oct 22, 2025

Court of Appeal refuses permission to appeal village green deletion

Oct 21, 2025

Auditors make statutory recommendations to London borough over “unsustainable” debt burden

Oct 21, 2025

Use of bailiffs by local authorities up by 30% in two years: report

Oct 21, 2025

Government concedes that first ever IROPI opinions on a local plan were unlawful

Oct 20, 2025

Government issues updated guidance to help social landlords prepare for Awaab’s Law coming into force later this month

Oct 20, 2025

LBLA names 13 firms to £72m legal services framework

Oct 20, 2025

Consultation on Liberty Protection Safeguards to be launched by Government next year

Oct 20, 2025

Fire services should be statutory consultees for major developments: council

Oct 20, 2025

City council to pursue controversial boundary review under reorganisation proposal

Oct 17, 2025

Cost of settling clinical negligence claims “more than tripled” in last two decades: National Audit Office

Oct 17, 2025

“Systemic problems” in developer contribution system and council staffing, MPs warn

Oct 17, 2025

Exceptional Financial Support deals risk becoming "normalised", LGA says

Oct 17, 2025

Winckworth Sherwood hires social housing finance specialist Whitty

Oct 16, 2025

Supreme Court to rule next week on ‘appropriate assessment’ and subsequent approvals

Oct 16, 2025

Association of School and College Leaders resolves to “explore legal action” over new inspection regime

Oct 16, 2025

Legal professions hit out at “dangerous” language used by politicians about lawyers and judges

Oct 16, 2025

Charity warns of “double disadvantage” for children with SEND from poorer families

Oct 16, 2025

Campaigners threaten judicial review over decision to expand Gatwick Airport

Oct 16, 2025

Council secures £88k confiscation order against landlords who sub-divided property into flats without permission

Oct 16, 2025

LGA urges Government to give councils greater voice in devolution plans

Oct 16, 2025

Law Society updates guidance on greetings to avoid gender-specific terms in legal correspondence

Oct 16, 2025

Select committee writes to Housing and Planning Minister about “unfair” charging of homeowners with Community Infrastructure Levy

Oct 16, 2025

Government departments issue guidance on information sharing between police and taxi licensing authorities

Oct 15, 2025

Legal Services Board calls for regulators to provide clear information in wake of Mazur judgment

Oct 15, 2025

Government call for Supreme Court to overturn Cheshire West ruling on deprivations of liberty prompts furious response from charities

Oct 15, 2025

University appoints six firms to legal services framework

Oct 15, 2025

North West council faces equal pay claims which could amount to “tens of millions”, union warns

Oct 15, 2025

London Councils estimates £740m temporary accommodation shortfall across capital

Oct 15, 2025

Defendant ordered to pay £90,000 in compensation over unlawful subletting of housing association property

Oct 15, 2025

New watchdog takes over from Committee on Standards in Public Life to oversee ethical standards across public sector

Oct 14, 2025

Ofsted issues revised policy for prioritising children’s homes registration applications in face of “unprecedented” demand

Oct 14, 2025

Blake Morgan advises London boroughs on transition to leisure agency model

Oct 14, 2025

Birmingham settles historic equal pay claims

Oct 14, 2025

Amendments to Planning and Infrastructure Bill would see ministers able to issue ‘holding directions’ to stop councils refusing planning permission whilst they consider using ‘call-in’ powers

Oct 14, 2025

Homes England to hold preliminary market engagement over £60m legal services framework

Oct 13, 2025

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Independent Social Workers and judicial review

Independent Social Workers and judicial review

October 22, 2025

Benjamin Tankel reports on a cautionary tale for Independent Social Workers in judicial review proceedings.

Navigating DOLS and 17-year-olds not in care

Navigating DOLS and 17-year-olds not in care

October 22, 2025

The High Court recently reviewed a local authority's application of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) for a 17-year-old who was not under a care order. Graeme Bentley explores the important insights from the case, touching on the legal framework, the child's autonomy, and the role of parental consent in such situations.

Social services support for individuals with No Recourse to Public Funds

Social services support for individuals with No Recourse to Public Funds

October 22, 2025

When can social services lawfully withdraw support from people with no recourse to public funds and what safeguards must they follow? Drawing on recent legal advice to a local authority, Hannah Moses unpacks the complex duties facing social services, the crucial role of Human Rights Assessments for failed asylum seekers, and demonstrates that the Localism Act 2011 provides only limited scope for…

Phelps v The London Borough of Hillingdon - 25 years on

Phelps v The London Borough of Hillingdon - 25 years on

Oct 22, 2025

High-risk contracts - what schools should know

High-risk contracts - what schools should know

Oct 22, 2025

Subject access requests: key issues for schools and academy trusts

Subject access requests: key issues for schools and academy trusts

Oct 22, 2025

Judicial review: Lack of focus and accurate record keeping has consequences

Judicial review: Lack of focus and accurate record keeping has consequences

Oct 22, 2025

The ‘Hillsborough Bill’ – Voices for victims or just more lip service?

The ‘Hillsborough Bill’ – Voices for victims or just more lip service?

Oct 22, 2025

Challenges for a local authority prosecutor

Oct 17, 2025

Who can show up?

Oct 17, 2025

Placement at home under a care order

Oct 17, 2025

May I introduce you to proportionality: Balancing rights and responsibilities in law

Oct 17, 2025

The Welsh Language and the Court of Protection

Oct 17, 2025

Anticipating the reasonableness of responses – time-specific capacity in action

Oct 17, 2025

ASB Case Reviews: updated statutory guidance

Oct 17, 2025

The meaning of ‘vexatious’ / ‘manifestly unreasonable’

Oct 17, 2025

Martyn's Law marks a new chapter in school safety

Oct 17, 2025

Deprivations of liberty and young offenders

Oct 17, 2025

Litigation as stewardship: How UK pension funds including LGPS are shaping corporate accountability

Oct 10, 2025

Revisiting Cheshire West

Oct 10, 2025

Wardship and Inherent Jurisdiction: Decisions involving competent 17-year-olds

Oct 10, 2025

Public children law case update – Autumn 2025

Oct 10, 2025

Post-placement contact under the Adoption and Children Act 2002

Oct 10, 2025

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Six months in, six key differences: How the Procurement Act measures up to the Green Paper

Six months in, six key differences: How the Procurement Act measures up to the Green Paper

October 10, 2025

Nicola Cullen considers how the Procurement Act 2023 compared to the original Green Paper and assesses the impact so far of the legislation.

Compulsory purchase compensation reforms: the next stage

Compulsory purchase compensation reforms: the next stage

October 09, 2025

Barnabas Elbourn and David Richardson of Ashfords look at the direction of travel for limiting hope value and streamlining the compulsory purchase order process.

Climate legal risk and property: what local authorities need to know

Climate legal risk and property: what local authorities need to know

October 09, 2025

Meena Kamath considers why climate risk is a legal issue for local government and how new clauses drafted by the Chancery Lane Project can help address it.

The £5bn Pride in Place programme – what does it mean for local authorities?

The £5bn Pride in Place programme – what does it mean for local authorities?

Oct 09, 2025

How not to control second homes

How not to control second homes

Oct 09, 2025

Twelve New Towns for the Future

Twelve New Towns for the Future

Oct 09, 2025

Authority to participate in legal proceedings and rights of audience

Authority to participate in legal proceedings and rights of audience

Oct 06, 2025

Artificial intelligence in Education and EHC Plans

Artificial intelligence in Education and EHC Plans

Oct 03, 2025

Just what is it about today’s planning system that makes appealing so … appealing?

Oct 03, 2025

High Court on highway widths

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Risk assessment – a safeguard to fairness

Oct 03, 2025

Appealing the outcome of a fact-finding hearing in care proceedings

Oct 03, 2025

Parental obstruction of care

Oct 03, 2025

School exclusions – CCTV and police investigations?

Oct 03, 2025

Transparency in the Court of Protection

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Break Stuff – The decision in On Tower UK Ltd v British Telecommunications plc [2025] and the impact in respect of break rights in Code Agreements

Oct 02, 2025

Tackling youth ASB in social housing

Oct 02, 2025

Understanding part-heard hearings in civil litigation

Oct 02, 2025

How AI could rewrite homelessness law

Oct 02, 2025

Social and affordable housing as a driver of economic growth

Sep 30, 2025

Suitability of accommodation offered in performance of the prevention duty

Sep 30, 2025

Key updates to the Administrative Court Guide

Sep 30, 2025

A gem of a case on section 106 mortgagee exclusion clauses?

Sep 26, 2025

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