Features
Challenges for a local authority prosecutor
Emma Hall provides some tips for local authority prosecutors on how to limit the costs incurred in prosecuting a case.
Who can show up?
Andrew Burrell and Francis Hoar set out the key considerations for determining the composition of local government committees.
Placement at home under a care order
The Court of Appeal recently had another opportunity to look at care orders where children are to remain at home; a less common outcome following the earlier decision in Re JW (Child at home under care order) [2023] EWCA Civ 944. It was dealing with a change of plan imposed by the first instance judge at short notice at the final hearing. Graeme Bentley highlights the key points from Re A (Care…
SPONSORED
Unlocking legal talent
Jonathan Bourne of Damar Training sets out why in-house council teams and law firms should embrace apprenticeships.
How hair strand testing should be instructed for family court proceedings
For years, FTS, a drug, alcohol and DNA lab in Yorkshire, has been advocating for an end to the use of Society of Hair Testing (SoHT) cut-off levels in the family courts, writes Paul Hackett (Sponsored Editorial)
Webinars
The Planning and Infrastructure Bill – what’s in, what’s out and will it work?
Join Landmark’s barristers for an initial review of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill and what it might mean for planning in practice.
More Features
Just what is it about today’s planning system that makes appealing so … appealing?
Simon Ricketts looks at the lessons from two recent recovered planning appeals, one of which saw a full award of costs against the council.
High Court on highway widths
Charles Streeten analyses the High Court’s rejection of a challenge to confirmation of a definitive map modification order.
Risk assessment – a safeguard to fairness
William Green examines the risk assessment criteria set out by the Court of Appeal for child welfare cases and how local authorities can address them.
Jobs
Lawyer - Property
£41,771 - £47,181 per annum
Trust Solicitor (Public & Healthcare Law)
£55,690 - £62,682 per annum
Contracts & Procurement Lawyer
£44,075 - £51,356 per year with market supplement of £7,703 reviewable annually
Trust Solicitor (Employment & Contract Law)
£Please enquire
Senior Information Governance and Data Protection Officer
£44,717 - £47,994 per annum
Senior Lawyer - Contracts & Commercial
£50,620 - £57,611 per annum
Locums
Directory
Events
CUBAS Comprehensive Training & Licencing (Swindon), October 2025 
Property Law Roadshow 2025 - Cardiff - St John's Chambers 
Institutional landlord series: Possession – High Court Enforcement - 5 Pump Court
22-10-2025 4:00 pm
Online (live)
Public Sector Insights: The Regulation of Fertility Treatment - Blake Morgan
28-10-2025
Online (live)
Planning Enforcement Nuts & Bolts - Ivy Legal 
Getting it right first time: Making lawful decisions Webinar Series - Public Law Project
04-11-2025 9:00 am
Online (live)
Institutional landlord series: Costs Recovery and Legally Aided Parties - 5 Pump Court
05-11-2025 4:00 pm
Online (live)
Certificate of Lawfulness (LDC) - Ivy Legal 
Planning High Court Challenges 2025 Webinar Series - Session 1: Environmental Issues - Landmark Chambers
10-11-2025
Online (live)
Introduction to the Mental Health Act, Code and Tribunals - Peter Edwards Law Training
12-11-2025
Online (live)
Devonshires’ Housing Management & Property Litigation Conference 2025 - Devonshires
13-11-2025 9:30 am
East Midlands
Annual Compulsory Purchase and Compensation Seminar 2025 (Hybrid) FTB - Francis Taylor Building
17-11-2025
London
Planning High Court Challenges 2025 Webinar Series - Session 2: Practice and procedure - Landmark Chambers
17-11-2025
Online (live)
Planning Day 2025 - Cornerstone Barristers
HMPL Building Blocks: Section 20 Consultation Requirements and Best Practice - Devonshires
18-11-2025
Online (live)
Avoiding and defending Judicial Review – Reflections and case law updates - 3PB
19-11-2025
Online (live)
Annual Fraud Conference 2025 - Oxford Investigation Service
Becoming a Mental Health Act Administrator - The basics - Peter Edwards Law Training
20-11-2025
Online (live)
Planning High Court Challenges 2025 Webinar Series - Session 3: Substantive law - Landmark Chambers
24-11-2025 10:30 am
Online (live)
Proportionality after Shvidler - Francis Taylor Building 
Employment Law Conference - 4-5 Gray's Inn Square
Introduction – MCA, DoLs and Liberty Protection Safeguards - Peter Edwards Law Training
27-11-2025
Online (live)
Leaving care provisions demystified! - 42 Bedford Row