
Birmingham settles historic equal pay claims
Birmingham City Council, UNISON and GMB have agreed to settle the outstanding equal pay claims brought by the two unions on behalf of members working for the local authority and Birmingham Children's Trust.
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Birmingham settles historic equal pay claims
LBLA names 13 firms to £72m legal services framework
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Birmingham settles historic equal pay claims
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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
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
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…

High-risk contracts - what schools should know
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
The Welsh Language and the Court of Protection
Oct 17, 2025
ASB Case Reviews: updated statutory guidance
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
Revisiting Cheshire West
Oct 10, 2025
Public children law case update – Autumn 2025
Oct 10, 2025
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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
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?
October 09, 2025
Alexander Rose sets out the main elements of the Pride in Place Programme, including potential sticking points in areas such as accountability that may emerge for local authorities supporting the delivery of the programme.

How not to control second homes
Oct 09, 2025

Twelve New Towns for the Future
Oct 09, 2025

Artificial intelligence in Education and EHC Plans
Oct 03, 2025
High Court on highway widths
Oct 03, 2025
Risk assessment – a safeguard to fairness
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
Oct 03, 2025
Tackling youth ASB in social housing
Oct 02, 2025
How AI could rewrite homelessness law
Oct 02, 2025
Key updates to the Administrative Court Guide
Sep 30, 2025
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Council and NHS Property Services lose Court of Appeal cases on village greens
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Council and NHS Property Services lose Court of Appeal cases on village greens
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Council and NHS trust criticised after judge refuses to authorise deprivation of liberty of 14-year-old girl on hospital ward
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Council and Official Solicitor fail in appeal over administration of covert medication to young woman
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Council and police ordered to pay £52k to claimant over housing of sex offender
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Council and police shut pub that held lock in during lockdown
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Council and union agreement averts 'fire and rehire' scheme
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Council and Virgin Media settle dispute over land access for broadband rollout
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Council anger after magistrate allows appeal over refusal of taxi licence
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Council apologises after asking mother to prove she could not afford private school fees
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Council apologises after hundreds of residents receive court summons for unpaid council tax in error
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Council apologises after inadvertently allowing permission for 5G masts
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Council apologises after mistakenly listing resident as owner of two properties
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Council apologises after refusing to look into complaint of father over children’s services without consent of son
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Council apologises to mother over unlawful restrictions on contact with children
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Council apologises to tenant, withdraws claim company supplies military equipment to Israeli Defence Forces
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Council appeal succeeds after Upper Tribunal finds landlord questioned during First Tier Tribunal hearing was wrong person
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Council appeals enforcement notice issued by information watchdog over handling of FOI requests
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Council applies for High Court order after planning permission granted in error
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Council applies for judicial review of hospital extension planning approval after decision taken under delegated powers, not by committee
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