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Association for local government barristers attacks "excessive" PC fee hike
02/09/10: The chairman of the association representing local government and public sector barristers has attacked Bar Council proposals to increase PC fees significantly for employed barristers as “quite disproportionate and excessive”.
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Law Commission proposes ombudsmen shake-up to make complaining easier
02/09/10: Public service ombudsmen should be given a statutory discretion to dispense with the requirement that investigations be conducted in private, the Law Commission has proposed.
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Manchester CC and LSC commission £8.9m advice service
02/09/10: Manchester City Council and the Legal Services Commission have commissioned Manchester CAB to run a city-wide legal advice service. It will advise of a full range of social welfare and family problems.
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Oxfordshire authorities name eight firms to framework agreement
02/09/10: A consortium including all local authorities in Oxfordshire and the Royal Berkshire Fire Authority has selected eight law firms to provide advice under a legal services framework agreement.
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 Anatomy of a tender
A consortium of legal departments in Surrey recently ran a tender for a legal services framework agreement. In this showcase, Improvement and Efficiency South East examines what it entailed and outlines the lessons learned.
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 RIPA investigated
A case where a borough council used RIPA to conduct surveillance on a family amid concerns that the mother had lied on a school admissions form received national media coverage. Anya Proops looks at the impact on local authorities.
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Contraception, coercion and capacity
The High Court was asked to consider whether a young married woman lacks capacity to decide whether to use contraception, and whether it would be in her interests to be required to receive it. Caroline Cross examines the judgement.
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Strong constitution
A recent Court of Appeal decision involving planning committees highlights the need for local authority lawyers to give long-established council procedures a robust healthcheck, writes Nicholas Dobson.
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Energy boost
The government’s announcement that restrictions on the ability of local authorities to sell electricity will be lifted presents opportunities – and challenges, explains Humphrey Douglas.
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Termination troubles
The High Court’s decision not to strike out a property developer’s claim for breach of procurement regulations could see the spotlight thrown onto the extent of an authority’s right to abandon a procurement process, says Jenny Beresford-Jones.
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A question of entitlement
A judicial review action was recently brought against Nottingham City Council over whether two young people should be considered “relevant children” under the leaving care regulations. Stephen Pearson and Gavin Carr report.
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Muddying the issue
Stephen Claus looks at how the increasing pressure on local authorities to do more with less is leading some to inappropriately deal with recreation grounds.
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House trained
As budgets come under scrutiny and fewer public sector employees seem destined to be charged with delivering more, Ann Harlow explains why training is more important than ever.
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Survivor techniques
A recent decision of the Court of Appeal may make it easier for social landlords to recover their properties from the children of separated couples when one dies, writes Catherine Rowlands.
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Lessons from the Academies Act
The Academies Bill became law at the end of July. Sarah Morley looks at the how the debate influenced the final shape of the Act.
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Out of sight....?
The tragic case of Khyra Ishaq has raised fresh questions about the extent that the home schooling of children should be permitted and regulated, writes Clive Sheldon.
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