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A zero sum game?

The number of SEND tribunal cases is rising and the proportion of appeals ‘lost’ by local authorities is at a record high. Lottie Winson talks to education lawyers to understand the reasons why, and sets out the results of Local Government Lawyer’s exclusive survey.

Local Authority Insight Series: Regeneration and the local authority estate

Lee Pickett and Rita Bange discuss the impact of Covid-19 on the law surrounding property of local authorities and the need for further regeneration of urban areas.

Austerity, local government reorganisation, climate change and Covid have all radically changed local authorities’ requirements for the property they own. At the same time, the need for more housing and the regeneration of town centres is more pressing than ever. Join Lee Pickett and Rita Bange as they discuss how local authorities can utilise their property and land estates to achieve these ends and what are the legal issues and barriers that they may encounter?

 

About the speakers

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Lee Pickett

Partner at DWF, Newcastle

Lee advises public sector bodies on real estate and regeneration projects working closely with the wider Public Sector team at DWF.


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Rita Bange

Rita is a Senior Associate in Trowers and Hamlins' Real Estate team.

Rita has previously worked at several leading private practices as well as in-house within local government including Westminster City Council and London Borough of Tower Hamlets. She was the national lead for housing and regeneration for Lawyers in Local Government (LLG) and was shortlisted for the in-house solicitor of the year category at the Law Society Awards 2021.

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