Laura Thornton and Fergus Alexander set out some recommendations on how to deliver better results for social value in public procurement.

More government guidance on the Procurement Act has been published. Jenny Beresford-Jones sets out the main points.

Stephen Crispin and Matthew Brookes-Baker analyse the outcome of a fact-finding hearing in care proceedings concerning allegations that one or other of the parents had deliberately inflicted injury to a non-mobile infant.

A number of significant changes to the planning enforcement regime will come into effect from 25 April 2024. Perhaps the most notable of these is a change to the time period in which Local Planning Authorities can take enforcement action against unauthorised development. Rebecca Stewart explores some of these changes.

Shiva Krishnan and Hannah Taylor examine a judge's new formulation for interim declarations on capacity in the Court of Protection.

Victoria Guest examines recent changes to the legal duties on schools regarding pupil registration and attendance.

Rebecca Denvers considers what employers can learn from a case which found that anti-Zionist beliefs are protected under the Equality Act 2010.

Luke Exton examines guidance from LocatED on developing the education estate.

When children and young persons with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) move between boroughs, the local authorities involved have different duties depending on whether they are a child or young person, and whether they are currently ‘looked after’. Sarah Davidson and Ellie Mullett seek to unpick the applicable statutory, regulatory, and case law provisions, and highlight issues which can arise as a result of their intersection.

Michael Jones KC provides an update on recent public law children cases of interest to practitioners.

A recent High Court case shows that there is still scope for arguable failure to remove claims, writes Ella Davis.

A gender-critical teacher recent lost his employment tribunal claims. Jo Moseley analyses the ruling and looks at the lessons for employers.

Sophie Alexander provides a critical analysis of the likely impact of the Economic Crime & Corporate Transparency Act 2023 on local authorities and their companies.

Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) examines an important, but curious, case about the limits of the duties imposed by Article 2 ECHR on public bodies to seek to secure the life of individuals in the community.

We often hear the term ‘back-to-back’ contracting, but what does this mean, and what are the common themes to consider when faced with a construction project involving multiple parties? Rachel Murray-Smith and Sydney Rich look at the issues.

Simon Ricketts assesses the Government’s proposed new measures for an accelerated planning system intended to provide greater certainty to applicants and enable delivery partners to bring forward housing.

Hannah Moran looks at how schools and colleges should deal with freedom of information requests.