The High Court has recognised a higher standard of scrutiny for environmental judicial review. Sam Fowles analyses the ruling.

Ned Helme looks at a High Court judge’s recent guidance to decision-makers on weighing biodiversity net gain improvements.

Molly Whitehouse examines recent efforts to bring greater clarity to the code for professional standards for service charges in commercial properties.

Jen Ashwell considers some of the key recent CPO and compensation decisions and highlights key takeaways that will be of interest to acquiring authorities, claimants (and their advisors) and local planning authorities.

Charlie Miller and Suhan Rajkumar examine the reasons behind the Cabinet Office’s survey on a new National Procurement Policy Statement.

The Law Commission published its consultation paper on disabled children’s social care on 8 October. Alex Ruck Keene shares his walkthrough as a consultant to the project.

Stacey Moore outlines the purpose of the various schedules of dilapidations and considers which to use and when.

Simon Barnes provides insight into the benefits of resolving planning disputes with mediation and looks into what England can learn from the Scottish system.

Gary Grant of Francis Taylor Building summarises the main provisions in the new Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill 2024 (“ Martyn’s Law”) and explores what premises and events will be in scope, details of the two-tiered protect duty that will impact 180,000 premises, including many in the hospitality sector and buildings owned by local authorities, and the enforcement provisions, as well as consideration of the reforms to licence plans and…

Samantha Grix and Leo Stevens provide an analysis of common hurdles to provision of more housing, including lack of supply and resources.

Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) examines a recent Ombudsman report following a complaint about the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards authorisation process.

Roderick Morton analyses a High Court ruling on whether in order to be an extension for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework, a structure said to be an extension must always be physically attached to the building of which it is purportedly an extension.

The High Court recently rejected a legal challenge by parents against a school over the permanent exclusion of their son. Joe Orme-Paul sets out the key takeaways.

Gary Fawcett examines a Court of Appeal ruling allowing an appeal by a guardian in care proceedings against the failure of the first instance judge to identify the perpetrator of injuries to a child.

Rob Beiley looks at the prospect of financial failures in the social housing sector, and examines the role of the Regulator of Social Housing.

Nicholas Levy explains the background and operation to a special administration regime that relates to registered providers of social housing (RPs).

How do registered providers manage risk in relation to Management Companies providing services to their Estates? Rose Klemperer, Wendy Wilks and Alice Watkins explain.