Councils entitled to create standing orders regulating circumstances in which a member will be entitled to vote: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an appeal concerning whether Tower Hamlets Council was entitled to make a rule that only councillors who had been present when a planning application had previously been considered could vote on the deferred application. Read more
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April 02, 2025

Disability, duality, reasonable to occupy

What is the correct route to challenge a decision of the local authority that you consider amounts to disability discrimination? This was the question recently tackled by Fordham J in the High Court. Catherine Rowlands examines the outcome.
April 01, 2025

Closure orders and Article 6 ECHR

Conor Monighan considers the consequences of a significant High Court judgment that considered Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights and closure orders.
March 31, 2025

The unorthodox quashing of the pre-existing nullity

Annabel Nuttall Heath and Isabella Taylor analyse a recent case where an unrepresented party sought an order that a London borough provide him and his family with alternative accommodation because of the behaviour of their neighbours.
March 28, 2025

Making it tax efficient

V. Charles Ward sets out some key considerations for conveyancers to ensure tax efficiency in relation to local authority property transactions.
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Property Nuts and Bolts – Part 4 – Boundary disputes - Landmark Chambers

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Home Truths - An Introduction to the Renters' Rights Bill

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Are You Fit to Deal with Unfitness?

Michael Grant and Matthew Timm explore the law relating to "fitness for human habitation" and the court's approach to damages.

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March 28, 2025

Setting planning fees locally

Nagla Stevens looks at provisions in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2025 that will allow local planning authorities to set planning application fees locally.
March 26, 2025

Approaching the pre-election period

Ahead of the May 2025 elections, Geoff Wild provides guidance for officers and members on the "dos and don'ts" during the pre-election period (‘‘purdah’).
March 26, 2025

AI in Local Government

Ibrahim Hasan looks at the legal issues that must be navigated around the use of AI in local government.
March 26, 2025

Stadium developments and Subsidy Control

Jonathan Branton and Alexander Rose look at how public authorities can secure regeneration benefits from large sports infrastructure projects.
March 21, 2025

Are You Fit to Deal with Unfitness?

Michael Grant and Matthew Timm explore the law relating to "fitness for human habitation" and the court's approach to damages.
March 20, 2025

“Oh what a woollen web we weave…”

James Mallery-Nelson analyses the recent case of Patarkatsishvili v Woodward Fisher [2025] and looks at how to avoid misrepresentation in property transactions.