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High Court lifts automatic suspension in procurement dispute over £46m care and support services contract, refuses expedited trial

Damages will be a sufficient remedy in a procurement dispute over the provision of community equipment services and technology enabled care and support services should the claimant succeed against Devon County Council, the High Court has concluded. Read more
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April 04, 2025

High Court guidance on Article 3 engagement in care at home cases

David Lawson and Katherine Hampshire analyse the approach taken to human rights claims in claims against public bodies providing accommodation and social care. Such claims face significant hurdles and there is a growing body of guidance on where the boundary lies.
April 04, 2025

Thinking ahead

Philip McCourt and Kirtpal Kaur Aujla comment on the contractual and commercial tasks ahead for local government reorganisation.
April 04, 2025

Take it to the bridge

The High Court recently dismissed a wide-ranging judicial review challenge to the proposed Oxpens Bridge in Oxford. Meyric Lewis KC explains why.
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 02, 2025

Please mind the “registration gap”!

Niki Constantinou looks at the the risks presented by the gap that appears between the completion of a transfer and the date when the transfer is registered by the Land Registry.
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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

42BR's Housing team discuss the new Renter's Rights Bill.

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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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.
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.