Oliver Slater, Beth Edwards, Beatrice Wood and Shyann Sheehy share details of a recent CMA investigation into suspected bid-rigging in relation to a government fund.

Peter Ware examines how the Institute of Directors’ new code of conduct for directors might be useful for those involved in local authority companies.

A clear legislative framework in relation to virtual meetings will help ensure clarity and fairness, writes Ed Hammond.

What are contract standing orders and why are they so important? Deepak Parmar explains.

It seems increasingly clear that the Government will propose a major overhaul of local government. Amardeep Gill looks at the potential changes and sets out some key considerations.

In his latest article, Geoff Wild considers the key aspects of the public law duty to consult.

Alexander Rose, Colin Murray and Jonathan Branton examine the recent changes made to the Government Legal Risk Matrix.

The Law Commission is seeking to reform the law of burial in England and Wales, which it says is “piecemeal, complex and outdated”. V. Charles Ward looks at the background to the proposals ad whether they go far enough.

Rachel Murray-Smith, Peter Collins and Bernadette Hillman consider the impacts of the new measures laid out by in the Autumn Budget 2024 for the local government sector.

In the latest in the series of blog posts covering the introduction of reforms to the UK corporate governance regime, Peter Collins considers the latest policy paper released by Companies House.

In his latest article Geoff Wild seeks to clarify when it is appropriate for members to declare interests (and when it is not) and what the consequences are of doing so.

Ella Grodzinski analyses a recent High Court judgment on the impact of alleged bias on a grant of planning permission following a particularly acrimonious meeting of a council’s planning committee.

Juli Lau, Beth Edwards and Shyann Sheehy discuss the struggles of local authorities to use resources effectively, and explore key areas of good practice.

Ryan Copeland and Hannah Peto provide an update on the Charity Commission guidance “Local authorities (or councils) and as trustees of charities”, outlining what is expected of local authorities in the role of trustee.

Geoff Wild looks at the receipt of confidential information by members and the issues around its potential disclosure.

Amardeep Gill and Louise Kavanagh consider the future of devolution under Labour, and specifically what this could mean for regions within England.

In a recent article Paul Feild expressed concern that the LLG, CIPFA and Solace’s 2024 Code of Practice on Good Governance for Local Authority Statutory Officers places onerous obligations on the Monitoring Officer without consideration as to how they might deal with them. Philip McCourt, who drafted the Code, responds to those concerns and says its publication presents an opportunity to lobby…

Adam Carey analyses the requests – ranging from legislative changes to funding reform – made by councils in the first set of productivity plans submitted to Government last month.

The Charity Commission has issued a warning to local authorities over the failure to comply with legal duties as charity trustees. Paul Hilsdon looks at the steps councils should take.