A man has been ordered to demolish two woodland buildings he constructed on a Site of Special Scientific Interest, following a High Court injunction secured by Wiltshire Council.

Fifty victims of a fire in south-west London in 2019 have this month issued a High Court claim against Metropolitan Thames Valley (MTVH) housing association and house builder St James.

Children in the North are at greater risk of entering care compared to their southern counterparts, a new study has revealed.

Aneeka Muneer has vowed to place LLG “front and centre in the local government legal and governance sphere”, after being appointed President of the organisation at its annual general meeting this week.

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.