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GLD Jan 26 QL (2)

Non-party access to documents used in civil court proceedings

Non-party access to documents used in civil court proceedings

Catherine Levi and Justin Weare look at how PD 51ZH – the Access to Public Documents Pilot – will operate in practice.

January 28, 2026

Non-party access to documents used in civil court proceedings

News

Gypsy and Traveller Law Network to be launched next month

January 30, 2026

Legal Services Board criticises differences in clarity of advice from regulators on conduct of litigation

January 29, 2026

Charity refused permission for judicial review over swimming arrangements at Hampstead Heath on basis claim is premature and should have been brought by individual

January 29, 2026

Solicitors Regulation Authority issues formal warning on ‘no win, no fee’ arrangements

Jan 28, 2026

Report calls for young people to be offered meetings with judges responsible for decisions about their futures

Jan 27, 2026

Leader of Swansea Council says it is considering “every option, including legal avenues” over future of regional rugby as Ospreys owners named preferred bidders for Cardiff Rugby

Jan 26, 2026

High Court agrees to hear challenge over lawfulness of council tax reduction scheme

Jan 23, 2026

Planning, children and public lawyers strongly represented in list of new King’s Counsel

Jan 23, 2026

Latest Judicial Diversity and Inclusion Strategy includes focus on improving diversity in senior judiciary

Jan 23, 2026

Public authorities win Supreme Court case over claim for negligence brought by man found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity

Jan 21, 2026

Divisional Court to hear Reform UK challenge to local government election delays next month

Jan 20, 2026

Gender-critical campaigners launch judicial review proceedings over council chamber ban

Jan 19, 2026

President of Supreme Court becomes latest senior judge to announce intention to retire

Jan 16, 2026

LLG to pursue legislative change instead of intervening in Mazur appeal

Jan 16, 2026

Borough council secures non-party costs order after winning dispute over termination of bus station construction contract

Jan 16, 2026

Welsh Government names 36-strong panel of counsel

Jan 14, 2026

County appoints six law firms to £2.25m framework advising insurance team on claims service

Jan 12, 2026

Council must reconsider cat fouling complaint after High Court ruling

Jan 05, 2026

Court of Protection Bar Association launches free advice service for unrepresented family at urgent health and welfare hearings

Dec 23, 2025

Court orders quantum disclosure ahead of mediation of claim brought by Kensington & Chelsea over Grenfell fire

Dec 17, 2025

Administrative Court gives permission for legal challenge over decision by Welsh Government to ban greyhound racing

Dec 09, 2025

Council vehicles clamped after £138k in unpaid court costs

Dec 08, 2025

Supreme Court refuses Epping Forest bid to challenge Home Office intervention in asylum hotel proceedings

Dec 02, 2025

Report on administrative justice calls for widening of legal aid means test, introduction of Public Services Ombudsman for England

Dec 02, 2025

Bar Council updates AI guidance, urging barristers to better understand LLMs

Nov 27, 2025

Epping Forest to appeal refusal by High Court judge to grant final injunction in asylum hotel dispute

Nov 26, 2025

CILEX granted permission to appeal Mazur ruling

Nov 25, 2025

Law Society issues practice note on Mazur and the conduct of litigation

Nov 24, 2025

Court of Appeal to hear challenge over grant of planning permission for Wimbledon tennis grounds expansion

Nov 21, 2025

Council hints at appeal bid following High Court refusal of asylum hotel injunction

Nov 20, 2025

Home Office facing fresh legal challenge over new asylum seeker site

Nov 19, 2025

CILEX to seek permission for appeal over Mazur decision on conduct of litigation

Nov 18, 2025

High Court dismisses Coventry City Council challenge to asylum dispersal policy

Nov 14, 2025

Court of Appeal judges call time on “academic” case

Nov 12, 2025

Borough council resolves to take legal action over asylum hotel

Nov 10, 2025

District mulling legal action over plan to place refugees on army base

Nov 06, 2025

Council defeats judicial review challenge by unsuccessful bidder over sale of library building

Nov 06, 2025

Attorney General names six KCs to new Senior Treasury Counsel Group

Nov 06, 2025

Legal Services Board gives green light for CILEx fellows to be able to apply for standalone litigation practice rights

Nov 03, 2025

Council agrees £10m settlement with waste management firm

Oct 31, 2025

Court of Appeal agrees to hear Subsidy Control Act claim over £140m loans made by combined authority to developers

Oct 31, 2025

Court of Appeal says judge was wrong to terminate care proceedings at Issues Resolution Hearing in case with “dreadful history of delay”

Oct 31, 2025

Kensington & Chelsea settles judicial review claim and removes projects consultancy from list of banned suppliers drawn up after Grenfell Inquiry reports

Oct 31, 2025

Must read

Local authority legal teams after Mazur

Local authority legal teams will need to review their practices and work allocation in the wake of Mazur, but there is no need for panic writes Timothy Leader.

Local authority legal teams after Mazur

Features

Do we have a right to a jury trial in the UK?

Do we have a right to a jury trial in the UK?

January 27, 2026

Chloe McQuillan and Olivia Peake discuss the proposed reforms to the jury system and the viewpoint of the opposing voices.

Blue badge parking misuse and enforcement options

Blue badge parking misuse and enforcement options

January 16, 2026

Emma Hall sets out the options for local authorities looking to crack down on blue badge misuse.

Scope of Judicial Review in a Contractual Context

Scope of Judicial Review in a Contractual Context

January 15, 2026

Olivia Dawson and Olivia Peake provide an update on recent case law and how it reflects on the scope of judicial review in a contractual context.

Promptness in bringing judicial review claims

Promptness in bringing judicial review claims

January 15, 2026

A recent judicial review decision in the Planning Court concerning carbon capture and storage highlights the importance of acting promptly, writes Glyn Lancefield.

Enforcement of costs awards made in Environmental Protection Act 1990 proceedings

Enforcement of costs awards made in Environmental Protection Act 1990 proceedings

Jan 15, 2026

Cat crimes – should cat owners be concerned?

Cat crimes – should cat owners be concerned?

Jan 13, 2026

The “highly likely” test under s.31(2A) of the Senior Courts Act

The “highly likely” test under s.31(2A) of the Senior Courts Act

Jan 09, 2026

Public law case update Q3 2025

Public law case update Q3 2025

Jan 09, 2026

Roll up, roll up

Roll up, roll up

Jan 09, 2026

Defending Age Assessment Challenges: A Guide for Local Authorities

Jan 05, 2026

Providence Building Services Limited v Hexagon Housing Association Limited – The case for a stay

Dec 18, 2025

Judging the use of AI

Dec 12, 2025

Costs, detailed assessment and misconduct

Dec 12, 2025

Wolverhampton Traveller injunctions – where are we now?

Nov 28, 2025

Balancing public interest and planning control – accommodation of asylum seekers

Nov 28, 2025

Welsh-medium inquests and the death register

Nov 26, 2025

Public Sector High Court Litigation in 2025: Key trends so far

Nov 21, 2025

Dispersal of asylum seekers

Nov 21, 2025

Reconciling Conflicting Private and Public Interests on Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects

Nov 12, 2025

Children law update - October 2025

Nov 07, 2025

A Lawyer’s Toolkit for Unfair Prejudice Petitions: From Pre-Action to Trial

Oct 31, 2025

The End of “Cheshire West”? Deprivation of Liberty, Consent and Capacity in the Supreme Court

Oct 30, 2025

Independent Social Workers and judicial review

Oct 22, 2025

Navigating DOLS and 17-year-olds not in care

Oct 22, 2025

Webinars

Defending Age Assessment Challenges: A Guide for Local Authorities

In this `Dekinar`, Dr Russell Wilcox and Anirudh Mandagere consider how to defend such challenges both at the judicial review stage and at the Upper Tribunal.

A Lawyer’s Toolkit for Unfair Prejudice Petitions: From Pre-Action to Trial

TOLATA Update 2024

Financial Remedies Update 2024

Public Law Update

Private Law Update 2024

Covert Recordings in Private Law Proceedings

Jobs

West Northants Jan 26 SLL (2)

IoW Jan 26 LC (2)

Lincolnshire Jan 26 LL (2)

IoW Jan 26 LCL (2)

Weightmans Dec 25 PSSS (2)

West Northants Litigation (2)

SLLP Jan 26 SHLL (2)

SLLP Jan 26 LHL (2)

Weightmans Dec 25 RP (2)

Leeds Jan 26 SH

Camden Oct 25 HL

Cardiff Housing (2)

Solicitor - Civil and Criminal Litigation

£58,377 - £63,598 per annum

Litgation Solicitor

£49,282 - £54,496 per annum

Solicitor - Civil and Criminal Litigation

£47,006 - £50,875 per annum

Solicitor

£55,378 - £64,769 per annum

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