Sarah Christy, Laura Waby and Sumi Begum round up the latest housing law cases and court decisions of interest to local authorities and housing associations.

A recent decision of Fordham J highlights some useful practice points about settling judicial review cases, writes Charlotte Tosti.

Clare Middleton analyses a Court of Protection judgment concerning an important decision taken at a procedural hearing.

Kate Fenwick provides a summary of the updated Protocol for Police Disclosure in the Family Court.

Amjad Kadhim explores the issue of applications for expert evidence under Part 25 Family Procedure Rules 2010 in light of a recent Family Division case decided..

A High Court judge recently refused a local authority’s application for a deprivation of liberty (DoL) order in respect of a 12-year-old girl with “profound and enduring” disabilities. Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) analyses the ruling.

Charles Holland examines a recent ruling where conditions restricting the ability to cross-border subcontract were quashed on appeal.

A High Court judge has ruled that the general principle that a litigant in judicial review proceedings is not entitled, as a matter of course, to redact, on the ground of relevance, the identities of officials in disclosure cannot be contracted out by the parties’ agreement through a consent order. Jonathan Blunden and Christian Grierson analyse the judgment.

Amanda Schofield analyses a Court of Appeal ruling on the jurisdiction of the court to make a declaration that a marriage is not recognised as valid in England and Wales.

Darren Nicholls sets out key guidance on laying information and applying for a summons within time limits.

India Flanagan and Jack Barber examine the duty of candour in the context of housing related judicial review claims.

Clare Cullen considers a judicial review concerning indirect discrimination and applicants who have a medical support animal.

Alice Hughes, Tim Pearl and Janette Plummer round up the latest cases and court decisions of interest to housing associations and local authorities.

A recent ruling from the Technology and Construction Court has suggested that voluminous documents will rarely be a breach of natural justice in adjudication, write Arjen Xani and Sarah Wilson.

Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) reports on a recent case that showed how demanding taking capacity seriously is – and should be.

Lauren Gardner and Eleanor Suthern round up the latest Court of Protection cases of interest to practitioners.

Is it lawful for an EHC plan to specify home education – and if so, how? Katherine Anderson examines a recent Upper Tribunal ruling.

Joe Walker and Helen Arthur explain what a remediation order is and look at two recent cases to see how the First-Tier Tribunal has interpreted the framework for these.

Louise Thomson analyses a judgment containing valuable guidance on the use of intermediaries in the Family Court.

In a unanimous judgment, the Court of Appeal has dismissed the government’s appeal of a High Court judgment which proscribed the government’s practice of routinely redacting the names of junior civil servants when supplying disclosure in judicial review proceedings. Christian Grierson and Jonathan Blunden analyse the judgment.