Combined authority and National Housing Bank seal “first of its kind” agreement providing £500m for new homes and regeneration
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the National Housing Bank have struck an agreement that is expected to provide up to £500m for new homes and mixed-use regeneration projects across Greater Manchester.
Welsh Government consults on Community Right to Buy Scheme for Wales
The Welsh Government has launched a public consultation on proposals for a Community Right to Buy Scheme for Wales.
Man convicted of fraud after working five public sector jobs simultaneously
A former local government officer who held multiple jobs with different public sector employers at the same time has been convicted of fraud.
High Court judge warns expert witnesses over failure to disclose AI use in reports
Expert witnesses who have used Artificial Intelligence (AI) in any way that may directly or indirectly generate or influence the content of their evidence should disclose their usage to the courts, a High Court judge has said.
Bevan Brittan bolsters property and regeneration offering with partner appointment
Law firm Bevan Brittan has appointed regeneration and local government property specialist Rita Bange as a Partner in its Central and Local Government practice.
Lady Chief Justice warns of growing pressures from litigants using AI in Administrative Court
The Lady Chief Justice has warned that growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) by litigants in person (LiPs) is placing significant demands on Administrative Court staff and judges, as new figures reveal a 42% rise in judicial review applications.
Child not deprived of liberty in case where restrictive measures “enable and protect” him, High Court rules
A High Court judge has ruled that a 12-year-old child is not being deprived of his liberty, in a case where the purpose of the restrictive measures to which he is subject is to “enable and protect” him.
Nuffield Family Justice Observatory urges strengthened governance of AI use in courts to ensure litigants and system are protected
A report by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (NFJO) has warned that the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the judiciary must strengthen the governance of AI use in courts, to ensure that both litigants and the system are protected.
Teachers reach settlement with Department for Education over pension value delays
A group of 83 current and former teachers have received compensation after taking legal action against the Department for Education (DfE) over delays in providing pension valuations under the Teachers' Pension scheme.
Tribunal orders companies to pay £46m in remediation costs over unsafe materials
The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has made remediation contribution orders (RCOs) totalling £46.5m against five companies involved in the construction of seven high-rise residential buildings that later required remediation works for unsafe materials.
Non-verbal autistic boy left without support to communicate for more than a year, Ombudsman finds
City of York Council has been criticised by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman after an investigation found a disabled boy was left without the specialist education support he needed to help him communicate for more than a year.
Government backs overhaul of legal services regulation following critical review
The Government has accepted all the recommendations of an independent review of the Legal Services Board (LSB), which found that the regulator lacked strategic clarity and had not always exercised its oversight role effectively.
Council ordered to pay former monitoring officer almost £5,000 over race-related harassment
Peterborough City Council's former Director of Legal and Governance and monitoring officer has been awarded almost £5,000 in compensation after an Employment Tribunal concluded she had suffered race-related harassment while working at the local authority.
Auditors disclaim opinion amid procurement and governance concerns at borough council
External auditors at Basildon Borough Council have raised value for money concerns over procurement practices, governance weaknesses relating to a council-owned company, and high levels of member complaints, among others.
Local leaders to be given new powers to stop “nuisance e-bike parking”
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has announced plans to give local leaders the powers to stop “wild west” e-bike parking and tackle antisocial behaviour.
Proposal to allocate all children in kinship care automatically with ‘Child in Need’ status a “significant concern”: ADCS
The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has described a proposal to allocate ‘Child in Need’ status to all children in kinship care automatically as a “significant concern” for its members.
Council concedes judicial review of decision to demolish church
Planning permission to demolish a disused church and replace it with a convenience store has been quashed by the High Court after Blackburn with Darwen Council conceded that part of its decision-making process was legally flawed.
Councils required to publish plans for accommodation needs of care leavers under new rules
Local authorities will be required under new rules to publish their plans for care leavers’ accommodation needs, work with housing partners, and support those at risk of homelessness in their local offer for care leavers.
High Court quashes refusal of council to award health and independence points to claimant bidding for properties on housing register
The High Court has found against the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) in a housing case even though it is not the tenant’s landlord.
Make monitoring officer and s151 officer part of executive leadership team, governance peer review tells council where relationships “badly eroded”
City of Doncaster City Council should make its Section 151 and monitoring officers standing members of the executive leadership team as it tries to recover from tensions and mistrust between some senior figures.
Family Court judge criticises way independent social worker used AI
A Family Court judge has criticised the way that an independent social worker used AI in care proceedings, finding she could not place “any significant weight” on the social worker’s evidence as a result.
Devise of property now housing museum was beneficial gift to city council, High Court rules
Exeter City Council has no duty to preserve as a museum a historic house it was left in 1983 by a relation of the actor Vivien Leigh, the High Court has decided.
Council decision that sewage discharge was not statutory nuisance could face judicial review
Richmond Council is facing a legal challenge after dismissing a statutory nuisance complaint brought over sewage discharges in to the River Thames.
Campaigners eye legal challenge over planning approval for 180-home scheme
A local campaign groups has closed in on its £4,000 target to crowdfund enough to employ a lawyer to look at the legality of a planning decision in Sandbach.
Government must ensure ICB workforce reductions deliver “sustainable savings” without losing essential capacity, says watchdog
The National Audit Office has warned that NHS England and the Department for Health and Social Care must protect Integrated Care Board (ICB) capacity and capability to deliver “long-term improvements” in population health.
MPs call for police investigation into district council
A rapid Best Value assessment has been launched into Ashfield District Council amid calls from local MPs for an independent police investigation into the local authority.
Social landlord secures £110k unlawful profit order over decade-long tenancy fraud
Sovereign Network Group (SNG) has secured an unlawful profit order worth £110,000 plus costs and interest against a tenant in the London Borough of Hackney who had been unlawfully subletting.
Procurement Act challenge brought out of time, High Court finds
A High Court challenge to Cambridgeshire County Council's (CCC) £928m homecare procurement has failed after a judge concluded that the care provider bringing the claim had issued proceedings outside the statutory time limit.
Government consults on reforms to Crichel Down Rules on compulsory purchase
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has launched a consultation on reforming the process known as the Crichel Down Rules.
Deprivation of liberty of young man “necessary, proportionate, lawful and in best interests”, Court of Protection rules
The Court of Protection has found that a young man’s present care and support arrangements amount to a deprivation of his liberty, but they are nonetheless in his best interests to protect him from reoffending and from exposure to criminal sanction “were those risks to crystallise”.
Councillors again refuse to adopt planning delegation reforms despite monitoring officer warnings
Tameside Borough Council has voted for a second time to refuse changes to its constitution required for the Government’s National Scheme of Delegation for planning decisions in England, despite advice from its monitoring officer that the move is unlawful.
Council loses Court of Appeal battle over determination of complaint about cats fouling in garden
The Court of Appeal has dismissed a council’s appeal over a High Court judgment that required the local authority to redetermine a man's complaint regarding his neighbour's cats fouling in his garden.
Regulator initiates rare statutory inquiry into London-based social housing landlord
The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has established an independent inquiry to investigate serious concerns at social housing landlord Ash-Shahada Housing Association Limited (ASHA).
Family Court rules on treatment of allegations against intervenors that are not litigated or determined
The Family Court has ruled that allegations against two intervenors that were not litigated and were not determined may not be relied upon as proved facts in any welfare assessment arising from care proceedings, “but neither can their non-determination be treated as establishing that the alleged…
Supreme Court agrees to hear subsidy control appeal over loans by combined authority to property group
The Supreme Court has given developer Aubrey Weis permission in part to appeal the Court of Appeal’s rejection of his challenge against a decision by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) to give more than £140m in loans to a rival.
Judge refuses to allow council to rely on late documents in permission-stage judicial review case
A High Court judge has in a permission-stage judicial review case refused to allow a defendant local authority to rely on late documents and has disallowed any costs of their preparation.
Reform leader who said he planned to fire council solicitors resigns
Leicestershire County Council’s Reform UK leader has stepped down after comments he made about firing more than 70 council solicitors were leaked online.
Council failed to consider section 42 duty to provide child with special educational provision set out in EHCP, Ombudsman finds
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has criticised Lancashire County Council for failing to consider its section 42 duty to provide a child with the special educational provision set out in his EHC (Education, Health and Care) Plan.
New mayoral licensing powers “too broad”, London Councils warn
New licensing powers that allow the Mayor of London to call in licensing schemes if they are deemed of strategic importance are "too broad" and "not strategic, nor targeted", the London Councils group has warned.
Social worker issues pre-action letter over CAFCASS Gender Identity Guidance
A former Cafcass social worker, the Bayswater Support Group and a mother have issued a pre-action protocol letter regarding Cafcass’ Working with Children and Gender Identity guidance.
Council did not improperly delegate functions of deputyship appointments, Court of Protection rules
Contractual arrangements between the London Borough of Bromley and Liberata UK for certain practical tasks did not amount to improper delegation of the functions of deputyship, the Court of Protection has ruled.
Council recommended to pay £12k due to SEND failings
Dorset Council has been recommended to pay £12,000 by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman after a child received none of the educational provision in their Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan for five terms.
London borough facing judicial review challenge over revised housing allocations scheme
The Public Interest Law Centre (PILC) has filed judicial review proceedings challenging Southwark Council’s new housing allocations scheme and the preceding consultation.
Councillor who posted edited video of monitoring officer breached code, standards panel finds
A Reform UK councillor at Leicestershire County Council has been formally censured and told to apologise after a Standards Panel found he published a selectively edited video of the authority’s former monitoring officer before publicly questioning her impartiality.
Ministry publishes overview of local government accountability system in England
The Government has published new guidance setting out how local authorities in England are held to account, how oversight functions operate, and how residents, partners and government can use these mechanisms to support effective and resilient local government.
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Modern Families - An Introduction - 42BR 
Judicial Review Nuts and Bolts Part 2: Mounting a defence - Landmark Chambers
10-11-2026 10:00 am
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Subsidy Control in 15 – Subsidy Schemes & Streamlined Routes - Sharpe Pritchard
10-11-2026 12:00 pm
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12-11-2026 12:00 pm
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Planning High Court Challenges 2026 Webinar Series - Session 2: Law & Practice - Landmark Chambers
16-11-2026
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Certified Data Protection Officer Training (CDPO) - The Training Centre
16-11-2026 9:00 am
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HMPL Building Blocks: Legal Tools to Combat Anti-Social Behaviour - Devonshires
17-11-2026
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Property Law Nuts & Bolts, Part 2: Mortgage possession proceedings - Landmark Chambers
17-11-2026
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AI and Information Governance: Bridging Innovation and Compliance - Act Now
17-11-2026 10:00 am
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Subsidy Control in 15 – Energy and Environment Principles - Sharpe Pritchard
17-11-2026 12:00 pm
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Annual Climate Seminar 2026 - 39 Essex Chambers
Children's Rights Conference 2026 - Falling Through the Cracks: Promoting Universal Children’s Rights - LAG
18-11-2026
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Suppliers/Other Counterparties in Financial Distress: Managing Risk and Protecting Service Delivery - DWF
18-11-2026 11:00 am
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Property Law Roadshow - Bristol 2026 - St John's Chambers 
Complex Possession Claims: Anti-Social Behaviour - 42BR 
Climate Litigation and Corporate Accountability: An Evening with Lord Justice Dove - Cornerstone Barristers 