Laying informations and time limits

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

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January 31, 2023

Protest Injunctions

This is a recording of the webinar to launch Yaaser Vanderman’s “Manual on Protest Injunctions: Practice, Procedure and Persons Unknown”.
December 09, 2022

Councils and marine licensing

Tommy Fox and Ian Manners examine a recent ruling where a local authority was fined after falling foul of the marine licensing regime.
September 02, 2022

The test for discharging a planning condition

A local authority recently defeated a judicial review challenge in the High Court in relation to discharging planning conditions. Piers Riley-Smith explains how.
January 21, 2022

Planning enforcement orders and mixed use

The High Court has handed down judgment in a “significant” planning case considering the scope of a planning enforcement order where there is a mixed use, writes Leon Glenister.
January 04, 2022

Property guardianship companies and HMO licensing

Property guardianship companies and a director were recently held liable for failing to licence premises as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO). Tara O’Leary explains the ruling.

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May 16, 2023

County council facing prosecution over spate of busway deaths

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is bringing a prosecution against Cambridgeshire County Council following the deaths of three people in separate incidents and the life-changing injuries sustained by a fourth person in a collision on the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway.

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October 08, 2021

Harmful emissions and human rights duties

Stephen Tromans QC and Victoria Hutton consider a significant High Court ruling on the duties of the Environment Agency in relation to a landfill site.
July 09, 2021

Confiscation and enforcement notices: the roll-back from Panayi

Richard Furlong considers the Court of Appeal decision in Barnet v Kamyab, and the prospect of Edis LJ conducting a fact-finding confiscation hearing. An interesting issue arises as to the first-instance defendant’s right of appeal from that exercise.
June 25, 2021

The Funeral Market Investigation Order 2021

The Competition and Markets Authority has this month published its Funeral Market Investigation Order 2021. V. Charles Ward looks at how bereavement-service managers can comply with new regulatory requirements.
May 07, 2021

The death of Panayi

Roderick Morton analyses an important Court of Appeal ruling for planning enforcement lawyers in relation to confiscation cases.
April 23, 2021

Fighting fire with fines

Even before the tragedy of what happened at Grenfell Tower on 14 June 2017 there could be no doubt that no limit can be put on the personal costs of a fire. The Government has now stated that the same can be said for the financial costs, writes Natalie Puce.
February 12, 2021

Closing gyms during lockdown

Sarah Clover recently supported a city council in closing down a gym which opened persistently in contravention of Coronavirus Regulations and the lockdown restrictions. She explains what this involved.
December 22, 2020

New local authority Covid enforcement powers

Gary Grant analyses the new enforcement tools that allow local authorities in England to take action against premises that do not comply with COVID-secure rules.
December 04, 2020

The Standard of Proof in Inquests

Jonathan Landau examines the implications for local authorities of the Supreme Court's ruling in the Maughan case.
November 04, 2020

The Lockdown 2 Regulations

Gary Grant and Charles Holland summarise the key points from the regulations implementing the latest national lockdown.