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July 18, 2025
Don’t refuse to mediate! Engage
Peter Causton looks at a recent ruling where a defendant public body was reprimanded for refusing to mediate.
Jul 18, 2025
Smile for the Camera?
Annie Sayers gives an overview of the Family Justice Council’s Guidance on covert recordings.
Jul 18, 2025
ADHD diagnosis and disability
Does an ADHD diagnosis mean an employee is (rather than may be) disabled under the Equality Act 2010? That's the question the Employment…
Jul 18, 2025
The coroner's duty to notify the DPP
When is Rule 25(4) of the Coroners (Inquest) Rules 2013 triggered? Lewis Harrison explains.
Jul 18, 2025
Racist comments from one employee to another
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld a tribunal’s decision that a racist comment made by one employee to another did not give rise to…
July 18, 2025
Court of Protection case update: July 2025
Niamh Brennan and Sarah Hutchinson round up the latest Court of Protection rulings of interest to practitioners.
Jul 17, 2025
Maximising ROI in renewable energy: Legal, technical, and financial strategies for net-zero success
The Hugh James Energy and Renewables team share their expertise on achieving net-zero, and emphasise that it doesn’t have to come at the…
Jul 17, 2025
Personal circumstances, public safety, and the planning balance
Arevik Jackson provides some reflections on recent co-joined enforcement appeals and the grant of temporary planning permissions.
Jul 17, 2025
The Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets (Wales) Bill: the key provisions
Hannah Shaw analyses draft legislation in Wales aimed at establishing a robust framework for environmental governance in Wales.
Jul 17, 2025
Errors of law, materiality and remedies
A recent Court of Appeal case concerning “restocking notices” in forestry has wider lessons in relation to errors of law and remedies,…
July 17, 2025
What next for rent reviews?
Government plans to ban upwards only rent reviews have caught everyone by surprise, writes David Harris.
Jul 16, 2025
Commonhold reform – the beginning of the end?
Tanya Edmonds of Ashfords answers a number of questions raised by the government's white paper on a reformed commonhold model.
Jul 16, 2025
The CAT’s approach to Subsidy Decision Reviews: Fast, cheap and simple?
Olivia Dawson and Oliver Slater consider the Subsidy Control Act’s subsidy challenge regime, the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s (the…
Jul 16, 2025
Millbrook Healthcare Limited v Devon County Council – Its impact on local government procurement
Oliver Dickie, Christopher Watkins and George McLellan dive into the recent High Court judgment on interim relief in procurement claims.
Jul 11, 2025
Early insights into the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
David Kitson offers some initial thoughts on the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill.
The section 58 defence in the Highways Act 1980
The Court of Appeal recently allowed a claimant’s appeal against a judge’s decision to reject his claim for liability against a county…
Risk assessments in care proceedings: L-G and Re T
Adrian Gordon considers two significant 2025 decisions of the Court of Appeal, which revisit some of the most fundamental considerations…
Turbulence ahead
The £205.2m Cardiff Airport public funding package is to be challenged under the Subsidy Control Act 2022. Jonathan Branton and Alexander…
PFI – a new era?
Melanie Pears explores the recent announcement by NHS England about the possibility of a private finance model for capital developments,…
Costs in discrimination claims brought by litigants in person
The EAT has overturned a £20,000 costs order due to the tribunal's flawed assumptions about legal advice and hindsight bias in assessing…
The Building Safety Act and retrospective service charge protection
Mark Loveday and Hugh Rowan examine Court of Appeal rulings on retrospective service charge protection under Schedule 8 of the Building…
Right to Buy (RTB) leases — be warned about service charges
Andrius Roos outlines five important takeaways from a recent case on the grant of Right to Buy leases and the ability to recover service…
Awaab’s Law – implementation of Phase 1
Matthew Lake, Sian Evans and Clare Jones consider the Government’s recent announcements on phase 1 of Awaab’s Law.
Seven key insights: Lord Justice Birss considers AI in civil justice
Matthew Lee sets out what expert witnesses and housing lawyers must know from the views on AI expressed by the senior judge who is to…
Imperative requirements in homelessness: nuts and bolts on a bumpy roadmap to suitable accommodation
Lindsay Johnson analyses an important Court of Appeal ruling on whether a local housing authority is precluded from determining the…
Neurodiversity in the Family Justice System Panel Discussion
42BR Barristers is pleased to present this online panel discussion exploring the next steps in advancing and sharing best practice to…
Employment Law Webinar Series - May to July - 42 Bedford Row
Following on from the first four webinars in our Employment Law Webinar Series 2025, 42BR's Employment Team is delighted to present the…
Home Truths - Dissecting Section 16J: Criminal Confusion in the Renters’ Rights Bill - 42 Bedford Row
Landlords, brace yourselves! Section 16J of the Renters’ Rights Bill could land you in criminal trouble for relying on shaky eviction…
Home Truths: Grounds for Possession under the Renters' Rights Bill - 42 Bedford Row
In this episode of Home Truths, Alex Adamou and Max Gordon discuss some of the interesting grounds for possession proposed under the…
Airport Subsidy Challenged in the CAT
Oliver Slater, Beatrice Wood and Steve Gummer dive into the latest Competition Appeal Tribunal subsidy control challenge, brought against…
IPA guidance 2025: Managing PFI distress and preparing for expiry
Aanya Gujral and David Owens dive into the recent guidance published on managing the risks associated with Private Finance Initiative…
What might the public inquiry on child sexual exploitation look like
With the recent announcement that there will now be a national public inquiry into child sexual exploitation (CSE) Stephanie McGarry and…
Data (Use and Access) Act – Updating Data Protection Law and more
On the 19th June 2025, the Data Use and Access Bill (“DUA Bill”) received Royal Assent to become the Data Use and Access Act 2025 (“DUA…
High Court Dismisses Challenge to New Super Prison
The High Court has refused permission to challenge the Secretary of State's decision to grant planning permission for so called 'super…
AI, copyright and LLMs
What are the copyright and confidentiality issues arising from use of public and private Large Language Models (LLMs)? Justin Harrington…
Automatic suspensions and the public interest
Tim Care provides a summary of the recent case of Unipart Group Ltd v Supply Chain Coordination Ltd [2025], and assesses its impact upon…
FOI and communication
The Upper Tribunal recently considered the meaning of ‘reasonably practicable’ in s11 of the Freedom of Information Act. Jonathan Dixey…
Too much?
In the fourth and final article on a Court of Appeal judgment that involved an exploration of the law and procedure relating to challenges…
Deploying ‘ADR’ in Planning & Compensation contexts
John Pugh-Smith looks at how these aspects of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) can now be made to work and at different stages of a…
Removal from the village green register
The High Court recently ordered the deletion of school playing fields from the village green register. Ashley Bowes explains why.
The attendance of experts in family proceedings
Rosie Muncer looks at the lessons to be learned from how a High Court judge considered a case management application for the single joint…
Local authority enforcement powers and domestic beekeeping
Dan Jacklin provides a detailed analysis of the enforcement powers available to local authorities in relation to domestic beekeeping.
Too little? When intervention is not required
In the third article on a recent Court of Appeal judgment that involved a wide-ranging exploration of the law and procedure relating to…
Closures of educational sites
The Court of Appeal recently refused permission to appeal in judicial review proceedings concerning the decision to close part of a school…
Public law case update Q1 2025
Kieran Laird and Sophie O’Mahoney offer a straightforward and concise overview of six public law and regulation cases from the first…
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Local authorities make shortlist for In-House Team of the Year in Law Society Awards 2021
Two council legal teams have been shortlisted for the In-House Team of the Year in the Law Society Awards 2021.
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Leeds City Council and South Lakeland District Council have been joined by the legal teams at Loughborough University, NWSSP [NHS Wales Shared Service Partnership] and the Department of Health and Social Care in the nine-strong shortlist.
Also shortlisted are: Fnatic Ltd; Howden Joinery Group Plc; Liberis; National Lottery Heritage Fund; and Working Families.
Rita Bange, Principal Property & Regeneration Solicitor at Tower Hamlets Council and LLG’s National Lead for Housing & Regen, has meanwhile made the ten-strong shortlist for Solicitor of the Year – In-House.
She is joined by Jackie Gray of NHS Digital and David Burbridge of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust amongst others.
The shortlists for all categories can be found here.
The awards ceremony will be held online on 7 October.
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A-Z Family Law: Take Two! - 42 Bedford Row 
Executive Programme in Public Procurement Law and Policy - University of Nottingham 
Business and Property Masterclass #5: Interim Relief – Acting urgently and getting it right - Cornerstone Barristers
10-09-2025 11:00 am
Online (live)
Property Law Roadshow 2025 - Bristol - St John's Chambers 
CUBAS Comprehensive Training & Licencing (Manchester), September 2025
Business and Property Masterclass #6: Rights of Light and Restrictive Covenants - Cornerstone Barristers
23-09-2025
Online (live)
AI in the Public Sector Conference - Westminster Insight 
Activism in the Workplace - 42BR Barristers Employment Law Annual Lecture 
DoLS Authoriser Training - LPS Law 
Property Law Roadshow 2025 - Cardiff - St John's Chambers 
Institutional landlord series: Possession – High Court Enforcement - 5 Pump Court
22-10-2025 4:00 pm
Online (live)
Institutional landlord series: Costs Recovery and Legally Aided Parties - 5 Pump Court
05-11-2025 4:00 pm
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Annual Fraud Conference 2025 - Oxford Investigation Service 
HMPL Building Blocks: Tenancy Management – Assignment, Mutual Exchange and Succession - Devonshires
12-03-2026
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Unpicking the Procurement Act Episode 2: Exclusion and Debarment - 39 Essex Chambers
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Ivy Legal - Certificate in Planning Enforcement
Unpicking the Procurement Act Episode 1: Overview and New Procedures - 39 Essex Chambers
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Unpicking the Procurement Act Episode 3: Contract Modification - 39 Essex Chambers
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Unpicking the Procurement Act Episode 4: Challenges and Remedies - 39 Essex Chambers
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Institutional landlord series: Possession – High Court Enforcement - 5 Pump Court
22-10-2025 4:00 pm
22-10-2025 4:00 pm
Institutional landlord series: Costs Recovery and Legally Aided Parties - 5 Pump Court
05-11-2025 4:00 pm
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