

Nine out of 10 "high-risk" toxic sites have not been tested by councils, BBC investigation finds
Thousands of potentially toxic sites that councils have identified as “high risk” have not been tested due to a lack of funds, a BBC investigation has revealed.
March 14, 2025
Nine out of 10 "high-risk" toxic sites have not been tested by councils, BBC investigation finds
Features


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 (“PFI”) projects.
July 03, 2025
IPA guidance 2025: Managing PFI distress and preparing for expiry

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 Sarah Erwin-Jones look at what this means for those likely to be become involved and what Baroness Casey had to say in her recently published review into CSE.
July 03, 2025
What might the public inquiry on child sexual exploitation look like

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 Act”).
Jul 03, 2025
Data (Use and Access) Act – Updating Data Protection Law and more

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 prison' on Green Belt land near HMP Garth and HMP Wymott in Lancashire.
Jul 03, 2025
High Court Dismisses Challenge to New Super Prison

AI, copyright and LLMs
What are the copyright and confidentiality issues arising from use of public and private Large Language Models (LLMs)? Justin Harrington explains.
Jul 03, 2025
AI, copyright and LLMs
Webinars
Property Nuts and Bolts – Part 4 – Boundary disputes - Landmark Chambers
This event is part of Landmark Chamber's popular Property Law Nuts & Bolt webinar series.
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Council agrees to quashing of planning permission for 110,000-bird poultry farm: report
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Council defeats legal challenge over grant of planning permission for holiday village in country park
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Council delay in enforcement was unlawful and allowed coal mining operations to continue months after planning permission expired, barristers claim
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Council facing legal threat over temporary refugee accommodation
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Council must consider impact on Welsh Language in all policy decisions relating to its community property stock, Tribunal affirms
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Council must pay damages in Japanese knotweed claim brought by neighbouring property owner, Court of Appeal rules
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Council reaches legal agreement with Barry Waterfront developers after dispute over s106 obligations
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Council wins Supreme Court appeal in landmark Japanese knotweed case
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Council Zoom meeting disrupted by ‘extremely inappropriate content’, prompting security review
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Council-owned waste business secures judgment for £460k over refuse removal contract
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Councillor handed suspension over “misleading information” during legal crowd funding campaign
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Councillors adopt local plan in face of contempt of court warning from monitoring officer
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Councillors secure permission to appeal court order that forced them to adopt local plan
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Councils and Electoral Commission welcome government decision to put May 2020 elections back by one year
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Councils call for clarity on whether 6 May 2021 elections will proceed
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Counsel General for Wales condemns “anti-democratic” UK Government Bills and failure to address issues preventing access to justice
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Counsel General for Wales sets out plans to make Welsh law more accessible
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Court of Appeal allows appeal by council over lawfulness of schools reorganisation decision
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Court of Appeal fires warning of contempt proceedings in future after barristers chambers inadvertently violates embargo on publication of contents of draft judgment
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Court of Appeal grants judicial review application from Welsh Government of the Internal Market Act
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