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July 03, 2025

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.

Jul 03, 2025

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…

Jul 03, 2025

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…

Jul 03, 2025

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…

Jul 03, 2025

AI, copyright and LLMs

What are the copyright and confidentiality issues arising from use of public and private Large Language Models (LLMs)? Justin Harrington…

July 03, 2025

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 the application of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015).

Jul 03, 2025

FOI and communication

The Upper Tribunal recently considered the meaning of ‘reasonably practicable’ in s11 of the Freedom of Information Act. Jonathan Dixey…

Jul 03, 2025

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…

Jul 01, 2025

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…

Jun 27, 2025

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.

June 27, 2025

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 experts in care proceedings to attend to give oral evidence.

Jun 27, 2025

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.

Jun 27, 2025

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…

Jun 27, 2025

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…

Jun 25, 2025

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…

Jun 25, 2025

The scope and purpose of s166 DPA: a procedural and not a merits route of challenge

The Upper Tribunal has provided important clarification on s166 of the Data Protection Act and orders requiring the Information…

Jun 25, 2025

Local government reorganisation: the impact on procurement and contracts

Craig Athorn and Stephen Dorrian look at the opportunities and challenges for public procurement and commercial contracts presented by…

Jun 25, 2025

Recording and publishing officer decisions

Geoff Wild considers the much-misunderstood law governing the recording and publishing of officer decisions.

Jun 25, 2025

AI solutions: the contractual issues

What are the key contractual issues that public sector organisations should prepare for when implementing an AI solution? Justin Harrington…

Jun 25, 2025

How do you deal with conflicts of belief in schools and colleges?

To what extent can you lawfully restrict how your staff manifest their protected beliefs? Jo Moseley considers what schools and colleges…

Jun 24, 2025

Modifying subsidies: What is permitted and what is not?

Beatrice Wood and Oliver Slater explore recent developments and discuss the process of awarding subsidies.

Jun 24, 2025

Getting new PPP right: Smarter tools for smarter infrastructure

Nicola Sumner, Steve Gummer and Roseanne Serrelli discuss the 'dos and don'ts' of Public-private Partnerships in their new form.

Jun 20, 2025

Negotiating s106 agreements

Why does negotiating section 106 agreements have to be such a drag? Simon Ricketts looks at the key issues.

Jun 20, 2025

Heat network zoning coordination

Carrie Davies sets out some early-stage considerations for local authorities when it comes to heat network zoning coordination.

Jun 20, 2025

Mediating PFIs

Mediation is a potentially underused tool for unlocking contract disputes arising out of PFI, write Emma Beynon and Andrew Lancaster.

Jun 20, 2025

Generative AI and data protection

Justin Harrington sets out what UK public sector organisations need to know when it comes to generative AI and data protection.

Jun 19, 2025

Zones/RABs and heat networks: The path to an investible infrastructure asset class?

The UK’s new heat network zoning framework (the outlines for which were drawn by the Energy Act 2023) is set to redefine how low‑carbon…

Jun 19, 2025

The final say

The Court of Protection has provided an important reminder that it is the judge who has the final say as to best interests, writes Alex…

Jun 18, 2025

The seven questions to address in a welfare analysis

A recent Court of Appeal decision highlights the importance of analysing all the factors in the welfare checklist when considering a care…

Jun 18, 2025

Too late

In the second article of a series on challenges to decisions about care for young people brought after the event, Catherine Rowlands looks…

Jun 18, 2025

VAT on school fees and its impact on the SEND system: an emerging pressure point

Lauren Fullerton and Arran Dowling-Hussey look at the impact of the Government’s imposition of VAT on school fees has had on the SEND…

Jun 18, 2025

Expert fees in public law children cases

When the expert exceeds Legal Aid Agency rates, what is the Court to do? Eleanor Hull analyses an important recent ruling from the…

Jun 18, 2025

Producing robust capacity assessments and the approaches to assessing capacity

Lynette Wallace looks at the lessons from a recent Court of Protection ruling on capacity.

Jun 18, 2025

One teacher, two jobs

Alexandra Addington looks at a recent disciplinary hearing concerning a teacher who phoned in sick to work at a different school, and…

Jun 18, 2025

The 26-week timeframe and care proceedings with an international element

Gary Fawcett examines a recent Court of Appeal ruling on the 26-week statutory time limit in care proceedings with an international element.

Jun 18, 2025

Too little? Or too late?

In the first in a series of articles, Catherine Rowlands examines a Court of Appeal judgment that involved a wide-ranging exploration of…

Jun 17, 2025

Partial debt guarantees- Reviving Investment in UK Water Infrastructure

Is it Time for a Public Sector Major Infrastructure Debt Guarantor?

Jun 13, 2025

Unlocking legal talent

Jonathan Bourne sets out why in-house council teams and law firms should embrace apprenticeships.

Jun 13, 2025

Re A compliance in care proceedings

Emily Henshaw looks at what Re A compliance means and why it matters.

Jun 12, 2025

AI in the UK public sector

In the first in a series of articles on the adoption of AI by the public sector, Justin Harrington sets out some use cases and provides a…

Jun 11, 2025

Planning reform to accelerate housing delivery - at what cost?

Chrisa Tsompani examines how the Government’s sweeping planning reforms could reshape every layer of the building sector – from local…

Jun 11, 2025

All change: The implications of planning reform upon regeneration projects

There is a considerable amount of legislative and policy change taking place in town and country planning currently. Richard Barlow and…

Jun 11, 2025

Appropriate assessments and planning committee meetings

Annabel Graham Paul sets out the wider implications of a recent Court of Appeal decision on appropriate assessments in a case involving a…

Jun 11, 2025

Council liability in cases of personal injury suffered on public highways

Thom Lumley and Catherine Zakarias-Welch analyse another significant ruling on liability for injuries sustained on public highways, in…

Jun 11, 2025

Subsidy control: referral of subsidies

The financial threshold for referral of subsidies to the Competition Markets Authority is to increase from £10m to £25m with effect from 4…

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