
Authority to participate in legal proceedings and rights of audience
In light of a High Court ruling that has caused shockwaves in the legal sector, Geoff Wild considers how councils should set themselves up to conduct litigation lawfully and ensure the person authorised to conduct legal proceedings on behalf of the council is legally qualified and that any non-lawyers are properly authorised.
October 06, 2025
Authority to participate in legal proceedings and rights of audience
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Councillor access to pension scheme to be reinstated
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Council moves to scrap 1930s bye-laws
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Families refusing access to support
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Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation: the planning perspective
October 02, 2025
In this webinar, you will hear about how devolution and local government reorganisation will shape plan-making and development management.

Public Law Update Webinar
October 02, 2025
In this webinar, you will hear about developments on practical and procedural issues.

Inquiry Law webinar series — Session 3: Challenging (& Challenge Proofing) Inquiries
October 02, 2025
Through this webinar series, practitioners will learn about key principles and upcoming reforms in the area of inquiry law and hear specialist counsel’s top tips on best practice in the field.

Inquiry Law webinar series - Session 2: Issues of Evidence
October 02, 2025
Through this webinar series, practitioners will learn about key principles and upcoming reforms in the area of inquiry law and hear specialist counsel’s top tips on best practice in the field.

The Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce Interim Report
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Public Law Case Update Q2 2025
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The role of substitutes
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Public law case update Q1 2025
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Recording and publishing officer decisions
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Who runs councils in no overall control?
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A New Kind of Local Government Reform?
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Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation: the planning perspective
In this webinar, you will hear about how devolution and local government reorganisation will shape plan-making and development management.
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Time to rethink statutory roles: the key to better performance in Local Government
Pam Parkes, President of the PPMA, calls for a review of the statutory roles in local government to assess whether they remain fit for purpose.
LGPS contribution rate adjustments – what is the actuary’s role?
Earlier this year the Kensington & Chelsea Borough Pension Fund caused something of a stir by setting a zero employer contribution rate against the advice of its actuary. But what exactly is the role of the actuary when it comes to contribution rate adjustments between…
Election challenges
Emyr Thomas dives into the details of how election results can be challenged and what those who wish to challenge a result can expect.
The Supreme Court decision in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers
Last week the UK Supreme Court delivered its unanimous judgment in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers, allowing the appeal and addressing the interpretation of the Equality Act 2010 in relation to gender reassignment and sex discrimination. David Welsh…
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