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Jul 07, 2025

Supreme Court to hear case on ending of section 193 Housing Act duty

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a dispute over whether a local authority’s duty to house homeless applicants under section 193 of the Housing Act 1996 ends by operation of law or whether the local authority is required to make a decision that the duty has ended.
Jul 04, 2025

Court of Appeal allows appeal against BBC in open justice case

The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal brought on behalf of two children against an order granting an application by the BBC for access to documents in care proceedings, and the partial variation of reporting restrictions on the basis that the open justice principle applied.
Jul 03, 2025

New Hillsborough Law will include legal duty of candour, says Prime Minister

Sir Keir Starmer has told the House of Commons he is "fully committed" to bringing in legislation which would force public officials to tell the truth at major inquiries, with "criminal sanctions for those that refuse to comply", after concerns were raised that the government wanted to "water down"…

Jul 02, 2025

Judge criticises claim against council in private dispute

An Ealing resident who used judicial review to ventilate “what is quintessentially a private law dispute between neighbours about actual or potential acts of trespass and alleged antisocial behaviour”, has lost her case over the construction of a parking crossover.

Jul 01, 2025

Building safety regulator faces shake-up in bid to improve performance

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR)will move from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) into the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) under reforms building safety minister Alex Norris said would speed up reviews of proposed building and remediations.

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