Regeneration

Is home a suitable option for residence and care for a vulnerable adult if their family refuses access to support? Sophie Holmes analyses a recent ruling.

Families refusing access to support

Features

August 13, 2025

The landfill tax and local authorities

The UK landfill tax consultation unveiled major potential reforms: how will this impact local authorities? Paul Collins of Ashfords explains.

Aug 08, 2025

In ‘n’ Out – insourcing vs outsourcing

With the launch of the recent Cabinet Office consultation on further reforms to public procurement and the proposal for a public interest test to inform sourcing decisions, Eleanor McClelland considers key issues for contracting authorities when deciding whether to insource or outsource.

Jul 30, 2025

Commercial market operator principle clarified in CAT ruling on subsidy control challenge

Jonathan Blunden, Oliver Slater and Oliver Dickie analyse a recent Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) judgment rejecting a challenge to two loans made by a combined authority.

Jul 25, 2025

Public sector outsourcings: turning back the clock?

Lindsey Hill looks at a provision in the Employment Rights Bill that could in practice see the reinstatement of the Two-Tier Code.

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.

Jul 11, 2025

Turbulence ahead

The £205.2m Cardiff Airport public funding package is to be challenged under the Subsidy Control Act 2022. Jonathan Branton and Alexander Rose consider the case and whether we are now likely to see more legal challenges emerge within the airport and aviation sector, which has been the subject of frequent cases in EU State aid law.

Jul 11, 2025

PFI – a new era?

Melanie Pears explores the recent announcement by NHS England about the possibility of a private finance model for capital developments, alongside the Treasury's calls for it to be only used in very limited circumstances.

Webinars

Local Authority Insight Series: Regeneration and the local authority estate

Lee Pickett and Rita Bange discuss the impact of Covid-19 on the law surrounding property of local authorities and the need for further regeneration of urban areas.

Construction Webinar: Autumn Update '22

Estate Regeneration: Keys to successful outcomes

Regeneration review

Getting to grips with infrastructure projects as a local authority

Using compulsory purchasing powers and the planning system to deliver regeneration and income

Delivering Infrastructure in Wales: Current issues

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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 explains.

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 explains.

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

The Procurement Act 2023 and new homes

Lee Pickett, Colin Murray and Shaun Gamble examine how the Procurement Act 2023 assists contracting authorities in delivering new homes.

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 heating is delivered by creating geographic zones, where district heat networks are the mandated, optimal solution.

Jun 17, 2025

Partial debt guarantees- Reviving Investment in UK Water Infrastructure

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

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 regulatory overview.