Public matters - July 2019
This month includes local government re-organisation, social care, Litigants in Person, state aid and the draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill.
Welcome to our Public Matters Newsletter.
This month we have:
Read our guide to local government re-organisation
This guide provides information and guidance for local authorities considering a move to a unitary form of local government in their area.
CN & GN v Poole Borough Council in the Supreme Court - your questions answered
Tips for dealing with Litigants in Person
Emma Marshall provides some tips to bear in mind when dealing with Litigants in Person and a reminder of a number of pieces of guidance, to assist in-house teams in dealing with Litigants in Person in disputes or court/tribunal proceedings.
State aid – guidance on applying the market economy operator principle to district heating schemes
State aid decisions and judgments on district heating projects are few and far between, so any guidance from the Commission on these projects is invaluable. Karl Edwards looks at the reacquisition of the Hamburg District Heating Network, which provides useful insight in to ensuring that investment in to a district heating scheme by a public body is compliant with state aid principles, specifically the market economy operator principle.
Joint committee publishes its report on the draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill
Generally the Joint Committee's report welcomes the draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill, but it does set out some areas of concern as well as making recommendations, which Emma Grant views.
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