The key legal questions for public bodies to consider before deciding to cease exercising a discretionary power due to limited resources or other reasons.
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Public bodies must understand the scope of ‘irrational’ or ‘unreasonable’ challenges so that proactive steps can be taken to reduce the likelihood of successful judicial intervention.
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The resolution of disrepair issues will not always be straightforward for landlords in the new world in which we find ourselves. The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government has therefore released Guidance for Landlords and Tenants.
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A Registered Social Landlord is a hybrid public authority. It is therefore capable of exercising both public and private functions.
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Issues about prescriptive rights of way and drainage arose on the redevelopment of dominant land.
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This article, the first in a series for public matters looking at housing law issues in a regeneration context, seeks to outline some of the key consultation requirements that should be in a local authorities’ contemplation when they are looking to regenerate, and additional considerations in London.
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The Cabinet Office has issued further guidance in relation to applying exclusions in public procurement, managing conflicts of interest and whistleblowing.
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In a recent decision of the Court of Appeal in Alexander Devine Children’s Cancer Trust v Millgate Developments Ltd and others [2018] EWCA Civ 2679, developers were given a somewhat unwelcome reminder of the risks of ignoring restrictive covenants during development.
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In this short video, we introduce Cythia Watts, who specialises in public sector defence work; interviewed by Sarah Erwin-Jones.
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In this month's public matters the team look at local government re-organisation, vicarious liability for employers and from contractors, the LGA's shale gas concerns, Concession Contracts Regulations, litigation privilege and Part 36.
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