LEGAL

Making use of force majeure

By Tiffany Cloynes | 30 April 2020

Tiffany Cloynes considers force majeure provisions in contracts, but points out that they may not...

PAY

Chief executive payment decisions 'not lawful'

By Dan Peters | 17 April 2020

‘Proper procedures’ were not followed and decisions to make payments to a council chief executive...

WHITEHALL

Council launches judicial review over local plan

By Dan Peters | 17 April 2020

Sevenoaks DC has begun judicial review proceedings after the Government’s planning inspector refu...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

What are councils' obligations towards children and social care in their area?

By Clare Hardy | 14 April 2020

Clare Hardy highlights the range of existing obligations in relation to children and social care ...

BUSINESS

Council chief resigns amid allowance probe

By Dan Peters | 14 April 2020

Surrey Heath BC’s chief executive has announced her resignation from the council amid an independ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Experts seek clarification on virtual meetings regulations

By John Cooper | 06 April 2020

Councils should give five working days’ notice for virtual meetings or use normal urgency procedu...

LEGAL

Keeping tenants and leaseholders safe – the immediate challenge

By Rebecca Rees | 02 April 2020

The challenge of the new building safety regime will be best met by involving all council departm...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Changes to governance structures are needed in a time of pandemic

By Helen McGrath | 31 March 2020

Decision making is a pressing concern facing local government lawyers due to the evolving pandemi...

LEGAL

Lawyers warn Deprivation of Liberty safeguards will be 'paralysed' by pandemic

By John Cooper | 31 March 2020

COVID-19 will ‘paralyse’ the system of Deprivation of Liberty safeguards (DoLS), says the organis...

BUSINESS

Union and council end dispute amid coronavirus crisis

By Paul Marinko | 24 March 2020

Trade union Unite has said its dispute with Veolia over holiday pay for refuse staff working at T...

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