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IMPROVEMENT

EXCLUSIVE: More than one in three have not published corporate or finance peer challenge in last five years

By Dan Peters | 29 August 2024

The new Government this week came under pressure to take a stronger line on councils that put off...

PLANNING

Row over collapse of legal action

By Martin Ford | 22 August 2024

Proposed legal action over the Government granting planning permission for a large-scale solar fa...

Council accuses tycoon of misusing £150m of its investment

By William Eichler | 16 August 2024

Thurrock Council has launched a High Court lawsuit accusing businessman Liam Kavanagh of misusing...

COHESION

Councils urged to use legal powers to tackle riots

By Martin Ford | 15 August 2024

The Government has told councils to be ready to use their legal powers to combat rioting as autho...

EQUAL PAY

Union submits first tranche of equal pay claims

By Dan Peters | 12 August 2024

Trade union GMB has lodged the first tranche of 400 legal equal pay claims against Brighton and H...

REGULATION

Watchdog's warning over charitable land

By Martin Ford | 09 August 2024

Dozens of councils have run the risk of breaching charity laws relating to land, a watchdog has s...

PLANNING

Councils to take legal action over solar farm permission

By Ellie Ames | 08 August 2024

Suffolk CC has initiated legal proceedings in a bid to secure ‘appropriate funding’ after the new...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Old Bailey jury clears former chief of rape

By Dan Peters | 24 July 2024

Ex-Harrow LBC chief Michael Lockwood has been cleared of raping and molesting two 14-year-old gir...

LEGAL

The last barrier for leaseholders

By Sir Bob Neill | 25 June 2024

Sir Bob Neill calls on the next Government to ‘complete the journey’ of reform for leaseholders b...

LEGAL

Inquiry call over asylum hotel use

By Dan Peters | 17 June 2024

A charity has called for a statutory independent inquiry into the use of hotels for unaccompanied...

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