Site allocation challenge failed – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 11th, 2012 in local government, news, planning, time limits by tracey

“A Yorkshire landowner Edward Barker has lost his challenge against Hambleton District Council’s decision not to allocate his land for housing development, because his claim was too late.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th May 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Regina (M) v Croydon London Borough Council – WLR Daily

Posted May 10th, 2012 in appeals, costs, law reports, local government, news by sally

Regina (M) v Croydon London Borough Council [2012] EWCA Civ 595; [2012] WLR (D) 141

“A claimant in the Administrative Court whose public law claim resulted in a settlement of the claim, whether before a hearing of the case or after a full hearing so that the claimant obtained all the relief sought, was entitled, just as a claimant in general civil litigation, to all of his costs unless there was good reason to the contrary.”

WLR Daily, 8th May 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Local Government Law Update – 11 KBW

Posted May 8th, 2012 in local government, news, professional conduct by sally

Local Government Law Update (PDF)

11 KBW, 4th May 2012

Source: www.11kbw.com

Censure of councillor for “sarcastic, lampooning and disrespectful” blog breached his free speech rights – UK Human Rights Blog

“The decision to censure a Welsh councillor for comments on his blog was a disproportionate interference with his right to freedom of expression, the High Court has ruled. This right requires a broad interpretation of what counts as ‘political speech’ – even when the speech is sarcastic and mocking.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 7th May 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Politicians should have thick skins, judge rules in ‘bitchy’ councillor case – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 4th, 2012 in freedom of expression, internet, local government, news by tracey

“People have a right to lampoon and criticise politicians and public officials under the Human Rights Act, the High Court has ruled.”

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Daily Telegraph, 4th May 2012

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Judges allow Parliament Square tent removal – The Independent

Posted May 3rd, 2012 in demonstrations, injunctions, local government, London, news by sally

“The High Court has lifted an injunction preventing the removal of the last anti-war protest tent near the Houses of Parliament.”

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The Independent, 3rd May 2012

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Regina (Berky) v Newport City Council – WLR Daily

Posted May 3rd, 2012 in appeals, delay, judicial review, law reports, local government by sally

Regina (Berky) v Newport City Council [2012] EWCA Civ 378; [2012] WLR (D) 128

“Section 31(6) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 did not give the High Court power to prevent a valid claim for judicial review based on European Union law and brought within the three-month time limit provided by CPR r 54.5(1).”

WLR Daily, 29th April 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Yes, come to the library! Browse and borrow, and help make sure it’ll still be here tomorrow… – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted May 2nd, 2012 in budgets, equality, judicial review, libraries, local government, news by sally

“‘Yes, come to the library! Browse and borrow, and help make sure it’ll still be here tomorrow…’ Thus concludes “Library poem”, penned by Children’s Laureate and Gruffalo creator Julia Donaldson, the latest high profile recruit to the campaign against planned library closures.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd May 2012

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Watchdog defends apparent discrepancies in fines for private and public sector data breaches – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 30th, 2012 in data protection, fines, local government, news, ombudsmen by sally

“The UK’s data protection watchdog has defended its policy of issuing fines after newly released figures suggested private sector organisations are issued with disproportionately fewer fines than local Government ones.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 27th April 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

A significant case in the family courts – LB Islington v Al Alas and Wray – Garden Court Family Law Blog

“The recent case of LB Islington v Al Alas and Wray, (where I was led by Ian Peddie QC [also of Garden Court Chambers] in representing the father, Rohan Wray) should have some pretty significant implications in cases involving alleged non-accidental injuries.”

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Garden Court Family Law Blog, 23rd April 2012

Source: www.gcfamily.wordpress.com

Basingstoke loses Core Strategy and SHLAA High Court claim – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 19th, 2012 in local government, news, planning by tracey

“The High Court has ruled that Basingstoke and Dean Borough Council was wrong to exclude 809 hectares of land from its potential housing allocation sites in its emerging Core Strategy.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 18th April 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Four Articles on Local Government Law – 11 KBW

Posted April 11th, 2012 in local government, news by sally

Local Government Law Update: 4 April (PDF)
Local Government Law Update: 2 April (PDF)
Local Government Law Update: 10 April (PDF)
Local Government Law Update: 10 April (PDF)

11 KBW, April 2012

Source: www.11kbw.com

New Planning Policy on Site Provision for Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople – Garden Court Chambers Blog

Posted April 11th, 2012 in local government, news, planning, travellers by sally

“On 25 March 2012 the government issued its new planning policy on the provision of caravan sites for Gypsies and Travellers: Planning policy for traveller sites (‘PPFTS’). The policy document replaces both Circular 1/2006 Planning for Gypsy and Traveller Caravan Sites and Circular 04/2007 Planning for Travelling Showpeople and should be read in conjunction with the government’s National Planning Policy Framework (‘NPPF’) which was published on 27 March 2012. Both policy documents came into force on that date.”

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Garden Court Chambers Blog, 11th April 2012

Source: www.gclaw.wordpress.com

Sunderland City Council v Brennan and others – WLR Daily

Posted April 5th, 2012 in appeals, equal pay, law reports, local government, sex discrimination by sally

Sunderland City Council v Brennan and others [2012] EWCA Civ 413; [2012] WLR (D) 113

“An employer had no defence to an equal pay claim where its reason for a differential in payment between female and male employees was that the male employees had attracted a bonus for productivity when at the material time the link between productivity and bonus had been broken.”

WLR Daily, 3rd April 2012

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

NHS reforms ‘will mean more litigation’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 5th, 2012 in health, local government, news by sally

“The government’s reforms to the NHS in England are set to cause a wave of legal difficulties for local authorities, solicitors were warned this week.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 5th April 2012

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Details of names and roles of senior council officials involved in recruitment subject to disclosure under FOI, Tribunal rules – OUT-LAW.com

“Councils should be prepared to disclose the names of senior staff members involved in recruiting senior councillors or officials as well as details of the role they played in that recruitment, an Information Rights Tribunal has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 4th April 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

“Reinvigorated” Right to Buy in force – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 4th, 2012 in housing, local government, news, right to buy by sally

“The Government’s ‘reinvigorated’ Right to Buy scheme is now in force and will apply to social housing tenants, following a consultation at the end of last year.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 3rd April 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Three Articles on Local Government Law – 11 KBW

Posted April 3rd, 2012 in local government, news, public procurement by sally

Local Government Law Update: 28th March (PDF)
Local Government Law Update: 30th March (PDF)
Local Government Law Update: 2nd April (PDF)

11 KBW, April 2012

Source: www.11kbw.com

Public Sector Equality Duty: The Latest Guidance from the Equalities and Human Rights Commission – 11 KBW

Public Sector Equality Duty: The Latest Guidance fromthe Equalities and Human Rights Commission (PDF)

11 KBW, 28th March 2012

Source: www.11kbw.com

Are We Missing a Trick? Section 34 of the Children Act – An under-used application – Family Law Week

Posted April 2nd, 2012 in children, contact orders, families, local government, news by sally

“Julie Stather, barrister, of 42 Bedford Row examines the advantages to child, parents and local authority of using section 34 of the Children Act.”

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Family Law Week, 31st March 2012

Source: www.familylawweek.com