Local Government

Feature
24 October 2011
Adding 'public benefit' as a new ingredient to the charity law mix is proving a recipe for disaster, says Finola Moss
Feature
17 October 2011
Councils trying to evict tenants for rioting and looting will come up against many hurdles, says Alec Samuels
Feature
10 October 2011
The Public Legal Education Network opened up a world of alternatives for people unable to afford legal services, so why - with some many advice centres closing – aren’t the government and the profession taking it more seriously, asks Jon Robins
Feature
10 October 2011
Peter Hill considers developments in the localism bill, complications with academy conversions, the recommendations of the Dilnot report and potential changes to planning law
Feature
3 October 2011
Roy Light examines the new, tighter licensing provisions introduced in the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act and reviews recent cases on licensing procedure
Douglas Edwards QC
Feature
27 September 2011
How will the localism bill affect council decision making? Annabel Graham Paul and Douglas Edwards QC report
Keith Porteous Wood
News
19 September 2011
Protect equality laws from 'religious onslaught'
Feature
19 September 2011
Property lawyers may have little option but to join the Conveyancing Quality Scheme, but the real challenge is to offer a truly professional service not only to clients but also to their counterpart in a transaction, says John Outram
Lewis: decision 'defied all logic'
News
12 September 2011
Ruling 'the first of its kind'
Comment
10 September 2011
Professor Phil Fennell Jordan Publishing Ltd, 2011, £55 ISBN: 978-1846612404
Feature
5 September 2011
After the riots, several local authorities promised to evict those involved. Tilly Rubens examines whether they have the power
Von Strandmann: ruling could apply to torture victims
News
15 August 2011
Iranian in need of 'care and attention'
Feature
15 August 2011
A recent ruling in favour of an injured cyclist should prompt highways authorities to review and amend their systems for inspecting and repairing road surfaces, says Nigel Poole
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