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Authorisation of deprivation of liberty of a child declined where placement unsuitable and no alternative available (Wigan Metropolitan Council v W and others)

The following Family news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Authorisation of deprivation of liberty of a child declined where placement unsuitable and no alternative available (Wigan Metropolitan Council v W and others)

Planning permission for development adjacent to SEN school quashed (G v Thanet District Council)

The following Local Government news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Planning permission for development adjacent to SEN school quashed (G v Thanet District Council)

Health and Care Bill 2021—ICS governance-laying firm foundations

The following Local Government news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Health and Care Bill 2021—ICS governance-laying firm foundations

Expert evidence in public procurement challenges (Bop-Me Ltd v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

The following Commercial news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Expert evidence in public procurement challenges (Bop-Me Ltd v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

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Arms length management organisations (ALMOs)

Arms length management organisations (ALMOs)An arms length management organisation (ALMO) is a not-for-profit company that provides housing services...

Professional Standards Authority

Professional Standards AuthorityWhat is the Professional Standards Authority?The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) oversees the work of the UK’s...

Reversionary lease by reference

LR1. Date of the lease[date]LR2. Title Number(s)LR2.1 Landlord's title number(s)[title numbers out of which this Lease is granted. Leave blank if not...

Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) for commercial property in Scotland

Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) for commercial property in ScotlandHow do EPCs apply to commercial property in Scotland?This Practice Note...

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Judicial review—time limits and the pre-action protocol

Judicial review—time limits and the pre-action protocolWhen considering whether and how to bring a claim for judicial review, the first step is to...

Produced in partnership with Matthew Purchase of Matrix Chambers and Dr Mirza Ahmad of St Philips Chambers 19th May

Practice notes

Highways, street works and statutory undertakers

Highways, street works and statutory undertakersCoronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on matters that have temporarily been...

Produced in partnership with Nicholas Hancox of Nicholas Hancox Solicitors Ltd and Alistair Frew of Lodders LLP 19th May

Practice notes

Off-street parking orders

Off-street parking ordersSTOP PRESS: the Parking Places (Variation of Charges) Act 2017 came into force on 27 June 2017 and has introduced a change to...

19th May

Practice notes

Malicious falsehood

This Practice Note provides an introduction to the tort of malicious falsehood. Unlike a claim for defamation, there is no requirement in a claim for...

Produced in partnership with 5RB 19th May

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How to obtain a writ of control—High Court judgments

How to obtain a writ of control—High Court judgmentsThis Practice Note concerns provisions of the CPR and related legislation (The Tribunals, Courts...

19th May

Practice notes

Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]

Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note contains...

Produced in partnership with Adam Cygan of University of Leicester 19th May

Brexit

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What is the purposive approach to statutory interpretation?

What is the purposive approach to statutory interpretation?Purposive (teleological) constructionThe purposive approach has its roots in legal systems...

19th May

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What effect does the service of a notice of seeking possession (NOSP) have on the legal status of a secure tenant? When does a secure tenancy end, on service of NOSP or on granting of the eviction order?

What effect does the service of a notice of seeking possession (NOSP) have on the legal status of a secure tenant? When does a secure tenancy end, on...

Produced in partnership with Alex Campbell of Field Court Chambers 19th May

Practice notes

Call-off procedures under framework agreements

Call-off procedures under framework agreementsBrexit impact—public procurementThe UK public procurement regime derives from EU public procurement...

Produced in partnership with Mr Andrew Millross of Anthony Collins Solicitors 19th May

Practice notes

Demoted tenancies

Demoted tenanciesCoronavirus (COVID-19): During the current pandemic, legislation and changes to practice and procedure in the courts and tribunals...

19th May

Practice notes

Assignment and succession of tenancy

Assignment and succession of tenancyCoronavirus (COVID-19): During the current pandemic, legislation and changes to practice and procedure in the...

Produced in partnership with Morayo Fagborun Bennett of Hardwicke Chambers 19th May

Practice notes

Sexual entertainment licensing

Sexual entertainment licensingWhat is a sex establishmentThe Local Government (Miscellaneous Provision) Act 1982 (as amended) (LG(MP)A 1982) creates...

Produced in partnership with Chris Grunert of John Gaunt Solicitors 19th May

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The standstill period

The standstill periodWhat is the standstill period?When a contracting authority reaches its decision on the award of a public contract subject to the...

Produced in partnership with Lee Digings of Lee Digings Associates 19th May

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Child protection conferences

Child protection conferencesPlease note the information in this Practice Note relates to the current law in England. The law in Wales in this area is...

Produced in partnership with Claire Cousin 19th May

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Teacher serious misconduct in England

Teacher serious misconduct in EnglandCoronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects impacted by the Coronavirus Act 2020 (CA...

19th May

Practice notes

Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal (SENDIST)

Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal (SENDIST)Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects impacted by the...

Produced in partnership with Shazia Akhtar of Hardwicke Chambers 19th May

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) civil court specific guidance—dispute resolution

Coronavirus (COVID-19) civil court specific guidance—dispute resolutionThis Practice Note should be read in conjunction with Practice...

28th Jul

COVID-19

Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—governance tracker Winter 2020 [Archived]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—governance tracker Winter 2020 [Archived]This tracker was used to track key developments, legislation, guidance and briefing...

28th Jul

COVID-19

Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—governance tracker [Archived]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—governance tracker [Archived]This archived tracker tracked key developments, legislation, guidance and briefing notes relating...

28th Jul

COVID-19

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Brexit and family law

Brexit and family lawAs of 31 January 2020, the UK ceased to be an EU Member State and no longer participated in the political institutions and...

28th Jul

Brexit

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Education tracker

Education trackerThis Lexis®PSL Local Government future developments tracker is intended to be used to track key upcoming developments of interest to...

28th Jul

Q&As

Are UK courts and tribunals bound by decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union post-Brexit?

Are UK courts and tribunals bound by decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union post-Brexit?As of exit day (11pm on 31 January 2020) the...

28th Jul

Brexit

Practice notes

Introduction to retained EU law

Introduction to retained EU lawThis Practice Note provides an introduction to retained EU law. It provides an overview of the key definitions and...

Produced in partnership with Dr. Kieran Laird of Gowling WLG 28th Jul

Brexit

Q&As

Is it possible to take a statutory declaration by Skype video or similar technology?

Is it possible to take a statutory declaration by Skype video or similar technology?Statutory declarations are a necessary part of insolvency...

Produced in partnership with Philip Patterson of Gatehouse Chambers 27th Jul

COVID-19

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In practice, how are court documents filed and court fees paid in insolvency proceedings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak?

In practice, how are court documents filed and court fees paid in insolvency proceedings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak?The first thing to...

Produced in partnership with Chris Adams of Gosschalks 27th Jul

COVID-19

Practice notes

Local authority meetings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic [Archived]

Local authority meetings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic [Archived]This Archived Practice Note considers the impact of the provisions of...

27th Jul

COVID-19

Practice notes

Archived—the post-Brexit immigration system: what does it look like?

Archived—the post-Brexit immigration system: what does it look like?This Practice Note was last updated on 16 March 2021. It provides a high-level...

27th Jul

Brexit

Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—managing the workplace to 18 July 2021 [Archived]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—managing the workplace to 18 July 2021 [Archived]ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note is not maintained and is for background...

27th Jul

COVID-19

Practice notes

Brexit timeline

Brexit timelineOn 23 June 2016, the UK held a referendum on its membership of the EU, with a majority voting in favour of the UK leaving the EU. On 29...

26th Jul

Sustainable Business Toolkit

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Coronavirus (COVID-19)—implications for property

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—implications for propertyThis Practice Note introduces the key implications that property practitioners should consider in...

26th Jul

COVID-19

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Q&As

Regarding the ‘reasonable excuse’ for not wearing a face covering under the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Covering in a Relevant Place) (England) Regulations 2020, SI 2020/791, reg 4 in relation to employees required to wear a face covering due to working in premises listed in SI 2020/791, Sch 3, do the physical, mental or disability provisions apply? What is the position in relation to the stated requirement in the close contact services guidance for those working in close proximity for extended periods that they ‘must wear a visor/googles and type II face mask’?

Regarding the ‘reasonable excuse’ for not wearing a face covering under the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Covering in a Relevant...

26th Jul

Precedents

Rights in databases—training materials

Rights in databases—training materialsIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period...

25th Jul

Practice notes

Rights in databases—training materials—practical scenario

Rights in databases—training materials—practical scenarioIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit...

25th Jul

Precedents

Defamation—training materials

Defamation—training materialsThese training materials consist of template PowerPoint slides that can be used as the basis of one or more training...

25th Jul

Precedents

Social media—training materials

Social media—training materialsIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered...

25th Jul

Q&As

What is the impact of Brexit on international transfers of personal data?

What is the impact of Brexit on international transfers of personal data?This Q&A looks at the impact of Brexit on cross-border transfers of personal...

25th Jul

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Health and Care Bill 2021—ICS governance-laying firm foundations

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