Delve into the complexities of pensions within local government, a critical area requiring specialised legal knowledge. This topic provides practitioners with the tools and insights necessary to navigate pension schemes and related legal challenges.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published updated details of readiness checks conducted for Mayoral Strategic...
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) will ask its governing body on 28 April 2026 to approve proposed changes to the Fitness to Practise rules...
The Department for Education (DfE) and Ofqual have initiated parallel consultations on new post-16 vocational and technical qualifications, which are...
Planning analysis: In Ocean One Hundred v New Forest National Park Authority, the Court of Appeal allowed an appeal against the New Forest National...
What is the purposive approach to statutory interpretation?Purposive (teleological) constructionThe purposive approach has its roots in legal systems...
Housing disrepair for local authority landlords—a practical guideThis Practice Note discusses disrepair claims in relation to social housing, setting...
What are the grounds for judicial review?We have focused on judicial review in the High Court in England and Wales. Having conducted a comprehensive...
Obstruction of highwaysThe fundamental public right upon a highway is to pass and re-pass, and the obstruction of a highway is usually a criminal...
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
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