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Local Government—Lexis®PSL comments on key developments in 2018 and 2019

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Published on: 12 December 2018

Published by a LexisNexis Local Government expert

Table of contents

What was the stand out legal development in your area this year?
How has this impacted on practice in your area?
What Lexis®PSL content would you recommend to find out more about this development?
What do you think will be the key developments next year?
What impact do you think this will have and how do practitioners find out more?
Other developments of interest
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Article summary

In this year’s end of year comment, our Lexis®PSL Local Government team consider what their standout legal development was in Local Government in 2018. Our Lexis®PSL team also preview the anticipated talking points for Local Government in 2019.

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