Local Government weekly highlights—11 August 2022

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This week's edition of the Local Government weekly highlights includes case analysis of Thurrock Council v Stokes, which considers the practical and procedural difficulties encountered in the context of mass traveller injunctions; Hull CC v KF, in which the court found that capacity to engage in sexual relations can be person specific in some cases; R (Rotala) v Greater Manchester Combined Authority on a judicial review involving a bus franchising scheme; Buckinghamshire Council v SST, in which the latest judicial review involving HS2 was dismissed; R (Bell) v Lambeth LBC, which involved the judicial review of a council’s housing decision; Abdikadir v Ealing LBC, which involved the local authority officers mistakenly derogating from the local authority’s policies; and Worthing BC v Secretary of State. It also includes analysis of the UK coronavirus (COVID-19) inquiry, the Ockenden Review and the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill. The weekly highlights also includes further updates on governance, public procurement, education, children’s social care, social care, healthcare, social housing, licensing, local...