Daniel Skinner and Natalie Hurst examine the latest housing-related cases in the Court of Appeal, High Court and Upper Tribunal.

Sarah Salmon examines an important Court of Appeal ruling on section 21 notices and the service of relevant gas safety records.

Toby Vanhegan looks at a recent High Court ruling on amendents introduced by the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.

Victoria Curran looks at how to take a pragmatic and common sense approach to housing disrepair during the coronavirus pandemic.

Russell Harris QC explains how the delivery of housing association dwellings could be boosted at a stroke.

The Upper Tribunal has confirmed private registered providers are not subject to the Environmental Information Regulations. Kate Dimes Letters and Andrew Latham look at the key points of the ruling.

When it comes to boosting housing supply, is income-strip a potential solution? Paul McDermott looks at the advantages.

In the third in a series of articles by barristers at Landmark Chambers on varying s.106 obligations, Matthew Henderson looks at the relationship to s. 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

In the light of the recent school facility management case invoving the Isle of Wight Council, Rob Hann takes a look at the weapons now available to local government to avoid the ‘horrors’ of ultra vires.

How should you go about varying agreements? Kieran McGaughey provides a practical checklist.

A High Court judge recently considered the right of local councillors to receive correspondence from the public and to consider it when making decisions. Richard Harwood QC analyses the outcome.

Hannah Whitehouse summarises two recent decisions by a High Court judge in relation to diplomatic immunity and public law children proceedings that are likely to be significant and have wide-reaching ramifications.

Ruchi Parekh highlights the relevant legal framework and some of the issues that councils will need to consider before amending their street names or removing statues.

A Planning Court judge recently allowed a legal challenge to the Leeds Site Allocations Plan. Jenny Wigley explains why.

Can an employer ask a redundant employee to apply for their old job? Mark Stevens examines a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruling.

Edward Sainsbury and Peter James consider when and when not to report in relation to COVID-19 and RIDDOR.

Through the Business and Planning Bill 2020, introduced this week, the government is looking to simplify and reduce the costs of the licensing process for outdoor seating and stalls. Gary Grant analyses the licensing aspects of the legislation.

Catherine Rowlands, Andy Lane and Tara O'Leary consider the impact of the pandemic on homelessness with a focus on the rough sleeper initiative, the issues of priority need, intentionality and homelessness/threatened with homelessness, and the issues faced by front-line officers investigating cases and securing information.

In this family law webinar, Michael Jones gives a public law update on babies relinquished for adoption.

This Property Disputes guidance note from LexisNexis provides comprehensive and up to date legal information covering the jurisdiction, practice and procedure of the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber).

In the first of two articles Richard Harwood QC considers what the Planning Court had to say about the public's right of access to viability assessments.

In the second in a series of articles from Landmark Chambers on the subject of the variation and enforcement of s106 obligations, James Maurici QC considers s106B appeals in relation to variations and discharge.

A recent judgment is extremely significant for local authorities considering requests to provide care pending assessments or reassessments of needs, writes Arianna Kelly.

Police Scotland was found to have failed to inform an employee of important changes to their pension scheme in a recent Pension Ombudsman case which shed light on the employer's duty of care to its employees. Alice Kinder outlines the judgment.

Steve Broach and Gethin Thomas look at the latest changes to SEN duties during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The High Court has found that local authorities are not obliged to provide furniture and white goods for unfurnished accommodation, writes Tom van der Klugt.

Deborah Evans, Dennis Hall and Helen McGrath of LLG discuss legal considerations pertaining to the removal of statutes, the draft Model Code of Conduct, the 4th Health Amendment Regulations, procurement - fraud and corruption, PFI assets and contracts, challenges for women lawyers, virtual court hearings and housing possessions.

The following property disputes guidance note from LexisNexis provides comprehensive and up to date legal information for commercial landlords.

In the first in a series of articles to be published by a group of Landmark barristers over the coming weeks, Kate Olley looks at the variation and enforcement of s106 obligations.

Rob Hann assesses new guidance from the National Audit Office for public bodies as PFI contracts start coming to an end, and looks at what the future holds for local authority investment.

Rhodri Williams QC examines a recent High Court ruling on the test for extending time to bring a public procurement challenge.

A recent judgment incorporated a useful overview of how best to approach cases involving a parent with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and the reasonable adjustments which may need to be made, writes Anna Sutcliffe.

A CAAD appeal relating to 135 homes was recently dismissed as inappropriate development in the Green Belt. James Pereira QC and Daisy Noble explain why.

The Court of Protection team at 39 Essex Chambers consider a recent case that shows the difficulty in reconciling the decision and time-specific structure the MCA requires when assessing capacity with the approach outlined by the Court of Appeal.

Stephen Tromans QC and Adam Boukraa examines a Planning Court judge's ruling that a screening process was defective.

An important ruling from the Court of Appeal raises the question: have we been getting it all wrong? Alex Ruck Keene analyses the judgment.

Vilma Vodanovic and Alice Richardson examine Civil Penalty Notices. These are part of the range of enforcement measures available to Local Authorities against private residential landlords. The session explores appeals for such Notices in the First-Tier Tribunal Property Chamber, including an explanation of the process and useful tips.

James McHugh and Morgan Brien examine Improvement Notices in relation to Landlords, Local Authorities and their advisers.

Alice Richardson and Morgan Brien examine Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs). The webinar will be of interest to a wide range of Landlords, as well as Local Authorities and their advisers.

Housing and Property Litigation barristers Vilma Vodanovic and Tom Tyson examine the Appeals process in the First-Tier Tribunal Property Chamber.

Allison Cook, Public Sector Partner at VWV, talks to specialist in elections law, Mark Heath about the changes to elections introduced under the Coronavirus Act 2020.

This Practice Note provides practical guidance on key aspects of procedure and the PLO 2014 for public children proceedings.

Shivaji Shiva looks at government initiatives, as part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to reshape our towns and cities for safer travel.

Philip Kolvin QC looks at a potential solution to the challenge of allowing outside drinking as premises look to recover from lockdown.

A recent decision of the Upper Tribunal, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI), provides a useful reminder of what a public authority needs to do when applying the public interest test, writes Ibrahim Hasan.

Georgina Dalton summarises a recent Court of Appeal ruling on vaccination of children in care, and a High Court decision on an appeal out of time.

As part of their mini webinar series on rating law, Luke Wilcox and Stephen Morgan discuss COVID-19 related checks and proposals.

Matthew White looks at the key points for highways authorities and claimants from an important Court of Appeal ruling this week.

With the Government apparently maintaining its objective of having all local plans in place by the end of 2023, this webinar considers the current issues for development plan preparation arising from the restrictions imposed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Government has announced changes to the insolvency framework, including provisions relating to PPP and PFI contracts. Melanie Pears and Tim Care look at the key points.