Christopher Skinner, Rebecca Asady and Filip Bodnar round up the latest judgments of interest to housing associations and local authorities.

The High Court has given judgment in a case which indicates that relief from sanctions may be granted where a party has breached a court-imposed deadline and that deadline, even if agreed by consent between the parties, was unrealistic from the start. Alexander Campbell examines the ruling.

The Vice President of the Court of Protection has issued a detailed judgment on, amongst other things, whether a care plan to facilitate contact with a sex worker could be implemented without the commission of an offence. Alex Ruck Keene examines the ruling.

In the second article on the Croyde case, Roy Pinnock looks at the approach taken to certificates of lawfulness.

In a case which leaves practical difficulties, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has confirmed that employees’ contracts can be split between multiple transferees on a service provision change, write Zoë Wigan, Hilary Larter and Ceri Fuller.

The European Commission has adopted new Regional Aid Guidelines providing preferential EU State aid law cover for awards of public funding that incentivise investment into economically underperforming areas. The new guidelines extend and update the Assisted Areas map and allow increased levels of intervention, write Jonathan Branton and Alexander Rose.

The Court of Appeal recently allowed an appeal by a father against findings that he had sexually abused his daughter, on the basis that the judge’s analysis was insufficient and flawed. Joanne Oakes examines the ruling.

In a win for ratepayers, the High Court has clarified the law on empty rates mitigation. Jenny Wigley QC analyses the ruling.

Lillee Reid-Hunt, James Nelson and Natasha Barlow look at the potential impact of The Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Act 2021 on reducing delays in the installation of telecommunications equipment to leasehold properties.

What does the Divisional Court's ruling mean for local government? David Kitson, Victoria Barman and Mark Robinson look at what happens next.