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Climate emergency #6: have you thought about Procurement?

Phil Roberts and Matthew Mo set out how public procurement can play a role in tackling climate change. Read more
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  NEWS

January 28, 2020

Midlands university to set up £4m legal services framework

Birmingham City University is to establish a multi-provider framework agreement for the provision of legal services worth an estimated £4m.
January 21, 2020

Ofsted investigating unregistered schools “with one hand tied behind our backs”, warns Chief Inspector

Legal constraints still make it too easy for illegal schools to operate in defiance of the law, the head of Ofsted has warned in her annual report.
January 17, 2020

Ombudsman reminds councils of their foster carer school transport duties

Councils across England are being reminded about the financial support they must provide to foster carers’ school transport expenses following an investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman into Wolverhampton council.
January 17, 2020

Ombudsman issues further report after Medway council fails to implement Ombudsman's recommendations

The Local Government Ombudsman has issued a rare further report stating their recommendations were not implemented by Medway Council and the correct process to disagree with the recommendations was not followed.
Jan 16, 2020

Public sector focused barristers well represented in 2019 silk round

Jan 14, 2020

Council to undertake full audit of education provision, pay out £17,500 after Ombudsman finds multiple failures in SEN support

Jan 09, 2020

Campaigners threaten legal challenge over plan to move primary school to new site

Jan 06, 2020

Ministry to provide £165m funding for Troubled Families programme in 2020/21

Dec 31, 2019

Court of Appeal to hear challenge to changes to school transport policies

Dec 20, 2019

County council threatened with legal action in bid to have trans inclusion toolkit removed

Dec 18, 2019

Ex-legal director at equalities watchdog to join 11KBW

Dec 17, 2019

Judge orders council to fund five-day-a-week course for disabled young people

Dec 16, 2019

Council and governing body of school win appeal over carbon monoxide exposure

Dec 11, 2019

Supreme Court allows appeals by land-owning public bodies in dispute over statutory incompatibility and village green registration

Dec 09, 2019

University to set up £1m four-year legal services framework

Dec 05, 2019

School launches legal proceedings after receiving 'inadequate' rating from Ofsted

Dec 05, 2019

Supreme Court to hand down key ruling next week on village greens and land held by public bodies pursuant to statutory powers

Dec 05, 2019

Council forced to apply for retrospective planning permission for ground source heat pumps after thinking it was unnecessary

  FEATURES AND ANALYSIS

January 24, 2020

Schools please note - annual reviews

Good preparation is key to the successful delivery of annual reviews of EHC Plans, writes Hayley Mason.
January 24, 2020

Public procurement challenges require strict and swift approach

Gwendoline Davies and Lynsey Oakdene offer practical advice arising from a High Court decision in a recent public procurement challenge.
January 10, 2020

Remedies in First-tier Tribunal discrimination claims

A recent Upper Tribunal decision has potentially far-reaching implications for schools considering excluding pupils with disabilities, write Tom Amraoui and Rachel Sullivan.
January 10, 2020

Tackling unregistered schools

Ambiguities in the legislation present problems for local authorities seeking to deal with "illegal schools", write Alice Mennell and Graham Burns.
January 10, 2020

Neurodiversity in the workplace: hidden disabilities

Mark Radford looks at recent cases on hidden disabilities and outlines some steps employers can take when dealing with neuro-diverse employees.
January 10, 2020

Placement of looked after English children in Scotland

Justin Gray provides an analysis of the current law on placement of looked after English children in Scotland that will be of interest to child care lawyers and solicitors, including those acting for local authorities.
January 03, 2020

The Electronic Communications Code and interim rights

The Court of Appeal has recently given an important ruling on interim rights under the Electronic Communiciations Code. Jonathan Seitler QC explains the outcome.
December 20, 2019

Public authorities, statutory powers and village greens

Francis Taylor Building comments on a Supreme Court judgment on village greens that will prove hugely significant for landowning public bodies.

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  NEWS

Dec 04, 2019

ICO consults on new draft guidance on Subject Access Requests under GDPR

Dec 04, 2019

ICO regulatory enforcement lawyer moves to St John’s Buildings

Dec 02, 2019

Information Commissioner consults on draft guidance for explaining use of AI in decision-making about individuals

Dec 02, 2019

Browne Jacobson chooses leading member of government sector group as new managing partner

Nov 28, 2019

Met Police agrees to delete information after referral of primary school age child under Prevent programme

Nov 27, 2019

Just for Kids Law launches online resource for challenges to school exclusions

Nov 27, 2019

University loses Court of Appeal battle over Electronic Communications Code and access rights for operators

Nov 26, 2019

Welsh Government consults on which public bodies should be covered by socio-economic duty of Equality Act 2010

Nov 26, 2019

High Court judge says injunctions against street protests over teaching of “LGBT issues” at Birmingham school must continue

Nov 25, 2019

Law Society issues updated practice note on legal professional privilege

Nov 21, 2019

Councils, Directors of Children’s Services urge investment on 30th anniversary of Children Act 1989

Nov 20, 2019

Academy trust facing legal action over collective worship agrees to provide alternative materials and activities

Nov 19, 2019

Legal Aid Agency names 21 providers to panels for education and discrimination cases

Nov 13, 2019

Information watchdog consults on being granted investigation and other powers under POCA

Nov 06, 2019

First Minister hails Commmission for Justice in Wales report as "watershed moment"

Nov 06, 2019

Influential committee of MPs warns of delays to court modernisation

Nov 06, 2019

Administrative Justice Council making progress in addressing fragmentation of system, says Chair

Nov 01, 2019

Court users with limited access to technology at risk of being left behind by court modernisation programme: MPs

Oct 29, 2019

MoJ data suggests 95% of SEN tribunal cases lost, withdrawn or conceded by local authorities, claims charity

Oct 23, 2019

Give parents direct line to appeal to Department for Education over failure by councils to comply with law on SEND, MPs say

Oct 21, 2019

Educational business names law firm to legal advisory contract

Oct 18, 2019

Number of referrals by councils of potential child victims of modern slavery jumps by 800% in just five years

Oct 18, 2019

Equalities watchdog “calls time” on use of non-disclosure agreements in discrimination cases

Oct 14, 2019

Education Workforce Council in Wales names law firm as legal adviser to fitness to practise committees

Oct 14, 2019

Bevan Brittan advises county council on launch of children's services company

Oct 10, 2019

London borough criticised over approach to deciding school transport applications for children with disabilities

Oct 07, 2019

High Court dismisses legal challenge over resourcing given to local authorities for special educational needs

Oct 04, 2019

Complaints about support for special educational needs “at exceptional and unprecedented level”: Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman

Oct 03, 2019

Councils misled into paying thousands of pounds a week to unregistered school: Ofsted

Oct 01, 2019

NHS bodies urge scrapping of s.75 tendering rules and removing healthcare commissioning from Public Contracts Regulations

Sep 30, 2019

FE colleges to seek legal professional advisers for proposed merger

Sep 30, 2019

National Procurement Service in Wales to engage with suppliers on plans for replacement solicitors framework

Sep 26, 2019

University to appoint external law firm for support to in-house legal team

Sep 24, 2019

University to appoint provider to deliver legal services to facilities team

Sep 23, 2019

Council to pay union £647k over alleged failure to inform and consult before transfer of learning disability services

  MORE FEATURES

December 20, 2019

FGM protection orders and the asylum jurisdiction

Srishti Suresh analyses an important recent decision from the President of the Family Division on the relationship between the family courts and the immigration jurisdiction.
December 20, 2019

Strike out: When?

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has recently provided helpful pointers to practitioners on the relevant factors an Employment Tribunal should consider when entertaining an application to strike out, writes Gareth Price.
December 13, 2019

S.103A and concealed reasons

The Supreme Court has confirmed that a Tribunal may find that the reason for the dismissal is something other than that given to the employee by the decision-maker – even where that reason is genuinely held by the decision maker. Gareth Price reports.
November 22, 2019

Reasonable adjustments and s.15 claims

Gareth Price discusses reasonable adjustments and s.15 claims in light of Northumberland NHS v. Ward.
November 15, 2019

When is an FOI request not an FOI request?

Susan Wolf sets what organisations should bear in mind when considering whether something is 'business as usual' or an FOI request.
November 08, 2019

Marshalling evidence in special educational needs cases

John Roberts reports on a successful result obtained by a local authority in the Special Educational Needs Tribunal.
November 08, 2019

Managing employee health and well-being

Hayley Titchner outlines the main legal claims that employees suffering from work-related stress could pursue.
November 01, 2019

GDPR, class actions and the right to compensation

The Court of Appeal recently overturned a High Court ruling and found that a claimant could serve an out of jurisdiction application against Google as part of a class action. Ibrahim Hasan examines the judgment.
November 01, 2019

Whistleblowing: reasonable belief in public interest?

Alastair Currie looks at the question of when it could be said that an employee’s belief that a disclosure is in the public interest is reasonable within the meaning of whistleblowing legislation.
October 25, 2019

Transgenderism and chosen pronouns

A Christian doctor was recently dismissed for refusing to address transgender patients by their chosen pronoun. Nadjia Zychowicz reports on the Employment Tribunal’s subsequent ruling.
October 25, 2019

Disciplinary panels and investigation reports

An Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that an investigator’s report should not subvert the role of a disciplinary panel. Charles Pigott considers the judgment.
October 25, 2019

Supplier administrations: how to respond

What should you do if a supplier goes into administration? Chloe Poskitt provides a general overview of administration and what options are open to schools and other bodies.