NEWS
Dec 05, 2019
Council fined £1.4m after child suffers life-changing head injury in “easily preventable” incident
Hampshire County Council has been fined £1.4m after a six-year-old girl playing on an unsecured street bollard suffered a life-changing head injury.
Dec 03, 2019
Local authority defeats High Court statutory challenge over traffic regulation order
Cumbria County Council has defeated a statutory challenge to a traffic regulation order (“TRO”) made in respect of an unadopted highway in Carlisle city centre.
Dec 02, 2019
Campaigners secure funds for potential judicial review of new Bedford to Cambridge rail route
A campaign group has said it has successfully raised sufficient funds to pursue a judicial review against East West Rail (EWR) should a route announcement for the new Bedford to Cambridge rail line be by way of Bassingbourn or neighbouring villages.
Nov 28, 2019
London borough defeats housebuilders in dispute over adoption of roads
A district judge has ruled that two roads are of so little use to the public that the London Borough of Barnet need not adopt them.
Nov 19, 2019
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency names 12 firms to £4m legal services framework
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has appointed 12 law firms to a framework for the provision of prosecution and legal services worth an estimated £4m.
Nov 11, 2019
Trustees of Sikh Temple charity fail in High Court challenge to traffic management order
A High Court judge has rejected a legal challenge brought over the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea’s decision to make a traffic management order imposing additional parking restrictions in an area with a Sikh Temple.
Oct 18, 2019
Court of Appeal hears challenge from councils, London Mayor to Heathrow expansion approval
The Court of Appeal has this week begun hearing an appeal from five councils, the Mayor of London and Greenpeace over the Government’s decision to approve Heathrow expansion.
Oct 17, 2019
Borough council defeats legal challenge over land being safeguarded in Local Plan for train depot
Ashford Borough Council has defeated a High Court challenge to its local plan brought by a developer who objected to land being safeguarded for a train depot.
Oct 15, 2019
Borough council fined £300k over fatal collision involving bus passenger
A council has been fined £300,000 after a passenger was killed when run over by a lorry at a bus station.
Oct 02, 2019
Equalities watchdog sets up legal support project for transport discrimination claims
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched a legal support project to help individuals with transport discrimination claims.