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The High Court (Eady J) has dismissed a challenge by a group of parents to the decision of the London Borough of Islington (“LBI”) to agree to a proposal by Islington Play Association (“IPA”) to terminate its service contract for... Read more
News
The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in Aubrey Weis v Greater Manchester Combined Authority [2026] EWCA Civ 825. The proceedings concern a challenge under the Subsidy Control Act 2022 (the Act) to £120 million of loans given by Greater Manchester Combined... Read more
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On Tuesday 2 July 2026 the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in R (Gould & Jeffrey) v Devon County Council [2025] EWHC 96 (Admin), an important decision on service closures and rearrangements, and the legal requirements for ensuring such decisions... Read more
Past Events
We are delighted to announce that our Welsh Local Authority Conference is returning to Cardiff in May this year. In 2026, the conference will take place on Thursday 14 May 2026 at the The Parkgate Hotel. Public, Procurement/subsidy control and Information law barristers... Read more
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Today, the Administrative Court (Chamberlain J) heard an application by Reform UK which sought to prevent the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government from laying a Statutory Instrument which would postpone certain local elections, currently due to... Read more
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The High Court (Bourne J) has handed down judgment in R(CKT and DGT) v Twyford Church of England Academies Trust, and the Office of the Schools Adjudicator [2025] [2025] EWHC 2396 (Admin). The Claimants brought two separate challenges both concerned the question... Read more
Articles
Philip Kolvin KC has written an article for Local Government Lawyer explaining how the Night Time Industries Association’s publication Darkest Before the Dawn, a Manifesto for the Night Time Economy, which he co-wrote, provided the inspiration for the recent Licensing... Read more
News
On 29th July 2025, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in D.E.L.T.A. Merseyside Limited and another v Uber Britannia Limited [2025] UKSC 31. In doing so, it conclusively upheld the right of operators, drivers and passengers to contract as they... Read more
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In Aubrey Weis v GMCA [2025] CAT 41, the CAT has dismissed the first post-Brexit judicial review claim contending that financial assistance given by a public authority did not comply with the ‘commercial market operator’ (CMO) principle, and therefore gave... Read more
