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Monthly Archives: 28th April 2017
High Court rejects government’s attempt to delay publication of Air Quality Plan
Garnham J has dismissed the Government’s application to delay publication of the draft Air Quality Plan (AQP) until after the General Election because of “purdah” restrictions imposed in the run… Read more »
Councils and health boards dispute £250m care costs (Fenella Morris QC & Benjamin Tankel)
Fenella Morris QC & Benjamin Tankel, acting for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and the six other Welsh trusts, are instructed in the £250m dispute over who pays for nurses… Read more »
Certainty over regular attendance (Tom Tabori, Solicitors Journal)
On 6 April 2017, the Supreme Court handed down its landmark judgment in Isle of Wight Council v Platt [2017] UKSC 28. This appeal arose from the local authority’s prosecution… Read more »
Political reality vs constitutional aims (Alison Foster QC & Tom Tabori, Solicitors Journal)
Theresa May’s ability to call a snap general election highlights the inbuilt tensions of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act, write Alison Foster QC and Tom Tabori. On 18 April, the prime… Read more »
Planning & Environmental Law Update – Manchester
Planning & Environmental Law Update – Manchester Thursday 18th May 2017 Venue: Walters Suite Radisson Blu Edwardian Manchester Free Trade Hall Peter Street Manchester M2 5GP Timings: 5:45pm until 7:15pm… Read more »
Planning & Environmental Law Update – Bristol
Planning & Environmental Law Update – Bristol Tuesday 16th May 2017 Venue: Ruinart room Hotel du Vin The Sugar House Narrow Lewins Mead Bristol BS1 2NU Timings: 5:30pm until 7:00pm… Read more »
Local Government Conference – Manchester
Local Government Conference – Manchester Thursday 18th May 2017 Venue: Radisson Blu Edwardian Manchester Free Trade Hall Peter Street Manchester M2 5GP Timings: 12:15pm (registration) – 1pm (seminar begins) till 4:30pm (Lunch… Read more »
10 minutes with Alison Foster QC (Modern Law Magazine)
Modern Law Magazine interview Alison Foster QC. Q: Did you expect the legal services sector to change so drastically when you started working in it? A: The changes to my… Read more »
Marion Smith QC & John Denis-Smith to present a seminar on “Trends and Innovation in ADR: The Next 5 Years”
Marion Smith QC and John Denis-Smith will present a seminar jointly hosted by The Professional Negligence Lawyers Association, Property Litigation Association and the Society of Construction Law on “Trends and… Read more »
Ben Olbourne speaks to the Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators on “Multi-Tiered Dispute Resolution Clauses”
Ben Olbourne presented a seminar to the Malaysian Institute on Arbitrators on Multi-Tiered Dispute Resolution Clauses” on 19 April 2017. The seminar was hosted by the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre… Read more »
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