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Respect orders, which enable police, councils, housing associations, transport networks and other authorities to take enforcement action against anti-social behaviour, have come into force across England and Wales

Section 62A: Joel Semakula & David Poole track the pros & cons of taking this alternative route to securing planning permission

Developers in areas with poorly performing councils can apply directly to the Planning Inspectorate for permission under section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

Nicholas Dobson examines a recent case where a valued community resource was earmarked for housing

A homeless single parent offered accommodation in Derby has lost her Supreme Court appeal against the London council making the offer

Local authorities can now fine private landlords up to £7,000 for failing to fix damp, mould or other issues from a list of 21 serious hazards

Local authorities will be legally obliged to make sure landlords are complying with the Renters’ Rights Act 2026 protections for private renters from 1 May

A council’s database for homeless applicants was found not to be discriminatory against women, write Kelvin Rutledge KC & Genevieve Screeche-Powell

Writing in NLJ this week, Kelvin Rutledge KC of Cornerstone Barristers and Genevieve Screeche-Powell of Field Court Chambers examine the Court of Appeal’s rejection of a discrimination challenge to Tower Hamlets’ housing database

A local authority council tax scheme ‘double counted’ a disability pension and carer’s allowance, the High Court has held

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Carter-Ruck—Tomas Vail

Carter-Ruck strengthens International team with appointment of arbitration partner Tomas Vail

Slater Heelis—Nick Terry

Slater Heelis strengthens crime and regulatory team with appointment of Nick Terry as partner

Payne Hicks Beach—Thomas Moran & Sarah Gogan

Payne Hicks Beach strengthens private wealth offering with appointment of two new partners

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AI uncertainty clouds expert evidence

Expert witnesses face a multitude of risks and uncertainties when using artificial intelligence (AI) in their reports, IT specialists have warned

Top-to-bottom review of professional regulation ordered

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has accepted Richard Lloyd’s recommendations for the Legal Services Board (LSB) and ordered a ‘comprehensive review of the regulatory framework’, likely to continue beyond 2029

Experts put AI credibility in the spotlight

More than one-third of expert witnesses now use artificial intelligence (AI) regularly or occasionally in their work, according to Bond Solon’s 2026 expert witness survey

Pass AI efficiencies on, urge general counsel

General counsel have warned law firms not to keep artificial intelligence (AI) savings to themselves or risk losing work

Inquest legal aid faces capacity test

Some 53 firms have been successfully assessed for legal aid contracts for inquest work and will now move to the verification stage, the Legal Aid Agency has confirmed

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Local authority

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carter-Ruck—Tomas Vail

Slater Heelis—Nick Terry

Payne Hicks Beach—Thomas Moran & Sarah Gogan