Ombudsman warns of collapse in public trust in planning enforcement without proper resourcing
Must read

Fix it fast: How “Awaab’s Law”
is forcing action
Eleanor Jones sets out what "Awaab's Law"
will mean in practice for social landlords.

Housing management in practice
Rebecca Rees provides key takeaways
on six key challenges in housing
management including how to tackle
anti-social behaviour.

Local authority legal teams after Mazur
Local authority legal teams will need to review
their practices and work allocation in the wake
of Mazur, but there is no need for
panic writes Timothy Leader.

Why AI must power
the next wave
of Social Housing
delivery
For years, national housing policy has wrestled with the tension between aspiration
and delivery. Targets have been set and missed; waiting lists have grown longer,
and the most vulnerable people in our society have been left with fewer safe,
affordable places to call home. Technology has a key role to play to address this
situation writes Andrew Lloyd of Search Acumen.
Features
Children under 16 and deprivation of liberty
A Welsh white leopard?
Conversion to an ‘empty’ MAT
Obvious risks: the beautiful game
Development, flood risk and planning judgment
Timed out?
To lot or not to lot?
New electrical safety regulations for social housing
Restrictive interventions and seclusion in schools
The Mayor of London's strategic planning role
Bus franchising: what next
Infrastructure consenting in Wales
Grey belt tests tested
Releasing stalled housing sites
SPONSORED
Navigating Local Government Reorganisation
Case study: using enforcement powers for the remediation of buildings
How Finders International Supports Council Officers
Walker Morris supports Tower Hamlets Council in first known Remediation Contribution Order application issued by local authority
Webinars
Employment webinar: Managing settlements: the legal and practical issues, and the pitfalls to avoid
More Features
Subsidies for regional airports
The Procurement Review Unit is now live
Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Family Courts
The Warm Homes Plan: Key Takeaways
Building safety reform in Wales
Issue estoppel in service charge disputes
Awaab’s Law and development agreements
Housing case alert - January 2026
Cross-border placements of children
The planning permission for the new Chinese Embassy
Transparency and the scope of PD12R FPR 2010
G-Cloud 14 to G-Cloud 15 – What is changing?
Councillors in an increasingly digital age
Introduction of New Fair Deal to the LGPS
-
Court of Appeal fires warning of contempt proceedings in future after barristers chambers inadvertently violates embargo on publication of contents of draft judgment
-
Court of Appeal grants judicial review application from Welsh Government of the Internal Market Act
-
Court of Appeal hands down key ruling on nature of 'secure accommodation'
-
Court of Appeal refuses claimant parents permission to appeal Welsh sex education ruling
-
Court of Appeal rejects appeal over planning committee breach, with outcome highly likely to be the same even if conduct had not occurred
-
Court of Appeal rejects bid by Welsh council to withdraw admission of liability in failure to remove case
-
Court of Appeal to hear council case that claimants with low value damages claims should exhaust internal complaints process before litigation
-
Court of Appeal upholds "unparalelled" Housing (Wales) Act 2014 eviction rules
-
Cumbria County Council legal team and Swansea Council solicitor shortlisted for Law Society Excellence Awards
-
Current court estate for civil justice in Cardiff is “untenable”, says Lady Chief Justice
-
Cyfraith ddwy-ieithog a’r iaith Gymraeg yn y Llys Gweinyddol
-
Deliberate deception should be offence for Senedd politicians and election candidates, says standards committee
-
Delivering Infrastructure in Wales: Current issues
-
Department of Health and Social Care issues ‘roadmap regulations’
-
Developer loses Supreme Court battle over implementation of successive planning permissions
-
Devolved powers and the internal market post-Brexit
-
Discussions between Welsh Government and UK Government over future of justice in Wales to begin “shortly”: Counsel General
-
Divisional Court hands down ruling on requirements for charges under s. 179 TCPA
-
Divisional Court rejects counterclaims from contract holders for rent repayments over failure of Welsh social landlords to provide electrical condition reports
-
Education Workforce Council in Wales names law firm as legal adviser to fitness to practise committees
Page 5 of 23
Child Care Lawyer
Legal Director - Government and Public Sector
Commercial Lawyer
Head of Legal
Locum roles
18-02-2026 10:00 am
Online (live)
19-02-2026
Online (live)
19-02-2026 10:00 am
Online (live)
24-02-2026 11:00 am
Online (live)
25-02-2026
Online (live)
02-03-2026
Online (live)
03-03-2026 9:30 am
East Midlands
05-03-2026 10:00 am
Online (live)
05-03-2026 3:00 pm
Online (live)
09-03-2026
Online (live)



