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Local Government Reorganisation: 5 Questions Before Vesting Day

Council-owned companies, joint ventures and corporate vehicles can be easy to overlook during local government reorganisation. From wholly owned subsidiaries to housing companies and regeneration LLPs, councils should identify key legal and governance risks before vesting day to avoid problems later. Partner and expert, Peter Collins, explains all you need to know. Contents Why council-owned…
July 28, 2026
Local Government Reorganisation: 5 Questions Before Vesting Day

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Judicial review of Local Government Reorganisation

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As the government pushes ahead with the biggest overhaul of local government in a generation, a growing list of councils, including Essex, Norfolk, Hampshire and Suffolk, are testing whether the courts will intervene. Our experts, Simon Kiely, Olivia Peake and Oliver Dickie go through what you need to know.

Draft planning committee reports: sharing is caring

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A Deputy High Court judge recently considered whether it was unlawful for a local authority's planning officer privately to seek from the applicant for planning permission, and then incorporate, comments on her draft report to the Council's Planning Committee. Simon Ricketts examines the outcome.

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