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Lessons from the Brockwell Park judicial review litigation

Lessons from the Brockwell Park judicial review litigation 

Kaileigh Moreton and Chay Clark consider the key issues and the practical points for local authorities arising from the litigation over the use of Brockwell Park in London.

July 24, 2026

Lessons from the Brockwell Park judicial review litigation 

News

Tribunal orders re-draft of conditions in council's HMO policy

July 08, 2026

New guidance sets out key steps for licensing teams during local government reorganisation

July 01, 2026

Transport Secretary says taxi drivers should be licensed where they operate, as MPs urge ministers to “get tough” on standards

June 17, 2026

Traveller site injunction to remain in place following High Court ruling

May 21, 2026

Trading Standards body urges stronger enforcement powers to tackle organised crime on high streets

May 01, 2026

Thames Water fined for unsafe street works

Apr 23, 2026

Private hire driver loses appeal to High Court over service of notice revoking his licence

Mar 19, 2026

Institute of Licensing publishes guidance on Martyn’s Law

Feb 17, 2026

Sadiq Khan vows to end “licensing postcode lottery” with London-wide strategic licensing policy

Feb 12, 2026

London nightlife taskforce calls for changes to ‘Agent of Change’ principle

Feb 02, 2026

City council ditches cumulative impact zone for ‘city safe area’ in new licensing approach, introduces ‘good operator policy’

Jan 16, 2026

Government consults on transferring taxi and PHV licensing to local transport authorities in England

Jan 08, 2026

Council to pay £270k after tribunal finds “sustained” race discrimination against two taxi drivers

Dec 16, 2025

London borough abandons Court of Appeal bid over festivals in park and permitted development rights

Dec 08, 2025

Government to press ahead with national minimum standards for taxi and PHV licensing, but to continue considering options on 'out of area' working

Dec 04, 2025

New national framework urges licensing authorities to consider need to promote growth

Nov 28, 2025

Institute of Licensing and national organisations launch Partnership Charter for the Night Time Economy

Nov 28, 2025

Renters to see the end of Section 21 ‘No-fault Evictions’ by May 2026

Nov 14, 2025

Council reverses decision to fine woman £150 for pouring remnants of coffee down drain

Oct 23, 2025

Government departments issue guidance on information sharing between police and taxi licensing authorities

Oct 15, 2025

Government launches fast-track review to change “outdated” licensing rules

Oct 10, 2025

Restaurant owners hit out at council amid claims it is pursuing £2.5m confiscation order over planning breach

Oct 09, 2025

Councils including Wolverhampton call for national inconsistencies in taxi licensing to be tackled

Oct 01, 2025

Andy Burnham calls for amendment to devolution bill to end ‘out of area’ taxi licensing

Sep 04, 2025

Government eyes ending requirement for printed statutory notices for alcohol licences

Aug 18, 2025

Dog breeder wins appeal over variation to licence

Aug 14, 2025

Dog breeder wins appeal over variation to licence

Aug 14, 2025

Local businesses threaten judicial review challenge over extension of time limit to fanzone next to Premier League stadium

Aug 14, 2025

Taskforce calls for national licensing policy framework and for licensing decisions to consider ‘agent of change’ principle

Aug 01, 2025

Council mulling injunctions or banning orders for pedicab riders, following set of prosecutions

Jul 29, 2025

Supreme Court rejects appeal by Uber over private hire vehicle contracting regime outside London and Plymouth

Jul 29, 2025

‘Hospitality zones’ and noise rule unveiled in planning shake-up

Jul 28, 2025

Upper Tribunal clarifies time limit for rent repayment order applications where landlord had reasonable excuse

Jul 18, 2025

Select committee to investigate licensing and standards regime for taxis and private hire vehicles

Jul 16, 2025

Transport for London facing legal action over minicab licensing delays

Jul 15, 2025

First Tier Tribunal issues lifetime banning order for four landlords

Jul 02, 2025

TfL to press ahead with pedicab regulation in London following consultation

Jun 26, 2025

London borough appeared “very confused” as to correct approach on designating illegal landfill as “contaminated land”, High Court finds

Jun 20, 2025

Borough council secures £57k in costs after defeating two licensing appeals

Jun 18, 2025

Soho Society fails in legal challenge to grant of licence for gin distillery

Jun 18, 2025

Gambling Commission facing subsidy control appeal over grant of £70m to promote National Lottery

Jun 12, 2025

Tribunal raps council after quashing fixed penalty notice imposed on resident for not placing bins within curtilage of property

Jun 06, 2025

City council mulls abolition of location parts of ‘knowledge’ test for private hire drivers

Jun 05, 2025

Features

When is a dwellinghouse not a dwellinghouse?

When is a dwellinghouse not a dwellinghouse?

July 10, 2026

Roderick Morton explains the tests to determine if a property is classed as a dwellinghouse.

The Crime & Policing Act 2026: Key Amendments to POCA 2002

The Crime & Policing Act 2026: Key Amendments to POCA 2002

July 10, 2026

Kat Shields and Kate Temple-Mabe explain recent amendments to Part 2 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA 2002), and the impact the changes will have.

Gambling Impact Assessments

Gambling Impact Assessments

June 12, 2026

Gerald Gouriet KC considers the ramifications of a major change introduced by the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act to the approach to determining applications for gambling premises licences.

Avoiding duplication between planning and licensing

Avoiding duplication between planning and licensing

April 27, 2026

Philip Kolvin KC outlines the ramifications of a planning judgment on cases where both planning and licensing consents are needed for a new development or a variation.

False statements in licensing proceedings

False statements in licensing proceedings

Apr 21, 2026

The lawfulness of emailing licensing decision notices

The lawfulness of emailing licensing decision notices

Mar 26, 2026

The new National Licensing Policy Framework

The new National Licensing Policy Framework

Dec 09, 2025

Caravan site licensing and planning control

Caravan site licensing and planning control

Dec 09, 2025

Licence revocation appeals and a change in circumstances

Licence revocation appeals and a change in circumstances

Dec 04, 2025

A “43 moment” for the local government workforce

Nov 27, 2025

Challenges for a local authority prosecutor

Oct 17, 2025

It was Darkest Before The Dawn

Aug 08, 2025

The Office for Environmental Protection and local authorities

Aug 01, 2025

Private hire vehicles and contracting

Jul 29, 2025

Errors of law, materiality and remedies

Jul 17, 2025

Local authority enforcement powers and domestic beekeeping

Jun 27, 2025

Resurrecting a dead horse? PACE Code B and local authority enforcement powers

May 15, 2025

The territory between the aim to permit and local authority decision-making

Mar 28, 2025

Serious accident investigations and enforcement decisions

Feb 28, 2025

Taxi drivers “operating” within an area

Feb 18, 2025

Defending decisions taken in line with adopted licensing policies

Jan 17, 2025

Saving shadow licences

Jan 10, 2025

Delivery drivers and supply in the provision of late night refreshment

Nov 08, 2024

Martyn’s Law - The New Bill

Oct 10, 2024

Webinars

Local Authority Insight Series: Taxi Licensing

A fascinating discussion between Taxi Licensing experts Stephen Turner and James T H Button who outline and analyse the latest issues concerning taxi licensing for local authorities.

Licensing v.2.0 – a system reboot post-Covid

Coronavirus: Regulation of business & enforcement of the three tier system

New taxi and PHV Standards

COVID-19 Recovery: what’s in the Business and Planning Bill?

Recent developments in mandatory, additional and selective licensing

Remote licensing hearings: what you need to know

Jobs

Barnsley July 26 LLR (2)

Pathfinder May 26 SLMR (2)

Barnsley July 26 LL (2)

West Northants July 26 SLLC (2)

Peterborough July 26 SLCL (2)

Pathfinder May 26 SLL (2)

Camden Oct 25 HL

Litigation Solicitor/Principal Litigation Solicitor

£116,502.11 - £121,679.98 per annum

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