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Welcome to the Local Government Lawyer Marketplace Portal.

Here you can find the full range of services that public law departments and lawyers need. For departments, this page provides a directory of specialist legal advisers - including local authority legal departments that provide external services - expert witnesses, consultants, training courses, technology providers and much else besides.

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Browne Jacobson and CBI launch partnership to advise Government on new PPP models

Browne Jacobson and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) have announced a partnership to develop research aimed at advising…

Legal Services Board calls for regulators to provide clear information in wake of Mazur judgment

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has called for clear and accurate information to be made available to lawyers and legal professionals…

North Wales solicitor becomes 181st president of the Law Society

Mark Evans has this week become the first president of the Law Society to hail from Wales in 22 years, and only the third in its 200-year…

LLG unveils new chair of LLG Board

LLG (Lawyers in Local Government) has appointed Nicholas Ong-Seng as Chair of the LLG Board.

Local authority department up for in-house team of year at Yorkshire Legal Awards

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council has been shortlisted for in-house team of the year at the Yorkshire Legal Awards 2025.

Weightmans expands presence in Midlands with Nottingham office

Weightmans is to open an office in Nottingham, saying the move is a step forward in its ambition to expand its market share across priority…

Tenders and Instructions

North East transport body to procure legal advisors for £430m Metro Go signalling project

Nexus, the trading name of the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive, has issued a planned procurement notice for the appointment of…

North East councils issue call for competition on £96m barristers framework

The Association of North East Councils, which trades as the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO), has issued a call for competition…

Health and care regulator issues tender for £2.88m public law and other services

The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) has issued a tender notice for a £2.88m legal services framework to support its operational…

Welsh social landlord to procure £360k legal services framework

Valleys to Coast Housing, which provides more than 6,000 homes across Bridgend, South Wales, is to procure a legal services framework worth…

Education purchasing consortium fires gun on procurement of £12m legal services framework

A not-for-profit organisation that provides frameworks and procurement consultancy services for the education sector, Crescent Purchasing…

LBLA names 13 firms to £72m legal services framework

The London Boroughs' Legal Alliance (the LBLA) has appointed 13 law firms to a legal services framework worth an estimated £72m.

People

Tributes paid to ‘leading figure’ in local government law Stephen Taylor

Tributes have been paid to a "leading figure" in local government and monitoring officer Stephen Taylor, who passed away last week.

Attorney General names six KCs to new Senior Treasury Counsel Group

The Government has appointed six King’s Counsel to a new Attorney General’s Senior Treasury Counsel Group (STCG), who will support First…

Top planning silk becomes High Court judge

Leading planning silk Richard Kimblin KC has been appointed a High Court judge, assigned to the King’s Bench Division.

Royal borough names new Monitoring Officer

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames has appointed Victoria Statham as its new Director of Governance & Law (Monitoring Officer).

Tributes paid to leading Welsh local government, regulatory and licensing lawyer

Tributes have been paid to David Daycock, a leading local government, regulatory and licensing lawyer in Wales, who has passed away after a…

Hugh James bolsters rail sector team with appointment of MTR Elizabeth Line managing director as strategic advisor

Law firm Hugh James has appointed the former managing director of MTR Elizabeth Line, Mike Bagshaw, as a strategic advisor to its rail…

Technology

Courts service accused of taking “several years” to react to IT bug that caused evidence to go missing

A leaked report has claimed it took several years for HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) to react to an IT bug that caused evidence to…

Senior judges fire warning over misuse of AI before courts and tell those in profession with leadership responsibilities to take practical measures to prevent it happening

Practical and effective measures must be taken by those within the legal profession with individual leadership responsibilities and by…

Councils to use AI for preparing meeting minutes as part of Government trial

Local councils across the country are trialling a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool aimed at streamlining tasks in the planning process…

Courts and Tribunals Judiciary issues refreshed guidance on use of AI by judicial office holders

Senior judges have issued updated guidance aimed at assisting judicial office holders in relation to the use of Artificial Intelligence…

Local authorities being left without adequate support to procure AI in public interest, research finds

Local government does not have access to a clear, comprehensive or consistent account of how to procure AI in the public interest, an…

Most lawyers now using generative AI or plan to, survey says

Four out of five UK lawyers (82%) are currently using or have plans to use generative artificial intelligence (AI), according to new data…

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