PUBLIC CONTRACTS

September 18th, 2026 by James Goudie KC in Planning and Environmental

An EU Consultation published on 15 September 2026 seeks feedback on its adopted Regulation to modernise and simplify the EU rules on public contracts.

 

FLOODING EMERGENCY

September 18th, 2026 by James Goudie KC in Planning and Environmental

A House of Commons Environment etc Committee Consultation on 16 September 2026 seeks views on flooding emergency responses.

 

 

FLOODING EMERGENCY

September 18th, 2026 by James Goudie KC in Planning and Environmental

A House of Commons Environment etc Committee Consultation on 16 September 2026 seeks views on flooding emergency responses.

 

 

INFORMATION COMMISSIONER

September 18th, 2026 by James Goudie KC in Non Judicial Control

The INFORMATION COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE has updated its GUIDANCE on the PUBLIC INTEREST TEST , used by local and other public authorities when deciding whether or not to withhold information under a QUALIFIED FREEDOM OF INFORMATION  exemption.

 

CONTAMINATED LAND

September 16th, 2026 by James Goudie KC in Land, Goods and Services

A letter from the Chair of the Welsh Affairs Committee to the SoS for Wales, published on 15 September 2026, has urged the Government to enforce a COORDINATED APPROACH to TESTING contaminated land in FORMER INDUSTRIAL ARAEAS for environmental and health consequences.

 

 

CARE ACT ASSESSMENT

September 16th, 2026 by James Goudie KC in Social Care

The principal issue arising on the appeal in R ( TDB ) v HARINGEY LBC ( “)”^ ) EWCA Civ 1184 is whether the local authority is required to carry out an assessment of the appellant’s capacity under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 BEFORE completing its Care Act assessment. The answer ( para 91 and following ) is “ Yes “, “ whenever there is reason to doubt the capacity of a person “ whose needs for care and support are being assessed. The capacity assessment is to be carried out by an appropriately qualified professional.

 

ARTICLE 5

September 15th, 2026 by James Goudie KC in Human Rights and Public Sector Equality Duty

In SALFORD CITY COUNCIL v AR (2026) EWCOP 45 (T2) the Court of Protection summarises the MULTIFACTORIAL APPROACH to assessing whether someone has been DEPRIVED OF THEIR LIBERTY within the meaning of ECHR Article 5, as established in Attorney General for Northern Ireland’s Reference (2026) 2 WLR 1037.

 

RTB

September 15th, 2026 by James Goudie KC in Housing

A House of Commons Library Brief, published on 14 September 2026, discusses RTB in England.

 

GREEN BELT

September 15th, 2026 by James Goudie KC in Planning and Environmental

A House of Commons Library Briefing published on 14 September 2026 discusses Planning Policy for Green Belts and reforms under the NPPF.

 

EMPTY HOMES

September 15th, 2026 by James Goudie KC in Housing

A House of Lords Briefing Paper published on 14 September 2026 examines empty homes in England.

 

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