Local Government Law

Local Government Law

Email: PracticeStaff_TeamX@matrixlaw.co.uk

 
Members of Matrix practice in nearly all areas of the law affecting local authorities. We have specialists in education and community care law, environmental law, data protection and freedom of information, election law, and public law in general.

In addition to leading cases in all of the above areas members of the team have appeared in and advised on a wide range of specialised local government matters in recent years. These have included:

· Transfers of council housing to the private sector

· Local authority decision-making and executive structures, including questions of delegation and bias

· The application of the public authority equality duties

· Cases involving children, including looked-after children, children leaving care, children leaving custody and best interests proceedings

· Local authority consultations across the spectrum of decision-making
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