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Update | Local government: Social Value Act

Peter Hill looks at whether the Social Value Act will ensure that ?procurement of public services really is for the public good

Update | Environment: failed Environment Impact Assessments

Adrienne Copithorne looks at the impact of EU law on domestic environmental law and what happens when an Environmental Impact Assessment is not carried out

High Court rejects wind farm near National Trust house

Inspector 'failed properly to assess overall magnitude of harm'

Giving immigration lawyers space to breathe

Immigration lawyers want to continue helping vulnerable migrants, but are struggling to see a way forward. Fiona Bawdon reports on a new model ?that could help alleviate pressure

Phasing out rights to light

Developers rushing to celebrate the Law Commission's proposal to do away with the acquisition of rights to light by prescription should remember that the government has ?a poor record of following the advisory body's recommendations, says Roy Perrott

Workshop: The consultation condundrum: how to conduct a consultation

Rebecca Clutten considers the who, what, why and when of consultations

Homeless families can be accommodated in separate flats

Lord Kerr warns that councils will 'exploit' Supreme Court ruling

Partner jailed for £20m fake marriage racket

Scam would have been 'obvious to a child', judge says