Work areas and experience: Local Government and General

 

  
 

What We Offer

 

  
 

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An in-depth understanding of local government duties and powers including the impact of recent case law on powers and partnership working.

 

  
 

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A help line for your difficult local government problems.

 

  
 

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To analyse complex legal issues and provide authoritative and practical advice.

 

  
 

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Help with successful negotiations with third parties such as your external auditor, partners or even the Charity Commission.

 

  
 

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Comprehensible advice to elected members, even on complex topics or where a solution is unpalatable.

 

 

  
 

Track Record

 

  
 

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We have a long established and extensive track record, much of which is confidential.

 

  
 

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We advise regularly on local authorities’ functions, duties and powers and the legality and governance of projects both in writing and orally and have assisted numerous local authorities in finding sound solutions to difficult problems from interest rate swaps through to the impact of the LAML case.

 

  
 

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We have advised monitoring and other senior officers on sound decision making processes and drafted ‘Wednesbury reasonable’ reports to mitigate the risks of challenge.

 

  
 

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We have advised monitoring and other senior officers on the respective extent of Council and Executive’s functions and the impact of an incorrect process.

 

  
 

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Léonie Cowen has lectured for many years on Section 123 Local Government Act (and its equivalent housing and social care legislation) and uses her in-depth understanding of this to advise on its technicalities.

 

  
 

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We have an established (and confidential) track record of resolving issues with third party regulators.

 

  
 

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We have advised on the functioning and governance of standards committees.

 

  
 

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Léonie Cowen chaired an Inquiry into a death allegedly caused by clinical negligence.

  
   
 

Other work areas:

 

  
 

Confidential Assignments

 

  
 

Culture, Sport and Leisure

 

  
 

Human Resources and TUPE

 

  
 

Partnering and Shared Services

 

  
 

Procurement

 

  
 

Property and Commercial

 

  
 

Social Care

 

  
 

Please contact us if you need any legal services not listed.