A Town Clerk at Whitchurch Town Council has been convicted under Section 77 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) for deliberately destroying records in order to prevent them from being disclosed as part of a Freedom of Information request. An individual believing that the written minutes of a council meeting had been fabricated, … Read More
Legal Updates
Have you ever thought about being a Judge?
Have you ever thought about being a Judge? This was the first question Jabeer Miah, Head of Commercial and Real Estate at Shepherd and Co Solicitors asked me when we met at a recent event. The question took me back because, no I have honestly never even considered this, nor been asked the question. The … Read More
Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 remove “pooling restrictions”
The Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/1103) (2019 Regulations) were made on 9th July 2019 and come into force on 1st September 2019.