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Readership: Primary: Solicitors within local authorities; solicitors in private practice; local authority officers; practitioners dealing with Judicial Review; solicitors specialising in housing law; barristers. Secondary: Academics; reference libraries; students.
John Sharland, Partner at Sharpe Pritchard.
1: Origins and Background 2: Councillors 3: Officers 4: The Structure of Local Government 5: Meetings 6: Powers of Local Authorities 7: Trading and Charging Powers 8: By-laws and Local Legislation 9: Elections 10: Local Authority Companies 11: Local Authorities and Landowners 12: Local Government Ombudsman 13: Challenges by Way of Judicial Review and Defence to Actions 14: Human Rights 15: Provision of Information and Publicity 16: Data Protection 17: Best Value 18: Contracts and Procurement 19: Public/Private Partnerships 20: Competition and State Aid 21: Local Authorities and the Law of Tort 22: Local Government Finance - Revenue 23: Local Government Finance - Capital 24: Local Government Finance - Audit Appendix 1 - Exempt Information (Schedule 12A Local Government Act 1972) Appendix 2 - Compulsory Purchase Order Procedure (Acquisition of Land Act 1981) Appendix 3 - Priniciples on Which Compensation for a Compulsory Purchase Order is Assessed (Land Compensation Act 1961) Appendix 4 - Checklist for Judicial Review Appendix 5 - The European Convention on Human Rights Appendix 6 - Specimen Certificate Issued Under Section 3 of the Local Government (Contracts) Act 1997 (the "Act") Appendix 7 - Byatt Recommendations Appendix 8 - Duty of Care Summary
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