We have considerable experience of advising and assisting local government clients on issues arising under local government law generally including:

• propriety in decision taking
• separation of regulatory functions (e.g. planning) from discretionary and other functions (e.g. landowning)
• the fiduciary duties of local authorities
• best value (including under Section 123 of the Local Government Act 1972)
• governance and executive arrangements
• the Code of Conduct
• standing orders (particularly on contracts)
• procurement (including EU procurement and competition law as applicable to local authorities)
• local government finance including prudential borrowing, audit and state aid
• trading and charging
• the well being powers and vires generally
• and elections and election expenses.

We have also acted for the Standards Board for England.