Central & Local Government
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Members of chambers act in the full range of public law, common law, construction and commercial, environmental and planning and regulatory matters dealt with by local authorities. Chambers UK says that Thirty Nine Essex Street “has a huge volume of local government cases”. This work includes local authority powers, constitution and finance provisions, including R (Khan) v Oxfordshire County Council on the power of well-being. Members deal with many other areas including compulsory purchase and compensation, highways, licensing, community care, children, Court of Protection, data information, education, environmental, housing, planning and procurement work is discussed elsewhere in this brochure.