London Boroughs’ Legal Alliance (LBLA) Barrister Framework

Adult Social Services<br/>

• Mental Health<br/>
• Displacement of nearest relatives (under Mental Health) in County Court;<br/>
• Community care, including procurement issues relating to providers<br/>
• Mental capacity and deprivation of liberty<br/>
• Court of protection<br/>Functions of the local authority under the Care Act 2014 and relevant legislation relating to<br/>children (for example at transition, young carers, etc.)<br/>
• Forced marriages, regardless of the age of the parties concerned (including children)<br/>
• Inquests<br/>
• Judicial Review;<br/>
• Public Interest Immunity;<br/>
• Inherent Jurisdiction;<br/>
• Leaving Care;<br/>
• NRPF single adults;<br/>
• Continuing Health Funding including disputes and advice re Health Bodies;<br/>
• Ordinary Residence

Children’s Services<br/>

• Care proceedings<br/>
• The Children Act 1989<br/>
• The Child Abduction & Custody Act<br/>
• Adoption proceedings, Special Guardianship and Placement Orders<br/>
• Public Interest Immunity<br/>
• Judicial Review<br/>
• Functions of the local authority under the Care Act 2014 and relevant legislation relating to<br/>children (for example at transition, young carers, etc.)<br/>
• Forced marriage<br/>
• Advice on international placements and placement of children in other jurisdictions<br/>
• Injunctions, particularly in the context of social media campaigns involving cases, and<br/>generally media advice in children related matters (including social media)<br/>
• Human Rights Claims<br/>
• FGM<br/>
• Inherent Jurisdiction & Wardship<br/>
• Deprivation of Liberty (under inherent jurisdiction)<br/>
• Age assessments<br/>
• Private Family Cases with LA involvement e.g. s7 and s37 Children Act 1989 cases

Governance & Public Law<br/>

• Public and Administrative Law<br/>
• Governance, Constitutional & Policies<br/>
• Regulatory issues<br/>
• Commercial & Contractual disputes, and procurement issues, including Subsidy Control<br/>
• Information Law including Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Environmental<br/>Information Regulations 2004<br/>Local Government Finance<br/>
• Education, especially complex issues or issues relating to policy<br/>
• Employment matters, especially complex issues or relating to senior staff<br/>
• Judicial reviews on any subject matter<br/>
• Any other high profile, high risk matter, that is likely to have an impact on the authority as a<br/>whole<br/>
• Company Law<br/>
• Establishment of Corporate Structures and Trading Vehicles, including Charities, LLPs,<br/>ABSs, CBSs and JVs

Criminal Litigation & Prosecutions<br/>

• Trading Standards & Health & Safety, including food hygiene<br/>
• Fraud in relation to all areas of local authority activities, including Blue Badge, social care,<br/>tenancy fraud and corporate fraud<br/>
• Full range of prosecution / enforcement work undertaken by local authorities including<br/>planning, licensing (including HMO, Landlord, private rented sector and Housing health and<br/>safety rating schemes licensing matters) and education and environmental crime (including<br/>fly tipping, noise prosecutions, nuisance, ASB, policing and Care Act)<br/>
• POCA<br/>
• Housing Act 2004 enforcements<br/>
• Appeals in Magistrates Court regarding notices under Highways Act<br/>
• Appeals against noise abatement<br/>
• Community protection notices<br/>
• Penalty notices under Housing Act 2004<br/>
• General Regulatory Law

5. Housing<br/>• Full range of local authority landlord & tenant matters, including advice and representation<br/>• Homelessness (including s 204’s)<br/>• Allocations<br/>• s.80 EPA<br/>• Anti-social behaviour proceedings<br/>• Injunctions<br/>• Disrepair claims<br/>• Repossession and evictions<br/>• Gas servicing access claims<br/>• Service charge disputes and Leasehold Valuation Tribunals<br/>• Advice on internal Housing Management Policies and Procedures<br/>• Public Law Defences<br/>• Mortgage repossessions<br/>• Trespasser Claims<br/>Page 15 to 33<br/>• Judicial review<br/>• Leasehold disputes<br/>• Public Law / Equality Act claims in relation to Housing<br/>• Houses in Multiple Occupation<br/>• Right to Buy<br/>• Housing Act 2004 disputes in the First Tier Tribunal

6. Planning<br/>Page 17 to 33<br/>• Planning Appeals<br/>• Enforcement Notices including injunctions<br/>• Highways<br/>• Housing / Retail<br/>• S106 Agreements<br/>• Local Development Frameworks / Schemes<br/>• TPOs<br/>• CIL<br/>• Town & Village greens<br/>• Mixed Use Developments<br/>• CPOs<br/>• Judicial Review<br/>• Injunctions<br/>• Appropriation<br/>• Regeneration<br/>• Procurement<br/>• Other general planning advice<br/>• Permitted Development, Use Classes Order<br/>• Listed Buildings & Conservation Areas<br/>• Development Consent Order (DCO)/National Infrastructure/ Nationally Significant<br/>Infrastructure Projects<br/>• Planning Committees and Governance<br/>• Green Belt/Village Greens. Additional information: Specialist legal consultants, Kennedy Cater, manage the LBLA and its Barristers Framework<br/>Agreement on behalf of LBLA members, delivering legal spend savings and efficiency gains,<br/>including an extensive legal training programme, delivered with the Barristers Framework<br/>Page 19 to 33<br/>chambers.<br/>Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the<br/>Atamis system.

7. Property<br/>• Commercial & residential matters<br/>• Lease renewals & forfeitures<br/>• Mediation & arbitration of commercial LL&T Disputes<br/>• Rights of Way (private & public)<br/>• Restrictive covenants & easements<br/>• Mortgages and Property Estoppels<br/>• Possession actions<br/>• Dilapidations<br/>• Mixed Use Developments<br/>• CPOs<br/>• Judicial Review<br/>• Injunctions<br/>• Appropriation<br/>• Regeneration<br/>• Procurement<br/>• Lease extensions and voluntary lease extensions, under commercial & residential matters<br/>• Utilities, including wayleaves<br/>• Telecommunications leases. Additional information: Specialist legal consultants, Kennedy Cater, manage the LBLA and its Barristers Framework<br/>Agreement on behalf of LBLA members, delivering legal spend savings and efficiency gains,<br/>including an extensive legal training programme, delivered with the Barristers Framework<br/>chambers.<br/>Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the<br/>Atamis system

8. Civil Litigation<br/>• Full range of claims brought against local authorities, including personal injury claims<br/>• Claims against the police (City of London especially)<br/>• Coroners work<br/>• Debt recovery<br/>• General civil litigation, including traffic matters<br/>• Commercial litigation<br/>• Social media, reputation issues generally, and issues arising from the Defamation Act<br/>• Construction litigation<br/>• Judicial Reviews<br/>• Injunctions, including s222 matters<br/>• Council tax and national non-domestic rate (business rates) matters;<br/>• Insolvency<br/>• Litigation arising out of the Electronic Communications Code and attendant legislation<br/>(including the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022)<br/>• Public Realm litigation, including Challenges in relation to Low Traffic Neighbourhoods,<br/>Traffic Management Orders, Parking, Bus Lane Enforcement and Markets. Additional information: Specialist legal consultants, Kennedy Cater, manage the LBLA and its Barristers Framework<br/>Agreement on behalf of LBLA members, delivering legal spend savings and efficiency gains,<br/>including an extensive legal training programme, delivered with the Barristers Framework<br/>chambers.<br/>Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the Atamis system

9. Employment<br/>Full range of employment matters, including but not limited to the following;<br/>• Unfair and constructive dismissal<br/>• Discrimination<br/>• Redundancy<br/>• TUPE<br/>• Pensions<br/>• Employment contract issues<br/>• Employee status<br/>• Trade union rights and industrial action<br/>• Unlawful deduction of wages<br/>• Disciplinary and Grievance matters<br/>• Recruitment and retention<br/>• Bullying, harassment and victimisation<br/>• Whistleblowing<br/>• Employee and industrial relations<br/>• Collective agreements<br/>• Agency workers<br/>• Employment & HR policies and procedures<br/>• Parental leave<br/>• Hybrid working<br/>• Confidentiality and settlement agreements<br/>• Employment Tribunal Claims<br/>• Employment Appeals Tribunal Claims<br/>• Employment Claims in the Crown Court and High Court<br/>• Judicial Mediation. Additional information: Specialist legal consultants, Kennedy Cater, manage the LBLA and its Barristers Framework<br/>Agreement on behalf of LBLA members, delivering legal spend savings and efficiency gains,<br/>including an extensive legal training programme, delivered with the Barristers Framework<br/>chambers.<br/>Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the Atamis system

10. Education<br/>• SENDIST<br/>• Admissions<br/>• Attendance issues<br/>• Exclusion cases<br/>• Disability discrimination claims in the SENDIST Tribunal<br/>• Equalities and Human Rights, including advice and advocacy, including Transgender issues<br/>• PRU – Pupil Referral Units<br/>• School organisation, including opening and closing schools<br/>• Governance issues<br/>• Academy conversions<br/>• Complaints and disputes at school, including parental complaints<br/>• Judicial Review, including JR challenges regarding school transport<br/>• Specialist employment advice<br/>• School finance issues<br/>• Intervention powers<br/>• General Education Advice. Additional information: Specialist legal consultants, Kennedy Cater, manage the LBLA and its Barristers Framework<br/>Agreement on behalf of LBLA members, delivering legal spend savings and efficiency gains,<br/>including an extensive legal training programme, delivered with the Barristers Framework<br/>chambers.<br/>Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the<br/>Atamis system

11. Licensing<br/>• Licensing Act 2003 matters, including but not limited to alcohol licensing, club licenses,<br/>stadium licenses, venue licenses, event and temporary event licenses and personal licenses<br/>• Gambling Act 2005 matters, including but not limited to betting shops, casinos and bingo<br/>halls<br/>• London Local Authorities Acts matters<br/>• Street trading (under London Local Authorities Acts, Miscellaneous Provisions Act and<br/>authorities own street trading provisions);<br/>• Pavement licensing, including Highways licensing<br/>• Animal welfare licensing, including but not limited to licensing breeders, day care and<br/>boarding establishments and breaches of animal welfare requirements<br/>• Special Treatment licensing, including but not limited to tattooing and massage<br/>• Street collections licensing<br/>• Sex establishment licensing<br/>• Taxi licensing (outside London)<br/>• Judicial Reviews<br/>• Attendance at committees, including representation for responsible authorities and acting<br/>as legal advisor to committee<br/>• Appeals against Committee decisions, including Licensing Committees and Gambling<br/>Committees<br/>• General licensing advice, including policy advice. Additional information: Specialist legal consultants, Kennedy Cater, manage the LBLA and its Barristers Framework<br/>Agreement on behalf of LBLA members, delivering legal spend savings and efficiency gains,<br/>including an extensive legal training programme, delivered with the Barristers Framework<br/>chambers.<br/>Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the<br/>Atamis system