We are very pleased to announce that Kat Hulatt, formerly Assistant Director of Law and Governance at Norfolk County Council, has become the Director Legal Services (nplaw) and Monitoring Officer for Norfolk County Council. Kat joined nplaw in October 2020 as the Head of Legal Services at nplaw and will continue to head up the… Read more >

Mark Heatley, Sebastian Teterra and Matthew Barnett have successfully completed their period of recognised training with nplaw and qualified as solicitors at the beginning of March 2023. We are delighted that all three will be remaining at nplaw. Mark will be working with Kat Hulatt as a Research Solicitor; Sebastian has joined the Child Protection… Read more >

We are always keen to offer support and advice to Law students. It was therefore a great pleasure for two of our trainee solicitors, Sebastian Teterra and Sophie Lowe, to present a session on Confidence along with Fiona Anthony our Practice and Professional Development Manager. They delivered an in-person session at UEA Law School on… Read more >

nplaw is once again hosting a small group of university students or graduates interested in legal careers in local government. The national virtual work experience week will run from Monday 3rd to Friday 7th July 2023. Students will spend the morning working with their host local authority and the afternoon attending virtual workshops and talks… Read more >

We are very pleased to welcome our new trainee solicitors, Ryan Newman and Jordan-Joseph Ralph, who both started their periods of recognised training with nplaw in September 2022, and Veronica Mosconi who joined the trainee team in January 2023. Read more >

As part of our career development for staff, nplaw has provided a series of Leadership Training sessions for our senior lawyers. These have taken place over the last few months following the success of training delivered to nplaw’s Senior Leadership Team in early 2022. The training is ILM recognised and has been delivered by external… Read more >

We have taken the decision no longer to recruit our trainee solicitors or apprentices externally. Instead, we will develop our existing staff by offering them opportunities to qualify as a solicitor via a training contract or graduate entry solicitor apprenticeship, using whichever route is more suitable for their existing qualifications. If you are interested in… Read more >

This is an article written by one of the students who attended nplaw’s virtual work experience week in June 2022. In the article, Beau Chan, a recent UEA Law graduate, reflects on her week with us. Work Experience June 2022 – By Beau Chan Read more >

We are very pleased to announce that our Practice and Professional Development Manager, Fiona Anthony, has been appointed to the Law Society’s Education and Training Committee. The Committee’s role is to provide advice and guidance on policy, practice and procedure; respond to government consultations; provide guidance to the profession; and help shape policy. This will… Read more >

Some brave members of nplaw put their best foot forward and took part in this year’s Norwich Legal Walk, walking 10km around Norwich to raise funds for those unable to afford access to justice. Many congratulations to all those who took part. Read more >

nplaw’s Practice and Professional Development Manager, Fiona Anthony, has become the new Training Director at Lawyers in Local Government (LLG). She will be a member of the Board of Directors at LLG as well as being involved in shaping future training events. Read more >

On 16th June, Chris Burgess and Fiona Anthony will be delivering training in London to empty homes officers, hosted by Finders International. They will look at legal solutions to empty homes and consider the advantages and disadvantages of the options available. After covering the key features of Empty Dwelling Management Orders (EDMOs) and the enforced… Read more >

nplaw’s Jennifer Batten and Rachel Garwood gave a thought-provoking talk at the Empty Homes Network Conference on “Fraudulent Claims within the Compulsory Purchase Process” on 19th May 2022. They explored the different types of fraudulent claims made in relation to properties subject to compulsory purchase proceedings, drawing on real life examples and providing an insight… Read more >

Employment Newsletter – May 2022 Read more >

Employment Newsletter December 2021 Read more >

This year, we dedicated the Norwich Legal Walk to our much loved friend and colleague, Maggie Cresswell, who died earlier this year. Read more >

Having nearly all worked from home for 18 months, we arranged an all-staff nplaw picnic on Friday 10 September. Read more >

We are delighted to welcome two new trainee solicitors, Sebastian Teterra and Matthew Barnett, who joined our successful trainee solicitor programme on 1st September 2021 Read more >

We are delighted that Fiona Anthony, our Practice and Professional Development Manager, was commended in the Extra Mile Category of the LLG Awards 2021. Read more >

We have been named as finalists in the Lawyers in Local Government Awards 2021 in a number of categories. Read more >

nplaw, the County Council’s legal team, has been successfully reaccredited for Lexcel by an independent assessor. Read more >

April 2021 Employment Newsletter Read more >

nplaw, the County Council’s legal team, has been successfully reaccredited for Lexcel by an independent assessor. Lexcel is the Law Society’s legal practice quality mark which assures clients that the practice is well run and provides a good service. The reaccreditation is all the more impressive because the substantive assessment was conducted during the lockdown.… Read more >

Employment newsletter March 2020 Read more >

We are very excited and proud to announce that nplaw has been named as a finalist in the Lawyers in Local Government (LLG) Awards in the category of Legal Team of the Year. #llgawards #nplaw Read more >

We are looking for two new trainee solicitors to start training contracts with us from September 2020. We welcome applications from both a law and non-law background but you must have completed and passed your Legal Practice Course before the start date. We offer first rate training in a friendly and supportive working environment. If… Read more >

Rebecca Williams from the Planning and Environmental Law Team spoke at a UEA Law School employability event on Tuesday 12th February with a focus on “life as an in-house lawyer”. Rebecca Williams from the Planning and Environmental Law Team spoke at a UEA Law School employability event on Tuesday 12th February with a focus on… Read more >

We are proud to say that our Christmas Jumper Day raised £152.00 for Children in Need and our Christmas card donations raised £210.80 for the Benjamin Foundation. Many thanks to everyone who kindly took part! Read more >

Last year we established an annual law essay writing competition in memory of Chris Skinner and we are pleased that the 2019 competition is now open for entries. Chris Skinner was a much admired and respected member of the legal profession and Practice Director of nplaw, who sadly died in 2017. He was passionate about… Read more >

In our latest newsletter, we look at recent developments in education law including articles on Guidance on Mental Health in Schools, DfE Charging for School Activities and an updated GDPR toolkit for Schools. Download the Employment Law Newsletter January 2019 PDF Read more >

We are delighted that entries are now open for the Chris Skinner Law Essay Competition 2019. This is aimed at sixth form students who live or study in Norfolk and this year we are asking “What new law would you introduce and why?” https://www.nplaw.co.uk/chris-skinner-memorial-law-essay-competition/ Read more >

Fiona Anthony and Jenni Batten attended the excellent Empty Homes Network Annual Conference on 18 October in Birmingham. We were struck by the really warm welcome we received and the professionalism and dedication of the empty homes officers who attended for all over the UK. Fiona presented two sessions: “The latest on CPO … and… Read more >

We are looking forward to meeting lots of students interested in practising law when we visit the UEA Legal Careers Fair on 7th November. Two of our current trainee solicitors, Jodie and Bethany, will be attending and ready to answer questions about their experiences of training in a local government context. Our Training Principal, Fiona… Read more >

We are delighted to announce that we are nominated finalists in two categories at the Lawyers in Local Government (LLG) Awards 2018. Read more >

We are delighted that Naomi Rankin has been shortlisted in the category of Trainee Lawyer of the Year in the Norfolk and Norfolk Law Society’s Excellence Awards for 2018. Read more >

We are delighted to have been commended by the judges in the category of in-house not-for-profit category at the prestigious The Lawyer Awards held in London on 26th June. Read more >

We are thrilled to announce that nplaw has once again been shortlisted for the prestigious The Lawyer Awards under the category of In-house not-for-profit team of the year. Read more >

We are delighted to announce that Megan Reeve, a Year 12 student at Paston College Sixth Form, is the winner of the 2017/2018 Chris Skinner Memorial Law Essay Competition. Read more >

nplaw’s Planning and Environmental Law Team held a very successful seminar for clients on 27th March when we reviewed the Government’s consultation documents on the proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework and on Developer Contributions. Read more >

nplaw has recently agreed with UEA Law School to take three students for placements of two weeks each over the summer. Read more >

Representatives from nplaw attended the Norfolk Association of Local Councils Spring conference on 6th March. Read more >

On 6th March, Abdus Choudhury, our Practice Director, and Fiona Anthony, our Training Principal, attended a Reception at the UEA Law School at Earlham Hall. Read more >

Andrew Brett has been busy writing for the Local Government Lawyer. His article Employment law and International Women’s Day was published on 9th March 2018. Read more >

Lawyers from nplaw attended the LLG weekend school in Bristol from 8th to 10th March. Read more >

We are delighted to announce that Abdus Choudhury takes up the post of Practice Director at nplaw on a permanent basis from 1st March. Read more >

On St. Valentine’s Day we held a Bake Day to remember our former Practice Director, Chris Skinner, who sadly died on his 58th birthday on 14th February last year. Read more >

We are delighted that some of our lawyers were invited to speak at UEA Law School’s recent careers panels. These events are part of the curriculum for first year law students and intended to help get them thinking about what kind of career would suit them. Read more >

A group of intrepid archers joined the Active Norfolk Workplace Challenge at UEA Sportspark, taking part in an archery competition. Read more >

We are delighted to announce that nplaw has been appointed to Historic England’s £1m panel of external legal advisers to provide a broad spectrum of legal work. Interim Practice Director, Abdus Choudhury, said “We are very much looking forward to working with this important public body to look after England’s historic environment. It is a testament to the expertise and experience of our staff that we have been appointed to this prestigious panel.” Read more >

Two of our trainee solicitors, Laura Macdonald and Elute Ogedegbe, will be attending the UEA Legal Careers Fair on 8th November. nplaw attended last year for the first time and really enjoyed speaking to the students about careers in law in local government and the opportunities at nplaw for training contracts and work experience placements. Read more >

Congratulations to Sarah Flaxman who has qualified as a solicitor. Sarah joined nplaw as a trainee solicitor in October 2015 and, after experiencing a wide range of law during her training contract, has accepted a position in the Dispute Resolution Team. Read more >

Jane Linley and Fiona Anthony delivered a course in London on Compulsory Purchase Orders: The Basics and Beyond on 13th October. This was fully booked with delegates attending from a number of different authorities. There was some excellent feedback and we are repeating the course on 23 November 2017 and 2 March 2018. Read more >

A number of our lawyers have been busy writing articles about areas of law that interest us and these have been published in the Local Government Lawyer. Read more >

Andrew Brett and Elute Ogedegbe had a stand at the National Conference of the Society of Local Council Clerks at Hinckley Island in Leicestershire on 18th and 19th October. Andrew also addressed the conference as a speaker on the second day, exploring the subject of “Changing Employment Rights”. Read more >

The Planning and Environmental Law Team held a seminar on 19th October at County Hall designed to inform clients and local contacts about the government’s consultation “Planning for the Right Homes in the Right Places”. Read more >

We are delighted to announce that two members of nplaw’s Planning and Environmental Law Team, Steve Bell and Nikki Fonseka, are Finalists in the Lawyers in Local Government (LLG) Awards this year. Read more >

nplaw’s seminar in London “Compulsory Purchase Orders: The Basics and Beyond” on 13th October is fully booked. It will be repeated on 23rd November at Center Parcs, Elveden Forest, and on 2nd March 2018 in Leeds. Read more >

Jane Linley, Head of nplaw’s Planning and Environmental Team, will be giving a talk on 4th October to members of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors in Cambridge on the subject of Compulsory Purchase Orders and Compensation. Read more >

We’re delighted to announce that Phillip has been elected as the new Social Secretary for the Norfolk and Norwich Junior Lawyers Division and will be busy organising social events for the members of the NNJLD, including the Summer Ball. We wish Phillip every success in this role. Read more >

nplaw’s former Practice Director Chris Skinner has been posthumously awarded for his outstanding contribution to the legal profession in Norfolk by the Norwich and Norfolk Law Society. Read more >

Booking has opened for nplaw’s seminar on Friday 13 October 2017 entitled Compulsory Purchase Orders: The Basics and Beyond at Friends House in London. Last year’s seminar sold out within days, so book early to secure your place. Read more >

We are looking for a lawyer to join our busy Child Protection Team. Read more >

nplaw will be holding a seminar on 13 October at Friends’ House in London entitled CPOs: The Basics. More details will be published soon. Read more >

We are looking for a senior lawyer to join our busy Child Protection Team. Read more >

We are looking for a lawyer to join our Dispute Resolution Team. Read more >

Jane Linley, our Planning and Environmental Law Team Lead, was a speaker at a Westminster Briefings conference entitled “Compulsory Purchase Orders: Using Powers to Promote Development”. Read more >

nplaw has been welcoming students over the last few weeks undertaking week-long work experience placements. Read more >

Two kind-hearted members of nplaw are taking on different challenges to raise money for good causes. Read more >

nplaw fielded three teams of people in the Norwich Triathlon at Whitlingham on Sunday 9th July. Read more >

Andrew Brett, our employment law specialist, and Elute Ogedegbe, one of our trainee solicitors, went to Stratford upon Avon on 7th and 8th June to represent nplaw at the Society of Local Council Clerks’ Leadership in Action Conference. Read more >

On 24th May, Adrienne Kapitanovs and Rachel Garwood represented nplaw at the Empty Homes Network (EHN) Conference in Birmingham. Read more >

David Johnson was delighted to attend the Norfolk Association of Local Council’s Spring Conference in Swaffham on 24th May. Read more >

nplaw is delighted to announce the appointment of Abdus Choudhury as interim Practice Director. Read more >

We are looking for commercial property lawyers/senior lawyers and planning lawyers/senior lawyers to join our busy teams. Read more >

Following our recent full Lexcel assessment, we are delighted to confirm that nplaw has been re-certificated by the Law Society for a further year. Read more >

More than 70 delegates attended nplaw’s Housing White Paper Forum on 13th March to discuss the Government’s plans for housing. Read more >

nplaw took part in the ‘The Great Legal Bake’ on 24th February and raised more than £200 (as well as many of us gaining the sort of pounds that we don’t really want!). Read more >

nplaw has been paying tribute to a much loved and respected colleague who died unexpectedly on 14th February 2017. Read more >

Here is the first of our Education Law updates aimed at headteachers and school governors. Read more >

Here’s our latest update from the Planning and Environmental Law Team. Read more >

A Happy New Year to all our clients! A new year and a new broom: nplaw has a new Practice Director. Read more >

nplaw’s latest Employment Law Update considers employers’ liability to pay damages for the unauthorised use of employees’ personal data, breastfeeding at work and a number of developments affecting disabled employees. Read more >

Our latest Planning Law update prepared by our Planning Law experts is out. This time it discusses housing supply issues, the Hopkins Homes case, so-called “garden grabbing, and the Neighbourhood Planning Bill 2016 – 2017, amongst other topics. Read more >

The November edition of the nplaw newsletter is out now. To subscribe for our newsletter, which is published every two months, all you have to do is enter your email address in the box on the news & events page of our website. Read more >

Our Planning and Environmental Law team have announced the dates on which they will be repeating their free seminar on Self-build and Custom House Building. Read more >

nplaw has issued advice for parish councils on burial grounds and on the termination of employment. Read more >

Victoria McNeill, nplaw’s practice director will be speaking at the LLG Annual Governance Conference in London on 4th and 5th November 2016 on the many governance challenges involved in local government devolution. Read more >

nplaw’s Phillip Hopkins has made the final shortlist for the Lawyers in Local Government Junior Lawyer of 2016 Read more >

£15,238 – £16,191 per annum (Scale C) 37 hours per week Fixed term contract until 30 November 2018 You will support our busy team of Lawyers and Legal Officers working on child protection and other litigation cases. You will assist in preparing court bundles and other documents and ensure these are sent to local courts,… Read more >

£16,481 – £17,547 per annum (Scale D) 37 hours per week Permanent contract nplaw is an award winning public sector legal service advising local government, public bodies and charitable institutions across England and Wales. The service is hosted by Norfolk County Council and based at County Hall in Norwich. Following a review of our support… Read more >

The September edition of the nplaw newsletter, published every two months, is out now. To subscribe, all you have to do is enter your email address in the box on the news & events page of our website. Read more >

nplaw’s child protection team was one of two teams shortlisted for the Norfolk & Norwich Law Society’s “Outstanding Contribution to the Legal Profession in Norfolk Award Read more >

nplaw’s Phillip Hopkins has won his first case before the Great Yarmouth Land Registration Tribunal. Phillip acted for Martham Parish Council in a case brought by a property owner claiming a right of way entitling him to drive across the village green. Read more >

nplaw’s latest Employment Law Update discusses taxation of termination payments, salary sacrifice, gender pay reporting and ‘without prejudice’ discussions under S111A of the Employment Rights Act amongst other matters. Read more >

nplaw’s Victoria McNeill is leading counsel for governance on the devolution proposals for Norfolk and Suffolk. Read more >

nplaw’s Luke Parker recently acted for Norfolk County Council on the eviction of travellers from the Barnard Bridge playing field owned by Great Yarmouth High School. Read more >

The third edition of the nplaw newsletter, published every two months, is out now. To subscribe, all you have to do is enter your email address in the box on the news & events page of our website. Read more >

The people have spoken, but until we know what form an exit will take, there is little that we can say about how the law will change. Read more >

nplaw’s CPO Consultancy Service will be hosting an all‑day seminar on “Compulsory Purchase Orders – Their effective use for regeneration projects” at Friends House, 173 – 177 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ on Friday 23 September 2016 Read more >

nplaw’s latest Employment Law Update discusses the national living wage, whistleblowing, issues relating to ill health, disability discrimination, twitter and mobile phone apps amongst other topics. Read more >

nplaw’s Steven Bell recently acted for the Broads Authority on its successful application to obtain a permanent injunction requiring landowner, Roger Wood, to submit a planning application in respect of the current use of Jenner’s basin on the River Yare at Thorpe within three months. If Mr Wood fails to do so, the site must be cleared of the boats currently moored there. Read more >

nplaw been shortlisted for The Lawyer’s prestigious In-house Public Sector Team of the Year Award. Read more >

The second edition of the nplaw newsletter, published every two months, is out now. To subscribe, all you have to do is enter your email address in the box on the news & events page of our website. Read more >

Dan Miller was admitted as a solicitor on 18th May 2016. Dan joined nplaw as a legal officer in 2013 and started a “training lite” contract with us in 2014. Read more >

This Planning & the Environment budget update summarises the various policy announcements the Chancellor, George Osborne, made in his Budget Statement to the House on 16 March 2016. Download the nplaw Planning & the Environment Budget Update – April 16 PDF Read more >

Here’s our latest Planning Law update provided by our Planning Law experts. This time it discusses subjects including applications pursuant to s.106BA of the TCPA 1990 and updates to our free seminar on the housing & planning bill amongst other topics. Download the nplaw Planning Law Update – April 16 PDF Read more >

nplaw’s Tamsin Eddison recently acted for Norfolk County Council on the prosecution of the operator of an illegal waste site in North Runcton. The massive site contained thousands of tonnes of wood, soil, construction and demolition waste and reached up to 15 metres in height. Located in open countryside, the waste site was run without… Read more >

Here’s our first nplaw newsletter. We will be publishing it every two months. To subscribe, all you have to do is enter your email address in the box on the news & events page of our website. Read more >

Here’s our latest Employment Law update provided by our Employment Law experts. This time it discusses subjects including holiday pay and dismissal for outside work conduct amongst other topics. Read more >

We are tremendously proud to report that Hilary O’Keefe has won the James Hunt Prize for 2016. The prize is awarded by Gray’s Inn each year for the best pupil performance at the final stage of the pupil advocacy course. Read more >

The celebration was a little late – we were actually 5 years old on 1st October 2015… Read more >

Here’s our latest Employment Law update provided by our Employment Law experts. This time it discusses subjects including whistleblowing and penalty clauses in contracts amongst other topics. Read more >

Here’s our latest Planning Law update provided by our Planning Law experts. This time it discusses subjects including s106 obligations and affordable housing clawback provisions for single phase developments amongst other topics. Read more >

Here’s our latest Employment Law update provided by our Employment Law experts. This time it discusses subjects including travel time for those based at home and the living wage amongst other topics. Read more >

This update focuses on the key aspects of the public contracts regulations 2015 from a local authority’s perspective. nplaw’s Public Law & Standards Team can advise on these changes and procurement law more generally as well as provide briefings and training. Read more >

Here’s our latest Employment Law update provided by our Employment Law experts. This time it discusses subjects including unilateral changes to contracts and E-Cigarettes amongst other topics. Read more >

nplaw has won the in the categories for Procurement and Planning, Highways and Regeneration at the inaugural Lawyers in Local Government awards Read more >

Here’s our latest Planning Law update provided by our Planning Law experts. This time it discusses subjects including community infrastructure levy and development management procedures amongst other topics. Read more >

The much awaited Public Contracts Regulations 2015 come into force on Thursday 26th February 2015. nplaw’s Public Law & Standards Team can advise on these changes and procurement law more generally as well as provide briefings and training. Read more >

Here’s our latest Employment Law update provided by our Employment Law experts. This time it discusses subjects including shared parental leave and holiday pay amongst other topics. Read more >

A team from nplaw was engaged by Norfolk County Council’s Better Broadband for Norfolk team to advise upon the complex state aid, competition law and procurement issues that accompany projects of this value and scope Read more >

A claim was issued against an organisation for unfair dismissal and sex discrimination based upon the Claimant’s perception that she had been dismissed due to her pregnancy. Read more >

nplaw acted for Conwy County Borough Council in the compulsory purchase of the Market Hall Site in Colwyn Bay to enable it to be redeveloped. Read more >

nplaw negotiated the agreement for lease and lease of the ECO and Business Training Centre in Rackheath Read more >

nplaw was involved with all aspects of the development of Beacon Park, including infrastructure agreements, development agreements, and commercial property work. Read more >