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 >

In our latest newsletter, we look at recent developments in employment law including articles on Whistleblowing, Data Breaches, Harassment Claims and Holiday rights. 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. 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 to be offering two training courses related to compulsory purchase orders. On 5th November in London we will be presenting Compulsory Purchase Orders: The basics and beyond which will give you practical guidance on how to make a successful CPO. On 6th November we will be running a new course Compulsory Purchase Orders: Compensation in which we will look at all the main elements of compensation payments and take you through a worked example, so that you can see how the assessment of compensation works in practice. 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 >

Fiona Anthony will be speaking at two sessions at the Empty Homes Network Annual Conference on 18 October in Birmingham. Read more >

We are delighted that Jodie Cunnington-Brock and Bethany Stokes joined nplaw as trainee solicitors on September 10. Read more >

Fiona Anthony spoke at the “Bringing Empty Homes Back into Use” and “Compulsory Purchase Orders Briefing: Understanding the Process and Learning from Best Practice” conferences in London in July organised by Westminster Briefings. 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 >

In our latest newsletter, we look at recent developments in education law including articles on Looked after Children (LAC), School Workforce Planning and Data Protection privacy notices. Read more >

In our latest newsletter, we look at recent developments in employment law including articles on Constructive Dismissal, references and Disability rulings. 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 >

Our Employment Law Newsletter has just been published and covers a round-up of recent cases together with the key points of the Government’s response to the Taylor Review of modern working practices. Read more >

Our Education Law Newsletter has just been published and covers Special Educational Needs, data protection and a special feature on the DfE’s recently updated guidance on Searching and Screening. 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 >

On 24th November nplaw will be delivering a full-day training course on Data Protection for Schools. Aimed at schools’ senior leaders and business managers, we will be taking delegates through the main changes being introduced by the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the new Data Protection Bill and discuss what these will mean in practical terms. 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 >

In our latest Employment Law newsletter, we look at recent developments in employment law. Read more >

In our latest Education law newsletter, we look at recent developments in education law, including teachers’ pay and conditions and the new funding formula for schools. Read more >

In the October Planning and environmental law newsletter is a round-up of news and cases from the world of planning that have caught our eye. 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 >

nplaw’s Planning Law briefing note reflects on the Supreme Court decision in Hopkins Homes and reviews the recent Court of Appeal decision in Barwood. 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 >

Here is our latest employment law newsletter, offering information about recent court decisions, guidance and proposed legislation. 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 >

Here is nplaw’s latest Education Law update aimed at headteachers and school governors. 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 >

Steven Bell was invited to speak at the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) East of England event entitled “Housing Delivery – Building in the Right Places, Building Homes Faster and Diversifying the Market”. 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 >

Following nplaw’s successful Planning Law Update Seminar on 24th April, we have produced a newsletter to keep you up-to-date with the flurry of developments in planning law in the last couple of weeks. Read more >

Here is nplaw’s latest Education Law update aimed at headteachers and school governors. Read more >

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

nplaw’s latest Employment Law Update considers long term ill health dismissals, a warning about dress codes and religious discrimination, holiday pay, unfair dismissal and redundancies. 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 Planning and Environmental Law team will be holding a seminar on the Self‑build and Custom Housebuilding Act 2015 at County Hall on Wednesday 19th October 2016. 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 >

We have been overwhelmed with applications for places at the CPO Seminar that our CPO Consultancy Service is holding in London on 23 September 2016. This date is now fully booked but we are repeating the seminar on Friday 11 November 2016. 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’s planning team will be giving a free briefing on “The Housing and Planning Act 2016 and other recent developments in planning law” on Thursday 30th June 2016 from 9 am to 12.30 pm at County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich NR1 2DH. Read more >

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

nplaw will be exhibiting at “P4H 2016, the Procurement Event for Health” on Wednesday 13th July 2016 at the NEC in Birmingham. 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 >