The High Court has refused to lift an automatic suspension under the Procurement Act 2023, in the first such case to be decided. Commenting on the outcome, Stephen Kosmin and Oliver Jackson of 11KBW, who acted for parking contractor Parkingeye against Velindre University NHS Trust and Cardiff & Vale University Health Board, said: “The judgment…
A campaign group has revealed the scale and range of Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) in force across England and Wales, finding that councils have introduced more than 1,200 such orders covering a wide variety of restrictions. Freedom of Information requests issued by the Campaign for Freedom in Everyday Life (CFEL) to 319 councils, of…
More than 4,500 claimants have joined a High Court action against poultry producers and Welsh Water over alleged river pollution in the Wye, Lugg and Usk. The legal claim is being brought against industrial chicken producer Avara Foods Limited and its subsidiary Freemans of Newent Limited, as well as the region’s sewerage operator, Welsh Water….
Oliver Dickie and Olivia Peake consider the judgment in R (The Greyhound Board of Great Britain Limited) v The Welsh Ministers [2026] EWHC 670 (Admin). In dismissing a judicial review of a decision by the Welsh Ministers to ban greyhound racing in Wales, the Administrative Court sitting in Cardiff has held that there is no common law duty to consult…
The High Court has allowed a judicial review claim brought by commercial providers of residential adult care homes in the area of Swansea, finding that the council did not comply with the National Framework for the Commissioning of Care and Support in Wales when setting a new rate for care home fees. In Heart of Wales Care Ltd…
A community group and charity who were granted the right to judicial review over plans to build more than 200 kilometres of high-voltage pylons and substations through rural Wales on four grounds but refused on two have now been granted permission on the additional two grounds, following an appeal. In January 2026, community group Justice for…
Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough council was recently ordered to pay just 10% of the amount claimed for credit hire charges. Tom Danter explains how the reduction was achieved. The Court will usually provide specific directions, including those relating to alleged impecuniosity, in matters where credit hire is claimed. The importance of compliance with these…
Audit Wales has said working closely with the local government sector “to share good practice and help rebuild a sustainable and timely accounts process” remains one of its paramount priorities, as it publishes its Annual Plan for 2026-27. Other priorities the watchdog has set out are: Audit Wales noted that 2026-27 will be a year of…
Welsh public bodies lack a clear picture of demand, costs and outcomes relating to the Additional Learning Needs (ALN) system, making it difficult to assess whether it is delivering effectively for learners, Audit Wales has warned. Writing in a report on children and young people with ALN, the watchdog also said it found the system “under strain”…
A public policy research organisation has urged the Welsh Government and the local government sector to create a new operating model for councils in Wales, warning that the current model of local government is “no longer sustainable”. In a report published this month, the Wales Centre for Public Policy called on the Welsh Government to address the…
