News & Events

Listed below are the national news items and national events.

Applications sought for the Children's Law Sub-Committee of the Law Society
Publish date: 13/10/2021
A vacancy has arisen to commence at the end of July for a co-opted member of the Children's Law Sub-Committee of the Law Society. The role of the Children Law Sub-Committee is: to keep under review, and to promote improvements in areas specifically relating to the practice and procedure of public law Children Act proceedings and adoption to consider such special aspects of private law children issues as may be referred to the Sub-committee by the Family Law Committee to review and advise on the role, design and operation of any relevant accreditation schemes
LLG Webinar: Climate Change: Electrical Vehicles Infrastructure
Publish date: 13/10/2021
What is needed to shift to electric vehicles; What do landlords and building owners need to take on board (including types of charge points, electricity connections and capacity, current planning obligations, consultation on changes to building regulations and operating contracts). What is the legislative framework, and what contracts are developing to help fill the space? Chris Paul, Head of the Energy & Sustainability Group at Trowers & Hamlins joins us from 12pm to answer all the above questions. Join us at 12pm on Wednesday 13th October to find out!
The LLG Grapevine - 11/10/21 Available Now
Publish date: 11/10/2021
Talking Law in Local Government
The LLG Grapevine - 04 10 2021 Available Now
Publish date: 05/10/2021
Talking Law in Local Government
LLG Webinar: Mandatory Covid Vaccinations
Publish date: 01/10/2021
Please join us at our webinar on Wednesday 6 October at 12 noon, when we will be talking about the mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations in the care sector.
The LLG Grapevine - 27 09 2021 Available Now
Publish date: 27/09/2021
Talking Law in Local Government
Bristol Law Society’s In-house Lawyers Conference - Wednesday 29 September
Publish date: 24/09/2021
On Wednesday 29th September Bristol Law Society's In-House Lawyers conference will be taking place. The conference designed exclusively for In-house lawyers in the Commercial and Public Sectors in Bristol and the West of England.
The LLG Grapevine - 20 09 2021 Available now
Publish date: 21/09/2021
Talking Law in Local Government
LLG Wednesday Webinar- Climate Change and Sustainability 12pm 22nd September 2021
Publish date: 17/09/2021
This is the first in a series of climate change webinars, providing an introduction to sustainability and net zero aimed specifically at lawyers. John Palmer from Shoosmiths discusses what changes we are currently seeing and what we can expect to see in the future in terms of development, as cities and the regions find themselves competing globally to deliver sustainable platforms to attract investment, jobs and businesses.
Local Government Legal Society's Annual Report and Bursary Information
Publish date: 07/09/2021
For information on the Trusts 2020 activities and how to apply for a bursary please click this article. The Trust welcomes 3 new trustees to its board- Melanie O’Sullivan, Nicole Walker, and Karen Weir. It also says goodbye to Felicity Hildred, who, after many years of dedicated service has now retired as a trustee. The Trust thanks Felicity for her service.

Blog

08 October 2021

Publish date: 08/10/2021

One of my aspirations as LLG President has been to increase the engagement of our members in the running of the organisation and with this in mind over the last two years we've made significant changes to the organisations governance arrangements including creating additional roles on the board specifically for membership representation which we hope will encourage more grass roots members to become involved in decisions about the running of the organisation. Continuing in this theme I have initiated a review of the information its decision making processes that LLG regularly makes available to its members. The LLG Board is a key part of the decision making process and I have asked that the work of the Board is publicised more fully by enabling members access to minutes and agendas etc. subject to any necessary restrictions around staffing and commercially sensitive matters. I hope this will provide an additional level of awareness of what the Board does and inspire more members to increase their involvement.

At the last meeting of the LLG Board we discussed the developing position regarding the Covid pandemic and there was general agreement that although the situation is improving we're not yet out of the woods. This discussion arose in connection with a proposal from the Presidential Team that the current suspension of the succession process, agreed by the LLG Board in 2020, should continue for a further 6 months at which point it is envisaged that conditions will have improved to the extent that the full range of Presidential Team Activities will be possible. This will enable a more effective handover to the next President, Helen Edwards, during the next 6 months as more of the 'in person' activities resume.

Last week I attended one of my first 'in person' events in my official LLG capacity, the Opening of the Legal Year Dinner hosted jointly by the President of the Law Society and the Chairman of the Bar Council. It was really heartening to see how much those gathered clearly enjoyed the opportunity of a face to face interaction. Some attendees were a little overwhelmed at first but soon felt comfortable.

With the improving Covid situation in mind I am delighted that LLG is able to hold its forthcoming annual governance conference in person and with hybrid option. The venue is the Moller Centre in Cambridge which is a purpose built conference venue and is ideally designed to enable social distancing. In order to make everyone feel as comfortable as possible we've decided that the conference dinner will be less formal this year, there is no requirement for black tie/evening dress, (although you're welcome to wear that if you prefer). I look forward to welcoming as many of you as possible on the 4^th November.

Best wishes

Quentin Baker
LLG President