Hedleys Legal Advice Notes

19th January 2009

Legal Advice Notes (LAN)are a set of legal briefings produced by Hedleys Solicitors, for use by member councils. They may often contain the answer you are looking for, so are worth revisiting regularly. These guidance notes fairly represent the state of the law at the date mentioned but members should be aware that the precise position may be different depending upon the particular circumstances of the case. 

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LAN Number Subject Date
LAN26 Code of members' Conduct Transition June 2012
LAN14 Committees, Sub-Committees and Working Parties (updated) June 2012
LAN24 Good Local Governance and the Code of Members' Conduct October 2011
LAN23 People Management October 2011
LAN22 Meeting Management October 2011
LAN21 Information Management October 2011
LAN20 Basic Concepts October 2011
LAN19 The Queen's Diamond Jubilee August 2011
LAN18 Localism Bill December 2010
LAN17 Functions of parish and town councils September 2010
LAN16 Contracts of local authorities September 2010
LAN15 Employment June 2010
LAN14 Committees June 2010
LAN13 Equality Act 2010 May 2010
LAN12 Duty to promote democracy May 2010
LAN11 Instructions to solicitors - leases March 2010
LAN10 New standing orders additions to model SO30 contract standing orders March 2010
LAN09 New standing orders additions to model SO30 contract stadning orders March 2010
LAN08 New standing orders additions to model SO1 public speaking at meetings March 2010
LAN07 New standing orders - comments March 2010
LAN06 Freedom of Information, Data protection and e-mail management February 2010
LAN05 Village halls and recreational trustees and parish councils February 2010
LAN04  Closed churchyards February 2010
LAN03 Snow, ice and gritting February 2010
LAN02      Town and village greens February 2010
LAN01 Code of Conduct overview February 2010