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Zambia's claim against the UK for the restitution of Rhodesian Man, a skull that could be up to 300,000 years old, serves well to remind us of the much larger ongoing debate about what museums should do in the face of the growing number of claims from more and more ‘source' countries for the restitution of artworks and artefacts which they say belong to them.

In its recent judgment in R (on the application of Sambotin) v London Borough of Brent, concerning the local authority's decision of Mr Sambotin's application for assistance under the Housing Act 1996, ...

In Harrison v Derby City Council (2008), the Court of Appeal considered the adequacy of a system of highway inspection, and the extent to which local authorities should implement a more frequent and more vigorous system where special risks or hazards exist in an otherwise unremarkable section of the highway.

In the context of Brexit, asset managers may consider equivalence as an option for accessing EU markets without obtaining separate authorisations in the absence of a financial services passport

The Czech government adopted the Act No. 74/2019 Coll., which aims to soften the possible negative consequences of a "no-deal" Brexit.

Constitutional law 101 in the UK is that Parliament is supreme. An exception we have heard a lot about recently is that our Prime Minister has the power to temporarily suspend Parliament.

This summer the UK faces a major turning point - whether the UK should remain or leave the European Union.

Whilst the UK finalises preparations to leave the European Union, the FCA has made it clear that it will not allow Brexit to deter from its consumer-focussed priorities in 2019/20...

Yesterday afternoon saw the Prime Minister and eleven senior ministers decamp to Chequers in what has been described as a ministerial "away day".

The Conservatives have just achieved their best electoral performance in several decades, securing a considerable majority in Parliament which will pave the way to delivering their manifesto ...

Recent statistics reveal a 13% rise in deaths in state detention across England and Wales in 2025, reaching 622 deaths—the highest level since 2017. This increase was primarily driven by deaths in prison custody and among those detained under the Mental Health Act, raising critical questions about state care systems and the role of coroner inquests in preventing future deaths.

Today's entry reports on the publication of the final annual report of the Infrastructure Planning Commission.

BDB Public affairs Consultant, Dr Stuart Thomson, writes a regular blog for the CIPR.

One of the consequences of the economic downturn is that government has lost faith in itself.

Whenever a company is looking to raise additional equity capital there are always two questions to consider.

If you have any issue with government or policy, all too often the path of least resistance is to try to act in a conciliatory way and devise a solution in partnership.

Supporters of the Planning (Agent of Change) Bill 2018-19 had been looking forward to its second reading in the House of Commons on 26 October 2018. On 10 September, however, the Bill was withdrawn.

This is entry number 252, published on 20 June 2011, of a blog on the Planning Act 2008 infrastructure planning and authorisation regime.