London Boroughs’ Legal Alliance (LBLA) Barrister Framework

Adult Social Services<br/>• Mental Health<br/>• Displacement of nearest relatives (under Mental Health) in County Court;<br/>• Community care, including procurement issues relating to providers<br/>• Mental capacity and deprivation of liberty<br/>• Court of protection<br/>Functions of the local authority under the Care Act 2014 and relevant legislation relating to<br/>children (for example at transition, young carers, etc.)<br/>• Forced marriages, regardless of the age of the parties concerned (including children)<br/>• Inquests<br/>• Judicial Review;<br/>• Public Interest Immunity;<br/>• Inherent Jurisdiction;<br/>• Leaving Care;<br/>• NRPF single adults;<br/>• Continuing Health Funding including disputes and advice re Health Bodies;<br/>• Ordinary Residence

Children’s Services<br/>• Care proceedings<br/>• The Children Act 1989<br/>• The Child Abduction & Custody Act<br/>• Adoption proceedings, Special Guardianship and Placement Orders<br/>• Public Interest Immunity<br/>• Judicial Review<br/>• Functions of the local authority under the Care Act 2014 and relevant legislation relating to<br/>children (for example at transition, young carers, etc.)<br/>• Forced marriage<br/>• Advice on international placements and placement of children in other jurisdictions<br/>• Injunctions, particularly in the context of social media campaigns involving cases, and<br/>generally media advice in children related matters (including social media)<br/>• Human Rights Claims<br/>• FGM<br/>• Inherent Jurisdiction & Wardship<br/>• Deprivation of Liberty (under inherent jurisdiction)<br/>• Age assessments<br/>• Private Family Cases with LA involvement e.g. s7 and s37 Children Act 1989 cases

Governance & Public Law<br/>• Public and Administrative Law<br/>• Governance, Constitutional & Policies<br/>• Regulatory issues<br/>• Commercial & Contractual disputes, and procurement issues, including Subsidy Control<br/>• Information Law including Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Environmental<br/>Information Regulations 2004<br/>Local Government Finance<br/>• Education, especially complex issues or issues relating to policy<br/>• Employment matters, especially complex issues or relating to senior staff<br/>• Judicial reviews on any subject matter<br/>• Any other high profile, high risk matter, that is likely to have an impact on the authority as a<br/>whole<br/>• Company Law<br/>• Establishment of Corporate Structures and Trading Vehicles, including Charities, LLPs,<br/>ABSs, CBSs and JVs

Criminal Litigation & Prosecutions<br/>• Trading Standards & Health & Safety, including food hygiene<br/>• Fraud in relation to all areas of local authority activities, including Blue Badge, social care,<br/>tenancy fraud and corporate fraud<br/>• Full range of prosecution / enforcement work undertaken by local authorities including<br/>planning, licensing (including HMO, Landlord, private rented sector and Housing health and<br/>safety rating schemes licensing matters) and education and environmental crime (including<br/>fly tipping, noise prosecutions, nuisance, ASB, policing and Care Act)<br/>• POCA<br/>• Housing Act 2004 enforcements<br/>• Appeals in Magistrates Court regarding notices under Highways Act<br/>• Appeals against noise abatement<br/>• Community protection notices<br/>• Penalty notices under Housing Act 2004<br/>• General Regulatory Law

5. Housing<br/>• Full range of local authority landlord & tenant matters, including advice and representation<br/>• Homelessness (including s 204’s)<br/>• Allocations<br/>• s.80 EPA<br/>• Anti-social behaviour proceedings<br/>• Injunctions<br/>• Disrepair claims<br/>• Repossession and evictions<br/>• Gas servicing access claims<br/>• Service charge disputes and Leasehold Valuation Tribunals<br/>• Advice on internal Housing Management Policies and Procedures<br/>• Public Law Defences<br/>• Mortgage repossessions<br/>• Trespasser Claims<br/>Page 15 to 33<br/>• Judicial review<br/>• Leasehold disputes<br/>• Public Law / Equality Act claims in relation to Housing<br/>• Houses in Multiple Occupation<br/>• Right to Buy<br/>• Housing Act 2004 disputes in the First Tier Tribunal