Author: Tadgh Quill-Manley
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Failure to Remove & Building Safety: Major Cases Testing UK Local Authority Liability
Abstract With an emphasis on ‘failure to remove’ cases, planning and environmental issues, and building safety and homelessness obligations, this article explores the changing terrain of public liability claims against UK local authorities. Finch v. Surrey County Council [2024] (scope 3 emissions in environmental impact assessments), R (Moakes) v. Canterbury City Council [2025] (procedural fairness…
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The Development of Representative and Class Action Suits in India
Collective legal action, where groups of persons affected by a similar legal issue seek redress in a single proceeding, is an important facet of modern litigation. Globally, this mechanism has taken many forms, with class action suits particularly associated with the United States. India, though not possessing a formal class action regime identical to those…