The area of law governing the relationship between individuals, or companies and the state, and its various organs and executives, is referred to as Public Law.
You often hear, “There is no Justice in the world,” or “There is such a difference between the Law and Justice.”
What is really being said is “Will no one stand up to those who seem to exercise so much power, with little accountability?”
We at Godloves do stand up to the challenge.
We advise communities and businesses threatened with destruction by Compulsory Purchase Orders. We advise families let down by the Crown Prosecution Service and the Director of Public Prosecutions. We advise communities about to lose their Village Green or some other amenity. We advise those who are told they have no choice but to do accept what is being proposed.
We ensure the views of our clients are taken into consideration and not ignored. We don’t do Injustice.
By the Local Government Act 1972, Parliament determined how Local Government activities would be organised in England and Wales. Subsequent Local Government Acts have provided greater powers to the Local Authority including, for example, determining what is in the “wellbeing” of those it serves.
The various Acts provide for checks on the powers vested in Local Authorities and allows for challenges and/or complaints to be brought for abuses.
At Godloves, we have the expertise and experience to apply for Judicial Reviews against Local Authorities where, in the view of our clients, the Authority has acted unfairly, unreasonably or unlawfully, or in a breach of procedure or exceeded and/or abused their powers, such that its actions should be reviewed by a court, and quashed.
We act for clients in complaints against executives of the Government, including the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Crown Prosecution Service.
In particular, we advise clients on:
- Planning law
- Health & Safety
- Highways & Rights of way
- Environmental law
