About Localaw
The most comprehensive and authoritative online legal research service in Local Government Law,
Localaw has been designed with the needs of the local government practitioner in mind.
Localaw offers online access to the expert authority of Sweet & Maxwell’s Local Government Library of
Encyclopaedias, Woodfall: Landlord and Tenant and other key publications.
The service is supported by LocALERT, providing weekly updates on the latest case law and legislative
developments plus related articles on the latest local government issues.
Why Choose Localaw?
- Localaw gives you consolidated legislation and expert annotations on issues directly
affecting local government law and practice, at your desktop.
- There are no techniques or technical jargon to be learned – the service is
presented in the same way as the looseleaf encyclopedias.
- No filing is required when new updates are published, meaning you save on
administration and storage and receive more reliable updates.
- The companion LocALERT service is updated daily by over 50 specialist
researchers to keep you completely informed of the latest developments.
- Localaw’s technical team is available to help you with advice on all aspects of the service.
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Planning
Encyclopedia of Planning Law and Practice
General Editors: Christopher Lockhart-Mummery QC, Joseph Harper QC & David Elvin QC
Consultant Editor: Professor Malcolm Grant CBE
An expert source delivering exhaustive material and commentary on
planning law and practice and its practical application.
The Planning module includes:
- Full text of all relevant legislation accompanied by expert commentary and annotations.
- Planning Policy Guidance Notes (PPGs), Mineral Policy Guidance Notes (MPGs) and Regional
Planning Guidance (RPG).
- European legislation and information relating to Wales.
- Planning monthly bulletins.
- Journal of Planning and Environmental Law (1990 onwards).
- Planning Law Case Reports (1988 – 2002).
- Tables of Cases, Statutes and Statutory Instruments.
- Daily LocALERT bulletins on Planning.
Housing
Encyclopedia of Housing Law and Practice
General Editor: Andrew Arden QC
The definitive reference source for all housing practitioners, this module provides unrivalled coverage of key legislation,
plus access to expert commentary from a team of leading housing practitioners.
The Housing module includes:
- Journal of Housing Law: 1997 onwards
- Housing Law Reports: 1986 onwards
- Housing Acts, Rent Acts, Leasehold Reform Acts and all other relevant legislation
- Statutory instruments, annotated as appropriate, Ministerial Circulars and Housing Corporation Circulars
- Conventional coverage on provision and management of housing, housing finance, homelessness and allocation
(including asylum and immigration provisions), security of tenure in all sectors, right to buy,
and other forms of enfranchisement, disrepair, grant-aid and registered social landlords
- Daily LocALERT bulletins on Housing and Social Services
- Tables of Cases, Statutes and Statutory Instruments
Road Traffic
Encyclopedia of Road Traffic Law and Practice
Editors: Mark Lucraft, Hannah Willcocks & Alexandra Ward
Comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date information on all aspects
of road traffic law and practice.
The Road Traffic module includes:
- Summaries of case law and separate sections devoted to procedure and EU materials
- Fully annotated legislation so that technicalities are made clear, problem areas can be
identified and the statutes put into context
- Explanations of traffic sign regulations complete with illustrations
- European coverage such as the Directives on drivers' hours and tacographs
- Tables of Cases, Statutes and Statutory Instruments
- Daily LocALERT bulletins on Highways and Road Traffic
Highways
Encyclopedia of Highway Law and Practice
General Editor: Stephen Sauvain, QC
A major work on highway law for over 30 years, the Encyclopedia of Highway Law and Practice
provides a one-stop reference source for practitioners.
The Highways module includes:
- An authoritative general introduction to the law covering the interests of the
highway authority, the rights of the public, statutory undertakers, and the rights
and duties of adjoining landowners.
- All compliance issues regarding highway law, traffic orders, footpaths, bridleways
and Definitive Map Orders.
- Full text of the Highways Act 1980 accompanied by annotations to, and commentary on,
individual sections.
- Indications of where legislation has been amended and case details showing how the
legislation is being interpreted.
- Tables of Cases, Statutes and Statutory Instruments.
- Daily LocALERT bulletins on Highways and Road Traffic.
Compulsory Purchase
Encyclopedia of Compulsory Purchase and Compensation
General Editor: Clive Brand
Complete guide to the legal procedures governing compulsory purchase of
land by local authorities and the entitlement to compensation.
The Compulsory Purchase module includes:
- The authorisation procedure for compulsory purchase orders
- Acts authorising acquisition in accordance with the 1981 Act
- Act conferring powers of acquisition not governed by the 1981 Act
- Powers and subject matter, rules and orders and full case summaries
- Tables of Cases, Statutues and Statutory Instruments
- Daily LocALERT bulletins on Contemporary Purchase
Landlord & Tenant
Woodfall: Landlord and Tenant
General Editor: The Hon Mr Justice Lewison
Woodfall's Landlord and Tenant is the definitive guide to all aspects of landlord
and tenant law, and is the text most often cited in courtrooms.
The Landlord & Tenant module includes:
- Narrative sections treating each aspect of the subject in turn and
incorporating recent case law into the text.
- Full text of all relevant legislation accompanied by expert commentary and annotations.
- Extensive coverage including creation of leases, rights and liabilities,
leases and third parties, transfer, termination and renewal, agricultural tenancies,
business tenancies, The Rent Acts, assured tenancies, secure tenancies, enfranchisement,
the right to buy, enfranchisement by leaseholders of flats.
- Tables of Cases, Statutes and Statutory Instruments.
- Daily LocALERT bulletins on Landlord and Tenant.
Local Government
Encyclopedia of Local Government Law
General Editor: Professor Stephen Bailey
The Encyclopedia of Local Government Law is a complete reference work on the law affecting local
authorities and the definitive reference source for anyone active in the field.
The Local Government module includes:
- Local Government Act 1972 and all relevant legislation - fully annotated
and with expert commentary.
- Commentary on the nature and extent of judicial control of local authority decision-making.
- Carefully structured content to allow you to follow the history of each regulation or section
of a statute.
- Departmental circulars, memoranda and selected precedents.
- Tables of Cases, Statutes and Statutory Instruments.
- Daily LocALERT bulletins on Landlord and Tenant.
Environmental Health
Encyclopedia of Environmental Health Law and Practice
General Editor: Professor Neil Hawke
Exhaustive coverage of the purpose and practical application of the legislation
and guidance relating to environmental health law.
The Environmental Health module includes:
- The full text of all relevant statutes, statutory instruments and Departmental circulars.
- Detailed annotations and commentary highlighting the practical application of the law
and covering relevant case decisions.
- The principle features of the statutory framework including topics such as water supply,
land drainage and flood defence, sewage and effluent disposal.
- Tables of Cases, Statutes and Statutory Instruments.
- Daily LocALERT bulletins on Landlord and Tenant.
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