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Local Government Law
Ian Jones has a wealth of experience in local government law. For 9 years, Ian was head of the legal department with various councils in Leicestershire. This involved provision of legal advice, drafting and advocacy across the full range of those councils’ functions, as well as management of licensing services, democractic support and other support services.
Since moving to private practice as a barrister, Ian Jones has advised and represented councils and other public sector clients across a broad range of local authority functions. Ian has also helped numerous clients in disputes and complaints against local councils.
Particular areas of local government law experience include:
* Education law, incl admissions, exclusions, SEN, school governance & teaching appeals
* Licensing law, incl licensing review hearings & appeals
* Housing law, incl Anti-Social Behaviour, Nuisance, Homelessness & Housing Disrepair
* Planning law
* Building Control disputes & prosecutions
* Highways law, incl. Rights of way, traffic regulation & parking
* Sewerage & Land Drainage matters
* Environmental law, incl Pollution, Noise complaints & prosecutions
* Health & Safety, incl prosecutions and civil proceedings
* Burial & Cemetery law, esp. memorial safety
* Elections & Electoral Registration
* Standards Board complaints
* Local Government Ombudsman complaints
For advice or representation at your hearing
Contact Ian Jones (email preferred):
legal@direct-barrister.com
Tel: 07771 961 962 Fax: 0116 312 0180
Advice can be provided urgently if required, but please note that Ian Jones does not provide a free legal advice service and will require a signed contract before undertaking any direct access work.
Details of fixed fee legal services provided by Ian Jones can be found at the following websites:
