Cavell House Law - Parish Councils

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Nicholas Hancox Solicitors

Our work for Parish and Town Councils is based on many years of experience inside Local Government. Nicholas Hancox worked in-house for various local authorities for 23 years and he was the Director of Legal services with Norfolk County Council from 1992 to 1996.

The National Association of Local Councils invited Nicholas Hancox to speak at their National Training Strategy meeting on 17 February 2009. The subject was "The Power of Well Being - Applications and Uses" and Nick discussed the new power given to "eligible local councils" in the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007.

It was the 2007 Act which brought the 2000 Local Government Act Power of Well-Being to local councils for the first time. The DCLG Guidance was published on 17 February and launched at the NALC meeting.

Nicholas Hancox gave (anonymised) examples of his Parish and Town Council clients, which had come to him for advice in the past and which could now (if they become "eligible councils") solve their local issues by the careful use of the new Power of Well-Being.

Here are some examples of work our lawyers have done with Parish and Town Council clients over the years:

Highways	Footpaths	Village Greens
Commons	Allotments	Cemeteries
Burials	Recreation Grounds	Local Charities
Staithes	Leisure Centres	Contracts
Employment Law	Clerks	Staffing
Dispute Resolution	Council Members	Ethical Standards
Compulsory Purchase	Supporting Schools	Bus Shelters
Property Development	First Registration of Land	Boundary Disputes
Village Halls	Audit Problems	Planning Matters

Debbie Ashton

Debbie Ashton joined the firm in 2008 from Liverpool City Council. She qualified as a Solicitor in 2004 and has experience of planning law and the law relating to village greens, as well as education law.

Visiting our office

Cavell House is 20 minutes‘ walk from Norwich railway station. We are at the northern end of St George’s Street, where it joins (for pedestrians at least) St Crispin’s Road.

St Crispin’s Road is better known locally as the Inner Link and the Magdalen Street flyover is nearby.

Travelling by car, you can park in St Andrew’s Multi-Storey Car Park on Duke Street, or on one that looks more temporary than it is, on Botolph Street. The Botolph Street car park is much nearer.

Postal Address

Nicholas Hancox Solicitors
Cavell House
St Crispin’s Road
Norwich NR3 1YE

Phone, fax and email

Telephone: 01603 821012

Office Fax: 01603 821001

E-mail: enquiries@nicholashancox.co.uk

Websites:	www.cavellhouse.co.uk
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