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Council mulling injunctions or banning orders for pedicab riders, following set of prosecutions
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Council mulling next steps in asylum seekers centre dispute following government response to pre-action letter and planning contravention notice
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Council mulls enforcement against hotel for housing asylum seekers without correct planning permission
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Council mulls legal action over placement of “disproportionate” number of asylum seekers in area
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Council mulls legal options for evicting Israeli arms manufacturer
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Council mulls shutting down wholly-owned company that cannot service debts
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Council must consider impact on Welsh Language in all policy decisions relating to its community property stock, Tribunal affirms
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Council names supplier for £369k contract for off the shelf legal case management system
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Council names two firms to £800,000 contract providing legal support for major regeneration project
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Council nets permission for High Court challenge to decision by inspector over Local Plan and duty to cooperate
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Council nets permission from judge to register birth of child against fundamental philosophical opposition of father
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Council not entitled to refuse to assess needs of Vietnamese woman on basis of preliminary age assessment by different authority, judge finds
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Council obtains injunction to prevent sale of Tudor overmantel from listed building
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Council obtains injunction to secure affordable housing provision on development site
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