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Council secures interim injunction in High Court over creation of extra plots for caravans
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Council secures interim injunction stopping hotel from being used to house asylum seekers
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Council secures partial closure orders covering three high-rise blocks
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Council secures permission for appeal over secure flexible tenancies and possession during fixed term
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Council secures possession in case concerning effect of time spent in residential care by person with no mental capacity and whether it should deprive family member of right to succeed
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Council secures possession order evicting environmental protesters at development site
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Council secures reinstatement of part of penalty for failure to licence HMO
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Council secures six-figure fine for landlords who failed to comply with improvement notices
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Council secures strike out of parts of witness statement for claimant in £1.7m planning negligence dispute
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Council seeking legal advice after Government directs it not to withdraw its local plan from examination
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Council seeks ‘urgent’ legal advice over solar farm decision
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Council seeks clarification on fate of public funds held by leisure trust
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Council seeks injunction to shut down asylum seeker hotel in bid to ease community tension
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Council seeks judicial review in dispute over finding of planning inspector on duty to cooperate
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Council seeks legal advice over abrupt closure of snow sports centre
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Council seeks provider for £200k contract to deliver legal advice on nuclear issues
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Council seeks solicitors to advise on use of ‘Bare Trust’ for land pooling on 2,400-home scheme
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Council self-refers to housing regulator after problems uncovered with rent-setting policies and health and safety data
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Council sends national developer pre-action letter over alleged breaches of s106 agreement for large scheme
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Council sends planning application back to committee after parish legal threat
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