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Council issues temporary stop notice halting Home Office works at ex-airfield being used to house asylum seekers
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Council issues two fixed penalty notices for breaches of PSPO aimed at protecting Lake District from effects of wild camping
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Council judicial review application over asylum seeker hotels refused
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Council launches claim against water company and landowners to repair sinkhole
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Council launches claims against Grenfell contractors as part of bid to recover reported £360m in damages
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Council launches court bid against Government over industrial site approval
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Council launches judicial review bid over routeing of lorries to HS2 construction sites
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Council launches judicial review over accommodation of asylum seekers in local hotels, cites tourism concerns
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Council launches judicial review over government decision not to renew city-wide landlord licensing scheme
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Council launches judicial review over plans to house asylum seekers at disused RAF base
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Council launches legal action over approval of 173-home development in challenge to ‘Grey Belt’ decision by inspector
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Council launches legal challenge against planning inspector in light of fire that “altered” planning decision
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Council launches legal challenge over decision of planning inspector to allow grey belt development
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Council launches legal challenge to permission for 475-home scheme on ‘green gap’ site
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Council lawyer and housing association legal team shortlisted for Law Society Excellence Awards 2019
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Council lawyer shortlisted for ‘Legal Personality of the Year’ at LexisNexis Legal Awards 2022
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Council lawyers to seek return of £230k paid to academy chain
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Council leader "appalled" at abuse of polling station staff over voter ID requirements
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Council leader calls for judicial review challenge over Lower Thames Crossing
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Council leader calls for reform to tree felling legislation to curb costly subsidence claims
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