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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 secures strike-preventing injunction over flawed ballot
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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 seeking to recover £1m in funds lost in troubled building safety and compliance programme
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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 seeks to overturn gagging order following change of political control
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Council sees off Upper Tribunal challenge over liability for repairs to district heating system
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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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Council sends pre-action protocol letter after being placed in Tier 3
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Council sends pre-action protocol letter to Mayor of London and Met Police over counter closure
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