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Council wins appeal over failure by landlord to provide information in response to request sent to him by post but which he did not receive
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Council wins appeal over finding of negligence over personal injuries suffered by teaching assistant
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Council wins appeal over grant of summary judgment to defendant with introductory tenancy over claim for possession
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Council wins appeal over order discharging interim care orders
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Council wins appeal over order giving mother leave to oppose adoption
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Council wins appeal over refusal by judge of application for interim care order
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Council wins appeal over refusal of application for authority to end residential unit placement for mother and baby
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Council wins appeal over relief from sanctions when submitting witness statements a year after date for exchange
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Council wins appeal over temporary planning permission for Gypsy caravan site
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Council wins appeal over tribunal ruling requiring it to issue caravan site licence
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Council wins appeal over when housing duty ended after claimant refused private rented sector offer
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Council wins appeal over whether threshold for intervention in child care case was satisfied
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Council wins appeal to Tribunal over request for information on golf club sale
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Council wins appeals over reduction of penalties for unlicensed flat rentals
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Council wins challenge to decision that right of way was ‘byway open to all traffic’
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Council wins contract termination battle with developers over city centre development
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Council wins court battle over "sham" business rates documents
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Council wins Court of Appeal battle over business rates and property guardians
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Council wins Court of Appeal battle over fate of land subject to statutory trust for recreational purposes
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Council wins Court of Appeal battle over homelessness reviews and contracting out
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