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Council wins Supreme Court appeal in landmark Japanese knotweed case
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Council wins Supreme Court appeal over claim of £1.2m from heirs of school benefactor
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Council wins Supreme Court battle with ratepayer over service of completion notice
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Council wins Tribunal appeal over FOI request for information on declared interests of elected mayor
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Council wins Upper Tribunal appeal over ‘reasonable excuse’ for failure to license house in multiple occupation
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Council wins Upper Tribunal appeal over cancellation of selective licensing penalties for "reasonable excuse"
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Council wins Upper Tribunal appeal over decision by First-Tier Tribunal to certify contempt of court
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Council wins Upper Tribunal appeal over penalty notices and adequacy of reasons
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Council wins Upper Tribunal appeal over valuation of museum for business rates purposes
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Council wins Upper Tribunal appeal over whether property was house in multiple occupation
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Council wins Upper Tribunal battle over service charge and replacement central heating
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Council wins Upper Tribunal battle with property company over membership of redress scheme
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Council withdraws decision to close early years centres after residents launch judicial review proceedings
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Council withdraws decision to close special schools after legal challenge
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Council withdraws objections to two major planning appeals after being told it cannot “defend the indefensible”
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Council writes off £21k debt after Ombudsman investigation into failure to assess mental capacity and finances properly
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Council wrongly decided man deprived himself of assets for purpose of reducing care fees, Ombudsman finds
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Council wrongly decided man deprived himself of assets to avoid care costs, Ombudsman finds
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Council wrongly withdrew woman’s care package without considering how her needs would be met pending sale of land, Ombudsman finds
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