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Court of Appeal rejects claim by applicant for council jobs for whistleblower protection
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Court of Appeal rejects claim by mother Family Court should not have made placement order after her lawyers withdrew at advanced stage
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Court of Appeal rejects claim council had duty to tell tenant that he was entitled to another review when informing him main housing duty had been discharged
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Court of Appeal rejects claim council infringed right to be protected from modern slavery
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Court of Appeal rejects claim for “former relevant child” status
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Court of Appeal rejects claim for negligence, breach of statutory brought by teacher over assault
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Court of Appeal rejects claim judge was wrong to exclude evidence in dispute over impact of housing allocations scheme on people with disabilities
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Court of Appeal rejects claim over failure to reassess educational needs of 22-year-old disabled man
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Court of Appeal rejects council bid for borough-wide injunction, issues guidance on tackling unauthorised encampments
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Court of Appeal rejects distinction between ‘aggressive’ and ‘passive’ begging when it comes to obtaining anti-social behaviour injunctions
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Court of Appeal rejects government appeal over river basin management plans
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Court of Appeal rejects kerb height guidance appeal brought by visually impaired campaigner
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Court of Appeal rejects legal challenge to gang injunction obtained by council
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Court of Appeal rejects legal challenge to grant of permission for schemes providing 721 homes
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Court of Appeal rejects public sector equality duty challenge to introduction of low traffic neighbourhoods by London council
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Court of Appeal remits possession case after housing association wins appeal despite breach of public sector equality duty
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Court of Appeal rules against council on overcrowding and deliberate acts
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Court of Appeal rules against council over decision resident was not homeless
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Court of Appeal rules as "academic" proceedings on discretionary housing payments and contributions
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Court of Appeal rules Education Secretary acted unlawfully in failing to consult Children's Commissioner and others before relaxing safeguards for children in care during pandemic
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