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Deputy High Court judge grants permission for challenge to age assessment
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Deputy High Court judge grants permission for judicial review of abbreviated age assessment
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Deputy High Court judge hands down ruling on interaction between planning and tree preservation regimes
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Deputy High Court judge orders London borough to provide accommodation pending completion of review of homelessness decision
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Deputy High Court judge rejects application to discharge car-cruising injunction
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Deputy leader of Eastbourne accuses Brighton of “exporting” most challenging homeless people
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Deputy Master hits out at “unnecessary” expenditure in judicial review and clinical negligence claims on arguing about costs at assessment
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Deputy Master strikes out of most of ‘failure to remove’ claim against county council
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Derbyshire Constabulary solicitors secure SRA waiver to work for fire service
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Developer bids to take dispute with council over covenants in lease to Supreme Court
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Developer challenges ministerial refusal for 17-story tower block
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Developer ends High Court action against county council over garden village plans
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Developer fails in appeal to Planning Inspectorate over £1.6m CIL bill for scheme
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Developer fails in bid to rely on planning permission granted in 1967
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Developer fails in claim that 135-home residential scheme was appropriate alternative development for compulsorily purchased site
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Developer fails in Court of Appeal bid to overturn ruling that neighbourhood plan challenge was brought out of time
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Developer fails in High Court challenge over refusal of permission for schemes providing 765 homes
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Developer fails in High Court challenge to condition preventing occupation of approved dwellings until water neutrality demonstrated
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Developer fails to convince High Court that CJEU decision was “wrong”
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Developer given permission for judicial review over failed football stadium land bid
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