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Failure by council to give reasons sees judge quash planning permission for home in area of outstanding natural beauty
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Failure in childcare case to identify cognitive difficulties of appellant and to make appropriate participation directions “amounted to serious procedural irregularity”, Court of Appeal rules
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Failure of NHS trust to consult public on temporary closure of A&E department was unlawful, High Court judge rules
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Failure to support children with complex needs and lack of appropriate placements driving “astronomical” care costs, warns LGA
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Failure to weigh benefits of new school sees decision by inspector quashed
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Failures by social landlord left mother unable to close windows for three years despite risk to young children: Housing Ombudsman
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Failures in local government are not inevitable and proper exercise of functions by ‘golden triangle’ officers should keep all councils safe, says top audit firm
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Families apply for judicial review challenge to SEN policy of council
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Families bring legal action against London borough after being on waiting list for housing for years
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Families more likely to be reunified with use of Family Drug and Alcohol Courts, research finds
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Families of disabled children threaten legal challenge over government limit on outdoor exercise
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Families officially launch legal challenge over SEN funding policy
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Families threaten county with legal action over cuts to services for disabled children
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Families threaten Department for Education with legal challenge over guidance on isolation booths
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Family and Chancery specialists appointed as High Court judges
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Family and Court of Protection specialist and former council lawyer joins Spire Barristers
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Family barrister Naomi Wiseman joins 1KBW as tenant
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Family Court approves care plan entailing move to Jamaica amid concerns over immigration application risks
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Family court has jurisdiction to review its findings of fact, says Court of Appeal
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Family Court judge allows autistic mother to type evidence in witness box during care proceedings
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