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Highways, kerbs and intervention levels
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The status of co-opted members
Fear of harm and plans for adoption
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Judging the use of AI
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Section 21 - It’s not over yet
Expert evidence in housing conditions claims
Inquests and Housing
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A “43 moment” for the local government workforce
Growing apart?
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Former Ombudsman receives CBE for services to local government
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Former PCC cleared of making false declaration
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Former planning officer loses Court of Appeal battle over 'protected disclosures'
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Former real estate partner at City law firm joins Davitt Jones Bould
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Former Secretary of State Michael Gove dismissed criticisms of impact of Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill on primacy of development plan
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Former top lawyer at Cardiff Council named member of Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales
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Former Treasury Solicitor to join Public & Administrative Law team at City firm
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Former UK Electoral Commission head to join law firm Bates Wells as consultant
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Former UK Supreme Court Justice joins Francis Taylor Building
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Former UK Supreme Court Justice Lord Carnwath joins Landmark Chambers
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Foster carers make “leapfrog” application in bid to take employment rights case to Supreme Court
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Foster carers sue council for negligence over placement of Parsons Green bomber
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Four councils join to threaten judicial review over grant of permission for cross-county solar farm project
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Four councils threaten action to examine ‘legal basis’ of ULEZ expansion decision by London Mayor
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Four in five school leaders experienced abuse in past year, says union
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Four lawyers in running for vacant local government seat on Law Society Council
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Four local authorities migrate local land charges to central register run by Land Registry
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Four new High Court judges named
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Fourteen elects O’Donovan and Glaser as joint head of chambers
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Fourteen law firms selected for £6m framework agreement for LGPS legal services
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