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Judge dismisses application by birth parents for boy in interim care to be circumcised before second birthday
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Judge dismisses application for declaration of non-parentage
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Judge dismisses application for interim relief for homeless asylum seeker after breach of duty of candour
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Judge dismisses bid by council for unadmitted allegations to be tried, saying it would be “deplorable waste of resources”
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Judge dismisses bid to restrain presentation by councils of winding-up petitions over unpaid business rates
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Judge dismisses case brought over ownership of village hall, makes restraint order
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Judge dismisses challenge brought by owner of neighbouring industrial estate over permission for large mixed-use scheme in Bath
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Judge dismisses challenge over whether grant of permission for 133-home scheme was unlawful because biodiversity gain planning condition ought to have been imposed but was not
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Judge dismisses challenge to decision of planning inspector on deregistration of village green and exchange of land
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Judge dismisses challenge to planning permission for school redevelopment amid noise concerns
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Judge dismisses claim by operator of defects at council-owned stadium
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Judge dismisses claim by US TV actor that his house was not liable for council tax
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Judge dismisses claim of unlawful delay in providing suitable alternative accommodation
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Judge dismisses council application for ‘without notice’ injunction aimed at stopping asylum seekers being placed in hotel
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Judge dismisses judicial review over charging policy at Birmingham for providing services to disabled adults unable to work
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Judge dismisses legal challenge by humanists, finds weddings discrimination to be justified with Law Commission review
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Judge dismisses legal challenge to grant of planning permission for development at race circuit
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Judge ends High Court supervision of conduct of council and Home Secretary over unaccompanied asylum-seeking children
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Judge expresses concern at “staggering cost” of placement for boy at risk of child criminal exploitation
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Judge expresses concern at how professionals tackled case where child underwent forced marriage abroad
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