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Ministry issues code of practice for commercial property relationships during COVID-19
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More courts to reopen this week for socially-distanced hearings
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Mother fails in bid to have safeguarding children board disclose full report from serious case review
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New legal duty to require local bodies to consider how decision-making impacts members of Armed Forces community
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Next pan-Wales public sector legal services framework put on hold amid calls for greater simplicity in procurement
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No liability for sap falling on the public highway
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