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Solicitors Regulation Authority appoints Head of Welsh Affairs
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Some Welsh councils close to issuing section 114 notices, Auditor General warns
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Spending watchdog criticises Welsh Government over handling of failed maritime centre project
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Standards committee for Welsh Parliament consults on new code of conduct including new principle of ‘Respect’
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Subsidies for regional airports
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Supreme Court refuses permission to appeal in Welsh additional learning needs case
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Supreme Court refuses permission to appeal over decision by Welsh council to shut leisure centre
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Supreme Court rejects Welsh Government bid for ruling on UK Internal Market Act
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Supreme Court to hear appeal by Welsh council next week in Japanese knotweed case
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Supreme Court to rule next week on community benefit fund donations and material considerations for granting planning permissions
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Supreme Court to rule next week on overlapping or ‘drop in’ planning permissions
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Swansea Council sends pre-action letters to Welsh Rugby Union and club owners after being told Ospreys will cease to exist
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Temporary increase in the notice period for eviction in Wales to be extended
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The Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets (Wales) Bill: the key provisions
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The Environment Act 2021
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The Funeral Market Investigation Order 2021
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The future of housing: What procurement and contracts teams need to know
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The halt on evictions (again)
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The Hammad appeal – Housing authority responses to homelessness in England and Wales
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