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Heritage assets, demolition and future benefits
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High Court agrees to hear claim brought by family against London borough amid row over banding, overcrowding
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High Court agrees to hear statutory review raising key issues on nutrient neutrality and planning
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High Court criticises Magistrates Court for failure to state a case in closure order dispute
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High Court finds council failed to carry out lawful housing needs assessment for asylum seeker
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High Court finds Westminster housing policy indirectly discriminatory towards women needing to move to escape violence
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High Court gives go-ahead for judicial review of Home Office decision not to implement recommendation on emergency evacuation plans for disabled residents
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High Court gives green light for fourth judicial review challenge regarding future of London housing estate
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High Court gives green light to challenge to "overreaching” local energy efficiency standards guidance
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High Court gives permission for legal challenge to advice note by Natural England on ‘nutrient neutrality’ in Solent
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High Court hands down ruling on assessment of housing needs and pre-2018 applications
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High Court hears bid to extend Qualified One Way Cost Shifting to Equality Act cases
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High Court hears legal challenge to police use of automated facial recognition
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High Court issues mandatory order requiring council to review assessment of housing need of claimant
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High Court issues ruling on ‘suitability’ of B&B accommodation for homeless family
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High Court judge accuses housing association and housebuilder of wasting court time with satellite litigation
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High Court judge allows appellant in housing case to substitute council as respondent after naming wrong authority
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High Court judge criticises “very serious defects” in housing decision letter
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