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Council defeats application for injunction over ending of temporary accommodation
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Council defeats Court of Appeal challenge on overcrowding and accommodation in House in Multiple Occupation
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Council defeats Court of Appeal challenge to eviction process
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Council defeats High Court action over private sector housing enforcement policy
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Council defeats High Court bid for declaration of ineffectiveness over development agreement
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Council defeats legal challenge over £19m plans to fund retro-fitting of sprinklers on tower blocks
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Council defeats Planning Court challenge over grant of permission for development of studio buildings conversion
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Council defends challenge over provision of secure accommodation for children at risk of being detained by police
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Council defends judicial review over decision not to consider out of time request for review of suitability of property offered
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Council demands urgent meeting with Housing Minister amid claims it is “between a rock and a hard place” over Local Plan
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Council erred in law when drawing up pathway plan by taking account provision to claimant of NASS accommodation: High Court
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Council failed to properly consider capacity of household to make homelessness application, Ombudsman finds
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