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Court of Appeal hands down ruling on meaning of ‘live/work unit’ in planning permission
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Court of Appeal hands down ruling on National Planning Policy Framework and meaning of “isolated homes in the countryside”
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Court of Appeal hands down ruling on quantum of rent repayment orders
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Court of Appeal hands down ruling on second homelessness applications and 'new facts'
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Court of Appeal quashes “legally flawed” decision by review officer that applicant was not in settled accommodation in period after earlier finding of intentional homelessness
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Court of Appeal quashes convictions for unlawfully obtaining personal data
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Court of Appeal quashes homelessness review decision over failure to address issue of mental health properly
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